When energy prices rose dramatically in the 1970s, the impact on Australia was cushioned by two developments: the timely discovery of domestic oil in Bass Strait; and of the Japanese conversion to thermal coal. With falling oil imports and expanding coal exports, Australia emerged as a net...

Energy is the lifeblood of economies around the world. Global economic growth depends on adequate, reliable and affordable supplies of energy. Key foreign policy objectives, including support for democracy, trade, sustainable economic development, poverty reduction and environmental protection...

This manuscript lists questions from a video interview with James Hamilton at the 16th SNDE conference in San Francisco on April 4, 2008. The interview covers topics ranging from nonlinear time series analysis and monetary policy to energy prices.