Economics Explored
252 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHard-headed economic analysis applied to important economic, social, and environmental issues.
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How do we know what's true or why trust science?
August 20, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBIn these times of intense debate over COVID-19 and climate change policies, it is important to ask what theories and evidence we can trust - i.e. how do we know what's true or why trust science? Economics Explored host Gene Tunny tackles this topic with returning guest Tim Hughes in a first instalment of what will probably end up being a multi-episode conversation. Links relevant to the conversation include: Why Trust Science? by Naomi Oreskes Naomi Oreskes: Why we should trust scientis...
Incentivizing Vaccinations - Cash for Jabs
August 13, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBEconomist Isaac Katz discusses his proposed vaccination incentives with Economics Explored host Gene Tunny. You can read all about it in Isaac's discussion paper Incentives for achieving COVID 19 herd immunity through vaccination. Key features of Isaac's plan are: 1. Rewards (incentives) could be in the form of payments to each vaccinated individual, and eligibility to win a significant lottery prize and smaller prizes. We will discuss shortly how these rewards should be designed and who ...
Carbon border taxes
August 06, 2021 14:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBA conversation regarding the European Union's proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a.k.a. a carbon border tax, between show host Gene Tunny and his colleague Ben Scott, Research Officer at Adept Economics. Links relevant to the conversation https://adepteconomics.com.au/what-does-the-eus-carbon-border-tax-mean-for-australia/ https://www.diw.de/documents/publikationen/73/diw_01.c.812870.de/dp1935.pdf https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/f52d7587-8103-49a3-a...
Political legitimacy with Prof. Phillip LeBel
July 30, 2021 14:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBIn EP98 on political legitimacy, host Gene Tunny interviews Prof. Phillip LeBel, the author of a book published earlier this year by Brown Walker Press titled: Risk and the State: How Economics and Neuroscience Shape Political Legitimacy to Address Geopolitical, Environmental, and Health Risks for Sustainable Governance. Phillip LeBel is Emeritus Professor of Economics at Montclair State University, NJ. With a career combining academic research and teaching with professional consulting, ...
BS jobs critique + CBDC thoughts from Dr Nicholas Gruen
July 24, 2021 02:19 - 55 minutes - 51 MBDavid Graeber's BS jobs thesis (previously covered in EP95) lacks microeconomic foundations, according to Dr Nicholas Gruen. In EP97, Economics Explored host Gene Tunny speaks with Nicholas about BS jobs and also about Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Nicholas is a big believer in the potential of CBDC, which he has written about in the Financial Times. About Dr Nicholas Gruen Dr Nicholas Gruen is a policy economist, entrepreneur and commentator on our economy, society and innovation...
Managing Government Budgets
July 16, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBRachel Nolan, a former Queensland Government finance minister, speaks with Economics Explored host Gene Tunny about how government budgets are developed and just how much flexibility governments actually have. Rachel Nolan is Executive Director of the McKell Institute and is an honorary Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Queensland. Rachel was a member of the Queensland Parliament for eleven years from 2001, when she was elected as the youngest woman ever. She is a former Mi...
BS or pointless jobs
July 09, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBIs it possible that a large proportion of jobs in advanced economies such as the US, UK, and Australia are mostly BS or pointless, as the late David Graeber who was an Anthropology Professor at LSE, suggested in his 2018 book BS Jobs? Economics Explored host Gene Tunny discusses the controversial thesis of BS Jobs with his Adept Economics colleague Tim Hughes. Links related to the conversation include: 37% of British workers think their jobs are meaningless 2016-17 U.S. State of Enterpris...
Economics of New Media
July 02, 2021 14:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBWhile the internet and social media have badly affected traditional media, they have led to the emergence of a rapidly growing new media or independent media sector. For instance, leading podcaster Joe Rogan was reportedly paid $100 million to move his hugely popular podcast to Spotify. And independent journalists like Matt Taibi, Bari Weiss, and Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti are making decent livings through Substack and Patreon subscriptions and via revenue from YouTube. Economics Explo...
