John A. Mathews

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John A. Mathews is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Business & Economics at Macquarie University, Sydney, and the author of Greening of Capitalism.

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The Rise of the “Petroyuan”
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The Rise of the “Petroyuan”

Dec 3, 2018 John A. Mathews & Mark Selden see in China's renminbi-denominated oil contracts the germ of a broader challenge to US dollar hegemony.

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A Greener Grid for East Asia
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A Greener Grid for East Asia

Aug 11, 2017 Sung-Young Kim & John A. Mathews say that vows by South Korea and Taiwan to end nuclear power amount to a watershed for the region.

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The Renewable Energy Revolution

The Renewable Energy Revolution

Dec 8, 2015 John A. Mathews explains how and why China and India are driving the transition to a low-carbon global economy.

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China’s Green-Energy Revolution
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China’s Green-Energy Revolution

May 8, 2015 John A. Mathews & Hao Tan look at the country’s rapidly changing electricity system by the numbers.

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Brexit House of Cards

Mark Malloch-Brown

Following British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament, and an appeals court ruling declaring that act unlawful, the United Kingdom finds itself in a state of political frenzy. With rational decision-making having become all but impossible, any new political agreement that emerges is likely to be both temporary and deeply flawed.

Could Ultra-Low Interest Rates Be Contractionary?

Ernest Liu, et al.

Although low interest rates have traditionally been viewed as positive for economic growth because they encourage businesses to invest in enhancing productivity, this may not be the case. Instead, Ernest Liu, Amir Sufi, and Atif Mian contend, extremely low rates may lead to slower growth by increasing market concentration and thus weakening firms' incentive to boost productivity.