Events

Hosted by the Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne

Recent domestic and foreign economic policy actions signal a departure from the norms of the Bretton Woods era. 

Geopolitically driven trade fragmentation and the power-based restructuring of international relations now coexist with largely resilient capital mobility, raising questions about the stability of this asymmetric regime over the foreseeable future. 

This lecture examines the rise of market power in global trade, showing with cross-country data on firm-level trade flows, the high degree of concentration in export markets. It then explores the macroeconomic and welfare effects of trade barriers in oligopolistic settings. 

Preliminary results from a calibrated global model with production linkages suggest that the social costs of trade fragmentation may be substantial, reflecting changes in price-cost markups shifts and the market entry and exit of large firms.

Dr Amanda Giguere, author of Shakespeare & Violence Prevention: A Practical Handbook for Educators will provide an overview of an innovative application of Shakespeare’s plays to the field of violence prevention. Since 2011, Dr Giguere has been leading a Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program in Colorado schools with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Dr Giguere will outline the program’s history, share research from the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, and offer interactive examples of how the program works in practice.

Dr Giguere’s work engages imagination, creativity, and roleplaying to explore alternatives to violent behaviour.

This session is ideal for parents of teenagers, educators, actors and others interested in the application of Shakespeare in violence prevention.

Shakespeare & Violence Prevention is the second of three sessions in New Humanity Makers. The series brings three visionary leaders whose work defies disciplinary boundaries to illuminate approaches to violence prevention and collective healing.

This series explores how communication, creativity, and community practice can break the cycles of violence, whether by preventing harm, transforming conflict, or restoring those who have been hurt.

New Humanity Makers is a program from the Melbourne Public Humanities Initiative.