Public Choice theory with Dr Brendan Markey-Towler
June 25, 2021 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBEconomics Explored host Gene Tunny and Dr Brendan Markey-Towler discuss the theory of public choice, which assumes politicians and bureaucrats are self-interested and pursue their own agendas. They consider what this means for the growth of government and the types of political institutions we should have. Please send any comments or questions to [email protected]
Nuclear energy and decarbonizing economies
June 18, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBA conversation on how nuclear energy can provide zero-carbon, reliable energy, and why it should potentially be considered as a key part of the world's response to climate change. A discussion between Economics Explored host Gene Tunny and Adept Economics Research Officer Ben Scott. Links relevant to the conversation include: Does nuclear energy have a future in Australia? What’s going on with the so-called hydrogen economy? OPAL multi-purpose reactor Nuscale Power Please send any que...
Negotiation and Design Thinking with David Johnson of Stanford
June 11, 2021 14:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBDavid Johnson of Stanford speaks about his work and teaching on Negotiation and Design Thinking (e.g. David's Stanford course Negotiation by Design: Applied Design Thinking for Negotiators). David provides some great insights into how design thinking can help improve our negotiating skills. As part of this discussion, host Gene Tunny and David reflect on how better negotiating skills, gained through design thinking, could help us solve important economic, social, and environmental challenges...
Lockdown Cost-Benefit Analysis with Professor Douglas Allen
June 04, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBProfessor Douglas Allen from Simon Fraser University, Canada has concluded COVID lockdowns have been the greatest peacetime policy failure in Canada's history. Professor Allen speaks with Economics Explored host Gene Tunny in this episode of Economics Explored. Links relevant to the conversation include: Professor Allen's Lockdown CBA for Canada Economist: Lockdowns ‘Greatest Peacetime Policy Failure’ in Canada’s History - Foundation for Economic Education Our World in Data - Coronavirus...
CPI inflation concerns with Darren Brady Nelson
May 28, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBA conversation on just how worried we should be about future inflation in this time of MMT and QE between Economics Explored host Gene Tunny and returning guest Darren Brady Nelson, chief economist of the Australian libertarian think tank LibertyWorks and a policy adviser to the Heartland Institute. Charts of data referred to in this episode: Charts on CPI, money supply, US 10 year bond yield, and asset prices This is the classic book by Milton Friedman and Anna J. Schwartz mentioned in t...
Evolutionary Economics with Dr Brendan Markey-Towler
May 21, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBDr Brendan Markey-Towler returns to the program to speak about the important insights of Evolutionary Economics, which owes a lot to Joseph Schumpeter's perspective on economic growth emphasising creative destruction. Brendan is the co-author of the 2020 book Economics of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Internet, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain, published by Routledge. He has a PhD in Economics from the University of Queensland. Please send through any questions, comments, or sugge...
Saving and Investing for Retirement: 401(k)s, IRAs, mutual funds, ETFs, etc.
May 15, 2021 03:41 - 40 minutes - 31.4 MBEconomics Explored host Gene Tunny discusses saving and investing for retirement with Sarah Holden, Senior Director of Retirement & Investor Research at the Investment Company Institute (ICI). ICI is the leading association representing regulated funds globally, including US mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Sarah has a Ph.D. in economics and has studied retirement trends and policy, as well as the behavior of investors, for decades. She uses humor and plain English to make reti...
Decarbonizing the Economy
May 08, 2021 05:53 - 43 minutes - 35.8 MBEconomics Explored host Gene Tunny talks about the big challenge of decarbonizing economies to respond to climate change. Among other issues he considers the uncertainty around the impacts of climate change, the future of coal, and optimal policy responses to climate change. Relevant links include: A Study of Long-term Global Coal Demand by Queensland Treasury Structural Adjustment Policies Becoming Increasingly Important Apocalypse Never Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What ...
Business cases for public infrastructure projects
April 30, 2021 14:00 - 42 minutes - 36.1 MBDiscusses the requirements and process for the development of public infrastructure business cases in Australia, with a case study of a current business case process relating to an irrigation dam which program host Gene Tunny is involved in. While Australian examples are used, the insights and lessons are relevant internationally. In many respects, Australian processes and requirements for developing public infrastructure business cases are world-leading. Links relevant to the conversation...
Economics and Religion
April 22, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBA conversation on economics and religion, including on whether Jesus was a socialist and whether religion influences economic growth. Economics Explored host Gene Tunny speaks with Darren Brady Nelson, Chief Economist of LibertyWorks, an Australian libertarian think tank, and a policy advisor to the Heartland Institute. Links related to the conversation Darren's articles on religion and economics: Murray Rothbard on Christianity, Catholicism, and theology Christian liberty: are you serio...
