Project type Research

In collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Griffith Asia Institute has developed a Policy Guidebook to support the region’s policy makers and regulators to capitalise on the opportunity to harness digital technology as an effective means to advance financial inclusion… Read More

Griffith Asia Institute, in conjunction with Pakistan’s National Institute of Banking and Finance, a subsidiary of the State Bank of Pakistan, is examining the learnings and impact of Pakistan’s ambitious nation-wide program to increase financial literacy among its youth.

Although foreign direct investment (FDI) allows emerging market firms (EMFs) to experience various institutions and learn to innovate, we know little about the] effects of exposure to diverse institutions on EMFs’ environmental innovation—a sustainable approach to pursuing economic growth. Incorporating the institutional logics perspective with the learning-from-diversity… Read More

Wrote a chapter for the edited volume

In addition to their core business, Blue Economy industries have a range of responsibilities to the environment and the community. Meeting these responsibilities requires having a clear understanding of the values applicable to the Blue Economy and the ethical risks and opportunities these values create. This project identified a need… Read More

Implementing offshore hybrid renewable energy systems have strong potential to accelerate our transition to a net-zero economy. However, there is a lack of a systemic and autonomous spatial approach to evaluate the potential sites for coupled wind and solar, considering multi-criteria covering environmental, technical, economic and social aspects. This project… Read More

Aims. To compare species distribution models, SDMs, for humpback whales in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park based on different opportunistic sightings datasets and evaluate the impact different sources of opportunistic data have on our understanding of humpback whale habitat relationships. Read More

Energy transition has the potential to improve the lives of those able to access the resultant infrastructure and services. The risk of sub-sectors of the community being excluded from energy transition benefits is very real and requires well-crafted interventions by government and the commercial sector to avoid exclusion. This Australia… Read More

Although many organisations and governments internationally acknowledge that a diverse workforce is essential for improved decision-making, employee well-being and organisational performance and competitiveness, women with disabilities and their (potential) participation and contributions within organisations continue to be overlooked and under-researched. Examining the careers of women with disabilities through the lens… Read More

To create a truly integrated and accessible transport network, a broader network-wide focus on accessibility is required. This research project seeks to explore the various factors that contribute to transport inequity and identify interventions TMR can take to promote transport equity across the transport network. Adopting a universal design mindset,… Read More