Research Specialties

• Burma and its economy
• Financial sector reform in developing countries
• History of global monetary institutions
• History of Australian economic thought
• Australia's interaction with the global trading and monetary system
• The role of currency boards in transition and emerging market economies

Research Grants/Projects

ARC (2007-2009) – Understanding Burma's Health Crisis and its Challenge to Regional Security

With colleagues Alison Vicary, Wylie Bradford and Joseph Macri, Sean Turnell is currently the recipient of a Macquarie University Research Development Grant to conduct a survey of Burmese migrant workers and refugees in Thailand.