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“Mugged by reality”: COVID choices that are hard to make from 2021-09-16T17:30
Economics is called the dismal science in part because it is about hard choices — situations where we can't have our cake and eat it too. Last year it seemed as if COVID wasn't one of them. Keeping...
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Richard Thaler on"Nudging"the pandemic, climate change and retirement saving from 2021-09-09T17:30
Professor Richard Thaler has spent his career investigating how people really behave – how we save for retirement, what we choose to eat, how we use energy. Through understanding the many reasons f...
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GDP figures strong but difficult days ahead from 2021-09-02T17:30
The underlying strength in the Australian economy has again beat many expectations; the nation's economy rose 0.7 per cent in the June quarter. However, the figures are like a look in the rear-view...
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Valuing nature from 2021-08-19T17:30
A landmark report has urged the world's governments to come up with a better form of national accounting from GDP, to reflect the value and depletion of nature. Plus, an update on carbon markets an...
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Why are home prices soaring? from 2021-08-12T17:30
House prices in Australia are climbing at rates we’ve seldom seen. In all age groups, there is more renting and less home ownership than there used to be. Is housing supply part of the problem? Gu...
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Australia’s trade tensions with China from 2021-08-05T17:30
China has argued the tariffs on Australian goods such as wine and barley, are justified by Australia “dumping” products at low cost on the Chinese market and propping up the sectors with unfair sub...
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Is the inflation dragon coming back? from 2021-07-29T17:30
Australia's annual inflation rate has jumped to 3.8%, up from just 1.1%. Inflation is also rising in the United States – but is it really a worry? Plus, the Australian-led innovation to bring the C...
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How is the immigration pause affecting Australia's economy? from 2021-07-22T17:30
The closure of Australia’s border to immigration has provided a rare chance to assess in stark terms how important immigration is to Australia. So far, unemployment is at record lows and we’re spen...
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Unemployment: How low can we go? from 2021-07-15T17:30
Australia's unemployment rate has fallen to 4.9 per cent, with almost 30,000 jobs created in June according to the official Bureau of Statistics data. The last time it was this low was a decade ago...
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The decline of high school economics from 2021-07-08T17:30
What is the Reserve Bank of Australia doing to taper its economic support as it becomes more confident about Australia’s recovery? Plus, fewer high school students, and fewer girls are choosing to ...
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Australia 2061: older, smaller and more in debt from 2021-07-01T17:30
Over the next 40 years, Australia’s population is expected to age and become smaller than expected. What are the implications and is it really a problem? Guests: Professor John Piggott, Director,...
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Lockdowns and the path forward from 2021-06-24T17:30
How do we measure the costs and benefits of lockdowns and how can we move forward to fully open the economy? Plus, the "statistical" value of a human life – how this measure underpins government de...
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Economic'Armageddon'as we head towards recession. Now what? from 2020-06-04T17:30
GDP figures say that Australia is heading towards recession for the first time in 29 years. Now what? As 2020 brought bushfires, drought and floods, we were already in financial trouble. But the ...
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Why you shouldn't need a degree to understand economics from 2020-05-28T17:30
If economics was made more relatable, it would be easier to understand. Justin Wolfers says we should start by teaching it differently. He says that although the guiding principles have largely r...
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Who will suffer the most from the COVID shutdown? from 2020-05-21T17:30
The hardships caused by the COVID-19 shutdown are not evenly distributed. In the US, 40% of the workforce who earn just $40,000 a year, have lost their jobs. Australians in a similar position wi...
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A recession like no other from 2020-05-14T17:30
The COVID-19-induced recession will be nothing like any recession, indeed depression, we have seen before. The difference this time is that the government is not reacting to poor market performanc...
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After the COVID-19 shut down, what will work look like? from 2020-05-07T17:30
As the dust starts to settle on the Australian economy, what will work look like? Many of us hope to still have jobs but wonder how they will change. Jessica Mizrahii from De...
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Finding the right incentives to navigate COVID-19 from 2020-04-30T17:30
Pandemics require individuals to contribute to the greater good. Behavioural economist, Stephen Whyte says that it is possible to 'nudge' people towards actions that improve their lives. Staying ...
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Will market co-operation lead to post-pandemic collusion? from 2020-04-23T17:30
Competition in the free market is best for everyone. Except when it's not. In the time of COVID-19, it most definitely is not. Rod Sims is chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Comm...
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Why young people will struggle the most in the COVID-19 recovery from 2020-04-16T17:30
Young people are most at risk as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus. Unlike the crises before it, the COVID-19 catastrophe is different. The speed at which it erupted and the magnit...
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War chest or treasure chest? Is the answer to COVID-19 more debt? from 2020-04-09T17:30
It's raining money. How much more should the government spend on cushioning the economy? Stephanie Kelton is a professor at Stony Brook University, a senior economic advisor to Bernie Sanders and ...
