South Pacific Centre for Central Banking

Building capacity for research and policy formulation at the South Pacific Central Banks

The South Pacific Centre for Central Banking (SPCCB) was founded in 2016 following the inaugural Central Banking Symposium hosted by Griffith University, where discussions were held to elevate the region's study group into a research centre for central banking. The SPCCB was formed to bring together world class economic and finance experts, with a clear aim to help build capacity for research and policy formulation and is committed to developing capacity for research and policy formulation at the South Pacific Central Banks.

Vision

Entrenching rigour and evidence in economic policy making at the South Pacific central banks through research, training and policy outreach

Mission

Strengthening local capacity for conducting independent, rigorous inquiry into the problems facing the management of economies in the South Pacific, founded on two basic premises:

that development is more likely to occur where there is sustained sound management of the economy
that such management is more likely to happen where there is an active, well-informed group of locally based professional economists to conduct policy-relevant research

Objectives

to build a credible local capacity for policy-oriented research
to generate research results for use by policy analysts and policy makers
to promote links between research and policy
to encourage retention of high quality researchers.

Convenors

Dr Parmendra Sharma

Program Convenor

Associate Professor Tarlok Singh

Leader - Policy

Dr Jen-Je Su

Leader - Research

Publications

Working papers published

Working papers in progress

SPCCB is committed to disseminating its remarkable research through a wide range of insightful publications.

Journal publications

PhD program

South Pacific Central Banks and Griffith University have established a jointly funded program to allow up to four suitably qualified, Central Bank supported candidates to enrol in the Doctor of Philosophy program at Griffith University each year.

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