Prof Dr Paul BarterAssistant Professor
PhD, Murdoch University
Paul Barter's published research is on urban transport with a focus on Southeast and East Asia, especially Malaysia and Singapore. Building on experience with two major international urban transport data collection and comparative policy projects, he has consulted on urban transport policy for the United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Centre for Human Settlements. He is a frequent invited speaker on urban transport policy issues in the region. He was founder (in 1996) and is now co-manager of the successful internet forum, sustran-discuss, on transport policy in developing Asian cities. Paul teaches urban policy and infrastructure policy. Click here for CV and profile.
Prof Dr Calla Wiemer
Visiting Associate Professor
PhD (Economics), University of Wisconsin
Calla Wiemer specialises on the Chinese economy. Her research on China has covered a wide range of topics including the exchange rate and balance of payments, income distribution, economic development and structural change, labor and employment, regional development, and rural industrialisation. Her consulting work with Chinese government agencies has involved contributions to preparing the China Human Development Report 2005, to improving GDP measurement techniques, and to aiding cross-border economic integration between China and Central Asia. Her recent academic publications include Asian Economic Cooperation in the New Millennium: China’s Economic Presence co-edited with Heping Cao and articles on China’s rural taxation and the economy of Xinjiang. Her early academic career was spent in the Economics Department of the University of Hawaii (1984-1997). Click here for CV and profile.