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Surviving COVID-19: how much is a human life'worth'? from 2020-04-02T17:30
Planning for the management of health during the coronavirus requires more than solely a death toll. Measuring the costs of human suffering must also include mental illness, physical pain and a lo...
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As the coronavirus marches on, can wartime measures save us from a depression? from 2020-03-26T17:30
Pandemics are not new but the way the world has responded is unprecedented. As country after country calls time-out on their daily lives, the global economy is in free-fall. Carmen Reinhart says ...
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It's not about the debt, it's the way that you pay it: economic survival in the age of coronavirus from 2020-03-19T17:30
Small business is just one of the victims of COVID-19. What if there is a way to hold off debt repayment until there is money in the bank to pay it? Bruce Chapman, professor at the ANU College o...
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The contagious recession — Will coronavirus cause a global financial crisis? from 2020-03-12T17:30
While the world responds to the health risks of COV19, no amount of hand sanitiser can protect the economy from what is ahead. Will Scott Morrison's stimulus package save us from the downward spi...
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Dissecting the GDP'sausage'- what do financial growth numbers actually mean? from 2020-03-05T17:30
If you think the numbers that make up the GDP are slippery, you are right. Terry Rawnsley wades through the jargon to help us understand what the Gross Domestic Product is and why those numbers ma...
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How coronavirus is damaging the dollar and the'wage theft'hot potato from 2020-02-27T17:30
Coronavirus is scaring the economy. How can we plan for financial fallout if we don't know how bad it's going to be? And although nobody wants to take responsibility for wage theft there are sever...
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Australia's post-election economic outlook: how to remain recession-free from 2019-05-30T17:30
How is Australia's historically robust economy slowing? What can be done to support the economy given global realities? And after a record three decades without a recession, can Australia make it t...
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Productive ideas for the new government from 2019-05-23T17:30
What are some of the practical things the returned Morrison government could do to make Australia better?
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Where's my pay rise? The economics of wages from 2019-05-16T17:30
Why is wage growth low and why is Australia's wage setting system so unusual? The Economists examine the wage and working policies of the major political parties.
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Climate policy and Australia's energy future from 2019-05-09T17:30
What are the major political parties planning to do about the hot-button issues of climate change and energy?
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Immigration nation from 2019-05-02T17:30
Immigration is a major part of our economic success, but, fairly suddenly, it has become unpopular. Among the concerns are low wage growth, high house prices and overcrowded cities. Peter and Gigi ...
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Debt, deficits and good housekeeping: what's the fuss about? from 2019-04-25T17:30
Why being back in the black isn’t all it's cracked up to be.
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The joy of tax from 2019-04-18T17:30
Tax seems to be the go to topic for election campaigns, but why? Peter Martin and Gigi Foster find out why politicians get so much joy from arguing about tax.
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Elections and economics from 2019-04-11T17:30
Peter Martin and Gigi Foster return to The Economists to guide you through all things economic during the federal election campaign. This week - the economics of politics and policies.
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The tyranny of measurement from 2018-11-15T17:30
Is the unavoidable need to measure leading us astray in our personal choices or in our economies?
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Ageing Australia from 2018-11-08T17:30
Australia’s population is set to rapidly age. What are the implications and what will have to change?
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Today or later? Time preference economics from 2018-11-01T17:30
How we value the future has economic implications - especially when it comes to caring for the future of the planet.
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A nudge is all we need from 2018-10-25T17:30
A nudge that's useful, timely, and easy may be all we need to make better decisions.
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The economics of expectations and norms from 2018-10-18T17:30
Social conventions or expectations have economic consequences. They can also cause people to make choices that seem contrary to their best individual interests. Gigi Foster and Peter Martin discuss...
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What is money? from 2018-10-11T17:30
From cold hard cash, precious metals, shells or an IOU or Bitcoin - what is money? How is it made and trusted?
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When it comes to spending money, do we care what other people think? from 2018-03-29T17:30
Is greed the engine of the market place? Traditional economists believe so.
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Is Medicare really'unsustainable'? from 2018-03-22T17:30
If healthcare for one person has positive 'spillovers' for everyone, why is government arguing the toss of how much we spend on Medicare?
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Why we will never solve inequality from 2018-03-15T17:30
When the rich look after the rich, how can the poor improve their lives?
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The economics of gender and the invisible work force from 2018-03-08T17:30
If you are a cow, your milk is measured as part of the GDP. If you are a breastfeeding mother, yours is not.
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The joy of tax: why we are happy to pay it from 2018-03-01T17:30
The 'morality of tax' can be a confusing concept.
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Can we be happy without money? from 2018-02-22T17:30
If you don't think that happiness is an economic question, you are wrong.
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Is education a waste of time and money? from 2018-02-15T17:30
When it comes to getting a job, the more you study, the less you learn.
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The economics of love and loyalty from 2018-02-08T17:30
If you think that hearts and flowers are the only currencies of love, you may have it all wrong.
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