John Tang

John Tang

RSE

Research School of Economics

Position
Senior Lecturer
Email
john.tang@anu.edu.au
Phone number
+61 2 612 53364
Office
Room 2072, LF Crisp Bld (26)
Research areas
  • Economic Growth
  • International Economics
  • Economic history
  • Applied Microeconomics
Biography

Research publications

Selected Publications

  • "Pollution havens and the trade in toxic chemicals: evidence from U.S. trade flows," Ecological Economics, 112: 150-160, March 2015.
  • "Railroad expansion and industrialization: evidence from Meiji Japan," Journal of Economic History, 74(3): 863-886, September 2014.
  • "Financial intermediation and late development: evidence from Meiji Japan, 1868-1912," Financial History Review, 20(2): 111-135, August 2013.
  • "Technological leadership and late development: evidence from Meiji Japan, 1868-1912," Economic History Review, 64(S1): 99-116, February 2011.
  • "What kind of job is safer? A note on occupational vulnerability," B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 10(1), 2010 (with Ashok Bardhan).

Research Papers

 

Research grants and awards

Australian Research Council DECRA, 2012-2016

Research engagement and outreach

Centre for Economic History, Director

Australia-Japan Research Centre, Associate

Teaching

Semester 1: ECHI2006 (P) The World Economy Since 1800