Missing Middle Housing & other urban planning issues
April 14, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 29.1 MBCities such as Portland, USA are pushing back against NIMBYism and embracing medium-density development, the so-called Missing Middle Housing, while others such as Brisbane, Australia, are discouraging it. Economics Explored host Gene Tunny speaks with Australian urban planning expert Natalie Rayment about the economic and social costs and benefits of urban planning/zoning rules. About this episode's guest - Natalie Rayment, Executive Director of Wolter Consulting Natalie has built a care...
Female Breadwinning with Prof. Gigi Foster
April 07, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBEconomics Explored host Gene Tunny speaks with Professor Gigi Foster of the University of NSW about her research on female breadwinning, where a woman earns more than her male partner. What does female breadwinning mean for relationship satisfaction and longevity? Does thinking about partnership formation as taking place in a market help us understand relationship choices and dynamics? About this episode's guest - Professor Gigi Foster Gigi Foster is one of Australia’s leading economics c...
Freeing Fiscal Policy from political tinkering with Dr Nicholas Gruen
March 31, 2021 14:00 - 36 minutes - 29.3 MBIn a March 2021 Financial Times article Dr Nicholas Gruen proposed an independent fiscal policy advisory body so that fiscal policy is freed from political tinkering. Economics Explored host Gene Tunny speaks with Dr Gruen about his proposal in this episode. Dr Gruen is CEO of Lateral Economics and a Visiting Professor at King's College, London. He has advised Australian Government Ministers, including an Australian Treasurer, and is a renowned angel investor (e.g. in Kaggle which was acq...
The Olympics - economic boon or burden?
March 24, 2021 14:00 - 42 minutes - 35.7 MBBrisbane, Australia looks set to host the 2032 Olympics. It's claimed there's a new model for delivering Olympics which will mean the host city will actually benefit from it. But can the claims be believed particularly given the experience of previous host cities such as Montreal and London, and when there are secret meetings of the City Council to finalise the bid? Economics Explored host Gene Tunny discusses the economics of the Olympics with Dr Alistair Robson, who is an adjunct senior le...
Running the Numbers on COVID-19 Measures with Prof. Peter Swan
March 19, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 36.4 MBOne year on from when many countries started imposing tough COVID-19 control measures, Economics Explored host Gene Tunny asks eminent Australian finance Professor Peter Swan whether lockdowns pass a cost-benefit analysis test. Professor Swan says he stands by his view expressed last year that they do not. Listen to this episode to hear why Prof. Swan believes this is so. About this episode's guest - Professor Peter Swan Professor Peter Swan AO FRSN FASSA is currently in Banking and Financ...
Anarcho-capitalism and a Libertarian analysis of COVID with Prof. Walter Block
March 10, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes - 23.2 MBWhat is Anarcho-capitalism? And what would a libertarian analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic tell us? Economics Explored host Gene Tunny has a thought-provoking conversation with Loyola University's Professor Walter Block, whose Wikipedia entry describes him as "an American Austrian School economist and anarcho-capitalist theorist." Regarding anarcho-capitalism check out Walter's books: The Privatization of Roads and Highways Defending the Undefendable Mentioned in the discussion is the H...
The role of the Treasury in Economic Policy with Paul Tilley
March 04, 2021 14:00 - 33 minutes - 26.7 MBA conversation on the importance of the Treasury department to government and economic management. Economics Explored host Gene Tunny speaks with Paul Tilley about his 2019 book Changing Fortunes: A History of the Australian Treasury. Paul Tilley was an economic adviser to governments for 32 years, working at senior levels in all parts of Treasury, as well as other key agencies such as the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Treasurer’s office and the OECD. He is now a Senior Fell...
Insights from behavioural economics & science regarding COVID responses
February 25, 2021 14:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBQUT's Dr Stephen Whyte speaks with Economics Explored host Gene Tunny about insights from behavioural economics and science regarding COVID responses. Stephen is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Behavioural Economics in the School of Economics & Finance, QUT. His research focus explores large scale decision making in mate choice settings. His work takes a multi-disciplinary approach in studying key sex differences in human behaviour, with work that bridges the fields of applied micro-econ...
