The HW Arndt Lecture recognises and celebrates the contribution of Professor Heinz Arndt and his 50 years of service to this University as Professor and Emeritus Professor of Economics.

Professor Arndt made a major contribution to intellectual life in this country. At the ANU, among his many important contributions was the pioneering establishment of the Indonesia Project in 1965 and his work on the Indonesian economy, and Asian economies more generally, for which the ANU is internationally recognised. Professor Arndt was the Founding Editor of the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies and Editor of Asian-Pacific Economic Literature. For many years, the late Professor Arndt was one of the most influential economists in Australia.

Past lectures are published in Asian-Pacific Economic Literature.

The Arndt Lecture is convened by Associate Professor Yixiao Zhou.

The Australasian Development Economics Workshop (ADEW) is an annual workshop bringing together development economists from around Australia and internationally. The event provides a forum for rigorous research in the field of development economics, with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region. ADEW is supported by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).