About this presentation
In this session, Danielle Wood, Chair of Australia’s Productivity Commission, will explore why competition policy is back in fashion in advanced economies. She will examine the ongoing debate in Australia - and elsewhere - about economic dynamism and how competition policy might be used as a level to revitalise productivity and economic growth.
About the presenter
Danielle Wood commenced a 5-year term as Chair of the Productivity Commission in November 2023.
Prior to joining the Commission, she was CEO of the Grattan Institute and Head of its Budgets and Government Program. During her time at Grattan, Danielle also held roles as member of the Australian Government’s Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce, the Parliamentary Budget Office Expert Advisory Committee, the Jobs and Skills Australia Consultative Forum and the Australia and New Zealand School of Government Research Committee.
Danielle holds an Honours degree in Economics from the University of Adelaide and two Masters degrees, one in Economics and one in Competition Law, from the University of Melbourne.
Danielle is an Honorary Fellow and former President of the Economic Society of Australia and a Research Fellow of the Women’s Leadership Institute. She was the co-founder and first Chair of the Women in Economics Network.
She is currently an ex-officio member of the Australian Government’s Competition Review Expert Advisory Panel.
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