The Fed and Inflation Targeting
February 18, 2021 14:00 - 41 minutes - 36.8 MBEconomics Explored host Gene Tunny discusses the US Fed's new approach to inflation targeting with Michael Knox, the Chief Economist of leading Australian wealth management firm Morgans. The approach implies the Fed will allow the economy to run hot for a while during the recovery from the pandemic recession. The conversation revolves around Michael's recent note: The Fed - Allowing the economy to run hot Other links relevant to the conversation include: Powell announces new Fed approach...
Industry Assistance and Crony Capitalism with Darren Brady Nelson
February 10, 2021 14:00 - 44 minutes - 35.2 MBEconomics Explored host Gene Tunny is joined by Darren Brady Nelson of LibertyWorks and the Heartland Institute to discuss the economics of industry assistance or so-called corporate welfare. Gene and Darren also consider the concept of crony capitalism. This episode’s topic was prompted by an interview request host Gene Tunny had from an Australian ABC journalist regarding the Australian Government’s generous tax incentives for the film industry (e.g. check out Australian Prime Minister S...
Fiscal Stimulus with Prof. Fabrizio Carmignani
February 03, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes - 25.3 MBA conversation on fiscal stimulus and the government spending multiplier with Professor Fabrizio Carmignani, Dean (Academic) of Griffith Business School. Fabrizio and Economics Explored host Gene Tunny discuss: how the size of the multiplier (and the degree of crowding out) varies with the state of the economy; how vouchers might be a more effective stimulus than cash handouts; how governments really do need to run surpluses (or only very small deficits) when the economy recovers so the ...
Foreign Direct Investment & Productivity
January 27, 2021 14:00 - 33 minutes - 26.6 MBTo what extent does Foreign Direct Investment create spillovers that boost the productivity of domestic businesses? Economics Explored host Gene Tunny speaks with the authors of a recent study addressing this question: Sara McGaughey, soon to take up a position as Professor at Copenhagen Business School, and Professor Pascalis Raimondos, Head of the School of Economics and Finance at QUT Business School in Brisbane, Australia. Sara and Pascalis have taken advantage of the huge Orbis busine...
Retail is Detail with Bruno Cortigiani of Merlai
January 20, 2021 11:46 - 57 minutes - 49.3 MBHow the retail sector has been transformed over the last two decades and how emerging retailers can thrive with high-touch service, customisation, and an optimised global value chain. Economics Explored host Gene Tunny speaks with Bruno Cortigiani, owner of up-and-coming made-to-measure menswear retailer Merlai. Check out Merlai on Instagram: @merlaiofficial Relevant links include: Photo of Bruno at the microphone for the podcast recording Start with Why - Simon Sinek's TED talk The E M...
The Circular Economy with Craig Lawrence
January 13, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBThe concept of a Circular Economy is increasingly being mentioned in economic and environmental policy discussions. Economics Explored host Gene Tunny chats with Craig Lawrence of Lytton Advisory about what a Circular Economy would look like, and whether it is compatible with rational economic thinking. The takeaway is that there is some merit in the Circular Economy concept, but we need to apply hard-headed economic thinking when it comes to the specifics. Toward the end of the conversatio...
Financing the COVID-19 Government Debt
January 06, 2021 14:00 - 34 minutes - 27.4 MBDr Begoña Dominguez speaks with Economics Explored host Gene Tunny about her recent video on Financing the COVID-19 Government Debt. Begoña Dominguez is currently Associate Professor at the School of Economics, University of Queensland. Her research interests are in the area of macroeconomics and, more specifically, in the design of optimal fiscal and monetary policies. Her research has been published in top journals in economics, such as Journal of Monetary Economics and Journal of Economi...
COVID and Wartime – Comparison of economic impacts
December 30, 2020 14:00 - 58 minutes - 49.2 MBA conversation on whether COVID can be compared to wartime, which considers the different scales and scopes of the shocks, and what it all means for prospects for economic recovery. Economics Explored host Gene Tunny, an Australian professional economist and former Treasury official, speaks with businessman Tim Hughes, also based in Brisbane, Australia. Gene and Tim conclude that a comparison of COVID to wartime isn’t valid. One reason is that World War II required a complete reorganisation...
