Associate Professor Pierre van der Eng
Areas of expertise
- Business And Labour History 220201
- Economic Development And Growth 140202
- International Business 150308
- Economic History 140203
- Applied Economics 1402
Biography
I am an economist and historian with academic interests in the overlapping areas of business history and international business, as well as economic history and development economics. In business history, my current research focuses on (a) headquarter-subsidiary relations in MNEs and the strategic responses of both to risk in host countries, and (b) market development and perceptions of corporate social responsibility in Indonesia. My current research in international business relates to (a) the organisation and strategy of Japanese firms and their subsidiaries in Southeast Asia, and (b) barriers to trade and investment between Australia and the countries of the European Union. In economic history, ny research focuses on the explnanation of long-term economic growth in Indonesia, particularlythe role of institutions in market development. In development economics my current research interest is the nexus of international food aid and trade to less-developed countries in Asia.
Researcher's projects
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Multinational enterprises in Australia since 1900 (with Simon Ville, André Sammartino and David Merrett)
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Internationalisation of firms from China into Indonesia (with Tao Kong)
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Internationalisation of Indonesian manufacturing firms (with Tirta Mursitama)
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Historical National Accounts of Indonesia, supported by the Asian Historical Statistics project at Hitotsubashi University (Tokyo, Japan) and the International Institute of Social History (Amsterdam, The Netherlands).
Publications
- van der Eng, P 2020, 'Chinese entrepreneurship in Indonesia: A business demography approach', Business History, vol. 64, no. 4, pp. 628-703.
- Bassino, J & van der Eng, P 2020, 'Asia's 'little divergence' in the 20th century: Evidence from PPP-based direct estimates of GDP per capita', Economic History Review, vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 185-208.
- van der Eng, P & Sohn, K 2020, 'The biological standard of living in China during the 20th century', The China Quarterly, vol. 241, pp. 191-213.
- van der Eng, P & Sohn, K 2019, 'The biological standard of living in Indonesia during the 20th century: Evidence from the age at menarche', Economics and Human Biology, vol. 34, pp. 216-224.
- Hatton, T, Sparrow, R, Suryadarma, D, Van der Eng, P 2018, 'Fertility and the health of children in Indonesia', Economics and Human Biology, vol. 28, pp. 67-78pp.
- Kenyon, D & van der Eng, P 2017, 'Australia and the EU: Partners in the New Trade Agenda', in Annmarie Elijah, Donald Kenyon, Karen Hussey and Pierre van der Eng (ed.), Australia, The European Union and the new trade agenda., ANU Press, Australia, pp. 257-276.
- van der Eng, P 2018, 'Turning adversity into opportunity: Philips in Australia 1945-1980', Enterprise & Society, 19(1) 179-207.
- Elijah, A, Kenyon, D, Hussey, K, van der Eng, P (eds) 2017, Australia, The European Union and The New Trade Agenda. Canberra: ANU Press.
- van der Eng, P 2017, 'European integration and Australian manufacturing industry: The case of Philips Electronics, 1960s-1970s', Australian Economic History Review, 57(2) 217-238.
- van der Eng, P 2017, 'Managing political imperatives in war time: Strategic responses of Philips in Australia, 1939-1945', Business History, 59(5) 645-666.
- van der Eng, P 2016, 'After 200 years, why is Indonesia's land cadastre still incomplete?', in McCarthy, John F. and Robinson, Kathryn (eds.) Land and Development in Indonesia: Searching for the People’s Sovereignty., (Singapore: ISEAS) 227-244.
- van der Eng, P 2015, 'Mixed blessings: Mining in Indonesia's economy, 1870-2010', in Marc Badia-Miro, Vincente Pinilla and Henry Willebald (ed.), Natural Resources and Economic Growth: Learning from History, (London: Routledge) 226-247.
