Personal profile
Biography
Pierre van der Eng is Associate Professor and Reader in International Business and Business History. In 2021 The Australian Research Magazine nominated him Australia's research field leader in economic history. His areas of research specialisation include economic and business history, intrnational business and development economics. He has publsihed on a wide variety of topics, including various aspects of economic and business development in Indonesia, economic and business history of Australia, European economic integration and EU-Australia business relations. Pierre's research has been funded by the Australian Research Council's Discovery and Linkage Project schemes and by organisations including the Shibusawa Foundation (Tokyo). He has written widely in his areas of speciality, with his works published in top journals in several fields. Pierre has conducted consultancies for the Australian Agency for International Development, AusAID.
Please see my web page at the ANU College of Business and Economics
Qualifications
PhD, MA, BA
Research Interests
- International business
- Business history
- Development economics
- Economic History
Education/Academic qualification
Development economics, PhD, Agricultural Growth in Indonesia: Productivity Change and the Impact of Government Policy , University of Groningen
Award Date: 9 Dec 1993
Economic History, Master, Impact of the Marshall Plan on Postwar Economic Recovery in The Netherlands, 1947-1952, University of Groningen
Award Date: 22 Feb 1985
External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations
Foreign member, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
8 May 1996 → …
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Global Enterprise in Australia: International Business Down Under since Federation
Ville, S., van der Eng, P., Sammartino, A., Merrett, D. & Keneley, M., 1 Jun 2026, New York: Routledge. 238 p. (Routledge International Studies in Business History)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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The decline of child stunting in 122 countries: A systematic review of child growth studies since the 19th century
Schneider, E. B., Jaramillo Echeverri, J., Purcell, M., A’Hearn, B., Arthi , V., Blum, M., Brainerd, E., Capuno, J., Lopez Cermeño, A., Challú, A., Cho, Y.-J., Cole, T., Corpuz, J., Depauw, E., Droller, F., von Fintel, D., Floris, J., Galofré-Vilà, G., Harris, B. & Hatton, T. & 23 others, , 20 Feb 2026, In: BMJ Global Health. 11, 12 p., e018607.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Attracting manufacturing firms to South Australia: The case of Philips in Hendon, 1946-1980
Shanahan, M. & van der Eng, P., 25 Nov 2025, In: Asia-Pacific Economic History Review. 65, 3, p. 376-396 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Colonial rekening: What does the Netherlands owe Indonesia?
van der Eng, P., 1 Dec 2025, New Mandala: New Perspectives on Southeast Asia.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › General Article
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'Keep on Keepin On': How Multinational Enterprises Respond to Deglobalisation
van der Eng, P., Sammartino, A., Ville, S., Merrett, D. & Keneley, M., 2 Sept 2025, Management Studies Insights Blog.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › General Article
Open Access
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Indonesia Project Phase V
Resosudarmo, B. (PI), Aspinall, E. (CoI), Atmosukarto, I. (CoI), Bessell, S. (CoI), Bexley, A. (CoI), Burke, P. (CoI), Cribb, R. (CoI), Dong, X. (CoI), Kartaadipoetra, F. (CoI), Lewis, B. (CoI), McCarthy, J. (CoI), Mietzner, M. (CoI), Munira, L. (CoI), Nisa, E. (CoI), Resosudarmo, I. A. P. (CoI), Tapsell, R. (CoI), Warburton, E. (CoI), White, S. (CoI) & van der Eng, P. (CoI)
31/10/22 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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A History of Foreign Multinational Enterprises in Australia from Federation
van der Eng, P. (PI)
1/07/20 → 30/07/25
Project: Research
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Indonesia Project Phase IV
Lewis, B. (PI), Aspinall, E. (CoI), Dong, X. (CoI), Fealy, G. (CoI), Jotzo, F. (CoI), McCarthy, J. (CoI), Mietzner, M. (CoI), Patunru, A. (CoI), Shrestha, R. (CoI), Utomo, A. (CoI) & van der Eng, P. (CoI)
17/10/16 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Internationalisation of Indonesian firms: Opportunities and consequences for Australia
Mursitama, T. N. (PI) & van der Eng, P. (PI)
26/09/11 → 22/12/11
Project: Research
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Australia and the European Union: A study of a changing trade and business relationship
Lo, J. (PI), BOTTERILL, L. (CoI), Capling, A. (CoI), Findlay, C. (CoI), Hussey, K. (CoI), Kenyon, D. (CoI), McNaughton, A. (CoI), Rammal, H. (CoI), Ravenhill, F. J. (CoI), Salata, G. (CoI) & van der Eng, P. (CoI)
15/05/09 → 30/06/15
Project: Research