Register of Economists Category - Media

Lecturer, University of Notre Dame Australia | Adjunct Research Fellow, University of Western Australia | Treasurer, Economic Society of Australia (WA Branch)

Dr Kar Mei Tang is the Regional Head of Oceania and Asia (ex-Japan & China) for the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment. She has over 25 years\' experience in sustainability, investment and economic policy in both public and private sectors. Kar Mei has previously held senior executive roles in the NSW Government in the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, the Environment Protection Authority, and the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Prior to joining the NSW public sector she was Head of Policy and Research with the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (now Australian Investment Council). Kar Mei has a PhD in Economics (University of Sydney), Masters in Applied Statistics (ANU) and Bachelor of Commerce (Honours, University of Melbourne). She is also currently Co-Chair of the International Women\\\'s Development Agency (IWDA) and Deputy Chair of the Women in Economics (WEN) National Committee. She also sits on Gateway Bank\\\'s Sustainability Advisory Board and Deakin University\\\'s Property & Real Estate Advisory Board.

Hagop Tchamkertenian is a seasoned economist and policy strategist with extensive experience across government and industry. He has successfully developed and implemented major policy, advocacy, and regulatory initiatives across industries including manufacturing, construction, and visual communications, as well as within local and state government. A confident public presenter, he has delivered briefings and commentary to government, industry and community audiences on a range of economic topics. His work has shaped industry economic conditions through the introduction of industry wide policies and strategic initiatives.

Prolific author and presenter on using biomimicry to reform the theories and practices of capitalism by explaining how to political introduce ecological property and control rights to land, buildings, enterprises and money. Thought leader on digital currencies. Seminal 1997 article explaining how investors get overpaid in a way not reported by accountants to create overpayments of investors not noticed by economists as the cause of systemic inequality in capitalism and the source of the equity puzzle was republished in 2000 in the Corporate Governance Volume of the History of Management Thought as \\\"Stakeholderr governance: A cybernetic and property rights analysis\\\".

I am an internationally recognized- multidisciplinary researcher, an academia, a statistical consultant and an artist.