- Bassino, J, Dovis, M & van der Eng, P 2015, 'Do Japanese MNCs use expatriates to contain risk in Asian host countries?', Asia-Pacific Business Review, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 383-402.
- van der Eng, P 2015, 'Fifty years of the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies: 1965-2015', Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 213-216.
- van der Eng, P 2015, 'International food aid to Indonesia, 1950s-1970s', in Alicia Schrikker and Jeroen Touwen (ed.), Promises and Predicaments: Trade and Entrepreneurship in Colonial and Independent Indonesia. (Singapore: NUS Press) 244-258.
- Kenyon, D & van der Eng, P 2014, 'Australia and Latin America: Shared experiences and prospects for a new partnership', in Barry Carr & John Minns (ed.), Australia and Latin America Challenges and Opportunities in the New Millennium, ANU Press, Canberra, pp. 141-166.
- van der Eng, P & Kenyon, D 2014, 'Australia-Latin America Trade and Business Relations', in Barry Carr & John Minns (ed.), Australia and Latin America Challenges and Opportunities in the New Millennium, ANU Press, Canberra, pp. 111-140.
- Kenyon, D & van der Eng, P 2014, 'Defining the relationship between Australia and the European Union: is the framework treaty enough?', Australian Journal of International Affairs, 68(2) 225-242.
- van der Eng, P 2013, 'Government promotion of labour-intensive industrialization in Indonesia, 1930-1975', in Gareth Austin and Kaoru Sugihara (ed.), Labour-Intensive Industrialization in Global History, (New York: Routledge) 176-200.
- Baten, J, Stegl, M & van der Eng, P 2013, 'The biological standard of living and body height in colonial and post-colonial Indonesia, 1770-2000', Journal of Bioeconomics 15(2) 103-122.
- van der Eng, P 2013, 'The institutionalisation of macroeconomic measurement in Indonesia before the 1980s', Masyarakat Indonesia: Majalah Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial Indonesia, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 551-578.
- van der Eng, P 2013, 'Why didn't colonial Indonesia have a competitive cotton textile industry?', Modern Asian Studies, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 1019 - 1054.
- van der Eng, P 2013, 'Total Factor Productivity and Economic Growth in Indonesia', in Prasada Rao and Bart Van Ark (ed.), World Economic Performance: Past, Present and Future, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham UK, pp. 193-226.
- Kenyon, D & van der Eng, P 2012, 'Multilateral, plurilateral and bilateral approaches to fostering business relations between Latin America and Australia', Asian Journal of Latin American Studies, vol. 25, no. 1, p. 1-34.
- van der Eng, P 2011, 'Assessing economic growth and standards of living in Asia 1870-1990', in Latham, A.J.H. and Kawakatsu, Heita (eds.) The Evolving Structure of the East Asian Economic System since 1700: A Comparative Analysis. (London: Routledge) pp. 134-145.
- Leigh, A & van der Eng, P 2010, 'Top incomes in Indonesia, 1920-2004', in A.B. Atkinson, T. Piketty (ed.), Top Incomes: a Global Perspective, (New York: Oxford University Press) pp. 171-219.
- van der Eng, P 2010, 'Market Responses to Climate Stress: Rice in Java in the 1930s', Australian Economic History Review, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 62-79.
- van der Eng, P 2010, 'The sources of long-term economic growth in Indonesia, 1880-2008', Explorations in Economic History, 47, no. 1, pp. 294-309.
- Johns, L & van der Eng, P 2010, 'Networks and business development: Convict businesspeople in Australia, 1817-24', Business History, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 812-833.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Indonesia Project Phase V (Secondary Investigator)
- A History of Foreign Multinational Enterprises in Australia from Federation (Primary Investigator)
- Motivations, expectations and realities: The 'going-out' experience of Chinese companies (Primary Investigator)
- Indonesia Project Phase IV (Secondary Investigator)
- Australia and the European Union: A study of a changing trade and business relationship (Secondary Investigator)
