Business & Economics
Directing expenditure to where it’s needed most for Indigenous Australia
David James
08/11/2023
The failure of the ‘Yes’ campaign in the Voice referendum came as no surprise given that the coalition opposed it. ...
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What 15 years of research tells us about ‘nudge’ theory’s promises and politics
Stuart Mills
20/09/2023
It’s been 15 years since a particular concept of behavioural science went mainstream. ‘Nudge theory’, the notion that our behaviour ...
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Is labour productivity the problem?
Paul Carey
07/07/2023
In a recent article, Alan Kohler, a financial journalist of some note, concluded that: “The reason labour productivity (GDP per ...
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What the right gets wrong about Adam Smith
Conor O'Kane
04/07/2023
What to make of Adam Smith? You might have thought we would have straightened this out, given that he only ...
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How deregulation left central banks with few weapons
David James
07/03/2023
Since the global financial crisis of 2008, Western financial markets have experienced steadily falling interest rates. Three years ago, they ...
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How the philosophy of the past can help us imagine the economy of the future
Helen McCabe
22/01/2023
The economy keeps making headlines for all the wrong reasons — stories about rising prices, supply shortages and a looming recession have been frequently making ...
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Class and inequality in Australia
Jessica Gerrard
21/11/2022
In Australian news, opinion and popular culture, the figures of the hipster and the bogan are everywhere. These figures are ...
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New dangers in a familiar debt crisis
David James
22/08/2022
Debt crises are as old as civilisation itself. The reason is simple. Compound interest increases geometrically, whereas economic activity only ...
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How ‘neoliberalism’ became an insult in Australian politics
Henry Maher
10/08/2022
The much-debated term ‘neoliberalism’ again entered the political debate last week, with Greens leader Adam Bandt using a National Press ...
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How tax phobia cramps our future
Ian Robinson
08/08/2022
For many years, Australian governments with a vision for the nation have been hamstrung in their ability to fully realise ...
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Home to roost: Getting out of our housing mess
David James
16/05/2022
Whoever wins this week’s election will inherit an Australian economy that is more distorted than it has been since the ...
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What the neoliberalism-hating left should love about markets
Richard Holden
12/05/2022
It is fashionable these days to dunk on markets. Show me something bad in the world and I’ll show you ...
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