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Tim Harcourt is a professional economist specialising in international trade and labour economic issues in the Asia Pacific region and in the emerging economies. Tim's passion is Australia's engagement with the global economy and the challenges and opportunities it offers business and the Australian community as a whole.

Tim has broad experience in public policy and in communicating international economic issues widely in the community. He has held senior roles in both the public sector and private sector in Australia and internationally and in the community and education sectors. In Australia he has worked for the Reserve Bank of Australia, Fair Work Australia, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU and the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade).

Publication

The Airport EconomistAustralian exporters conquering global markets
Beyond Our ShoresEssays on Australia and the Global Economy By Tim Harcourt, Chief Economist, Australian Trade Commission
Going The DistanceEssays on Australia and the Global Economy: 2004-2008 By Tim Harcourt, Chief Economist, Australian Trade Commission

Entries from May 29th, 2013

Brazil – too big to ignore

May 29th, 2013 · No Comments · Publications

Brazil – too big to ignore Click here to read full PDF By Tim Harcourt and Mark Thirlwell* For most of our respective histories, Australians have typically ignored Brazil. That was partly down to the tyranny of distance, as the two great southern lands were so far away from each other that it was a […]

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Australian exporters survive higher dollar, carbon tax

May 29th, 2013 · No Comments · Publications

Australian exporters survive higher dollar, carbon tax By Tim Harcourt* It was quite a day when Ford announced the end of its operations in Geelong and Broadmeadows. What was amazing was the massive saturation of media of reaction. I think we must have heard from a galaxy of politicians – ministers, opposition leaders, premiers, deputy […]

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