Services Industry Research Centre
The Services Industry Research Centre (SIRC) was launched at the ANU in June 2002, providing a forum at the ANU for research and the distribution of information relevant to the services sector as well as a focal point for discussing trade and investment policy.
Events
Friday, 11 March 2005, 12.30pm
The Crawford School of Economics and Government Lecture Theatre, McCoy Circuit
Christopher Findlay, ANU, Jane Drake-Brockman, Australian Services Roundtable and Rhonda Piggott, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Liberalisation of Trade in Services: Policy Options and Implications for Australia-Asia Relations
Ongoing Projects
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An Australian Research Council Linkage Grant for a further three-year reseach project on services trade policy reform was awarded in September 2006. Click here for details.
Past Projects
- Work on the impediments to trade in health services (Alexandra Sidorenko)
- the links between reform of domestic regulation and trade and investment in services ('Regulation and Market Access') edited by Alexandra Sidorenko and Christopher Findlay)
- Policy on government procurement in the service sector (John Kunkel)
- The Performance of Air Transport Markets, conference in June 2004, presented papers available online.
- Regulatory reform required to support the growth of e-finance
SIRC works with other research groups on services policy issues. Such as with the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council on air transport reform.
For further information about SIRC contact research director Grafton, R Quentin.
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