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PROF. RON DUNCAN

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Professor Ron Duncan is Executive Director, Pacific Institute of Advanced Studies in Development and Governance, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Islands, and Professor Emeritus, School of Economics, The Australian National University.

Until September, 2002, Professor Duncan was Director of the Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management at The Australian National University. He was also Executive Director of the National Centre for Development Studies at ANU (since 1994).

Professor Duncan was employed by the World Bank (1980-93) as Chief of the International Commodity Markets Division, and then Chief, International Trade Division. Prior to that he worked in the Australian Government's Industries Assistance Commission and the New South Wales Department of Agriculture.

Professor Duncan's interests are in development economics, agricultural and trade policy, competition policy, and management of natural resources. He has been a consultant to AusAID, the Asian Development Bank, ESCAP, and the World Bank. His primary developing country interests are in countries of the South Pacific and East Asia. He is a member of the Asian Development Bank Institute Advisory Council.

Professor Duncan was awarded the 2003 Centenary Medal for Services to Australian Society through Economics.