Dr. Hal Hill

Biography

Hal Hill is the H.W. Arndt Professor Emeritus at the Australian National University, specializing in Southeast Asian economies and economic development. He is associated with the Arndt Corden Department of Economics at the Crawford School, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. Over his career, he has authored and edited 18 books and 160 journal articles, significantly contributing to the understanding of the Indonesian economy, Philippine economy, and Malaysian development challenges. He has held visiting academic positions at notable institutions such as the University of the Philippines, Gadjah Mada University, Oxford University, and Columbia University. Hill has advised various governmental and international organizations, including the Australian Government, the Indonesian Government, the Asian Development Bank, and the World Bank. A fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Australia, he has served on the editorial boards of 14 academic journals and has been a frequent lecturer on Southeast Asian economies. Notably, he convened the annual H.W. Arndt Memorial Lecture at ANU in 2003, and he has been recognized with special volumes for his contributions to the fields of economics and development in Southeast Asia.

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