Regulating Big Tech
December 26, 2020 10:52 - 40 minutes - 34.2 MBIt’s been a challenging year 2020, but one positive development is that regulators in the US and Australia have started challenging the Big Tech companies Google and Facebook over alleged misuses of market power. Economics Explored host Gene Tunny provides an update and discusses the important economic concepts and policy issues. Links relevant to the conversation include: Joseph Stiglitz on Regulating Big Tech Don't Be Evil: The case against big tech by Rana Foroohar Australian Treasury...
Money and Cryptocurrency
December 16, 2020 14:00 - 56 minutes - 47.4 MBEconomics Explored host Gene Tunny chats about money and cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin, with Brisbane-based businessman Tim Hughes. They consider whether Bitcoin can replace traditional money in this new age of political unrest and this new paradigm of Modern Monetary Theory. Relevant links include: Naval Ravikant on Happiness, Reducing Anxiety, Crypto Stablecoins, and Crypto Strategy John Quiggin's 2018 post on Bitcoin's belated bust Money: The True Story of a Made Up Thing Mon...
Behavioural Finance with Dr Tracey West of Griffith Business School
December 09, 2020 14:00 - 40 minutes - 31.9 MBA conversation regarding the emerging field of Behavioural Finance and its lessons for households, investors, and governments. Economics Explored host Gene Tunny speaks with Dr Tracey West, a Lecturer in the Griffith Business School. Links relevant to the conversation include: Tracey's Griffith University Experts page Tracey's LinkedIn profile Tracey's academic publications via Google Scholar Storm Financial clients slam $140k fine after 3,000 investors left destitute
Adam Smith and Margaret Thatcher with Dr Eamonn Butler
December 02, 2020 14:00 - 33 minutes - 26 MBEconomics Explored host Gene Tunny speaks with Adam Smith Institute Director Dr Eamonn Butler about the values and lessons of Adam Smith (the great Scottish philosopher and founder of economics), the depiction of Margaret Thatcher in Netflix's season 4 of The Crown, and price controls. Here's a link to the book on price controls Dr Butler co-authored: Forty Centuries of Wage and Price Controls: How Not to Fight Inflation
The Great Reset
November 25, 2020 14:00 - 47 minutes - 38.1 MBThe COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the World Economic Forum to call for a Great Reset of the global economy. What is the Great Reset and should we be concerned? In this episode, Economics Explored host Gene Tunny discusses the Great Reset with Darren Brady Nelson, Chief Economist of LibertyWorks and a research fellow at the Heartland Institute. Links related to the conversation include: COVID-19: The Great Reset What is Davos? Forty Centuries of Wage and Price Controls The Great Reset i...
Megaprojects with Marion Terrill from Grattan Institute
November 18, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes - 28.8 MBMulti-billion-dollar Megaprojects like Boston’s Big Dig and Brisbane’s Cross River Rail are more at risk of cost blowouts and failing to generate the benefits they expect than smaller infrastructure projects. Marion Terrill, Transport & Cities Program Director at the Grattan Institute, explains why in a conversation with Economics Explored host Gene Tunny. Marion has recently co-authored a Grattan Institute report The rise of megaprojects: counting the costs. Issues of discussion include: ...
Economics of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Internet, AI and Blockchain
November 11, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBThe Fourth Industrial Revolution, involving the convergence of the internet, AI, and blockchain, will radically change our economy and our lives, according to the authors of a new book published by Routledge. Economics Explored host Gene Tunny speaks with authors Nicholas Johnson, CEO of Economists Without Borders, and Dr Brendan Markey-Towler, and Associate of EWB. Where you can buy the book Economics of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Internet, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain: B...
Minimum wages and employment
November 07, 2020 11:28 - 38 minutes - 31.5 MBEconomics Explored host Gene Tunny discusses the evidence on the impact of changes in minimum wages on the employment of low-skilled workers. Links relevant to the conversation include: David Neumark on the Employment effects of minimum wages Australian Productivity Commission Workplace Relations Inquiry Report Glenn Loury and David Neumark video podcast discussion of minimum wage Paul Krugman opinion piece Liberals and Wages Card and Krueger's famous 1994 minimum wage study
Natural rate of unemployment or NAIRU
October 30, 2020 14:00 - 37 minutes - 31.2 MBEconomics Explored host Gene Tunny discusses the natural rate of unemployment and the non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment, the NAIRU. He considers whether they're the same thing, why they are important, and what affects them. Links relevant to the episode include: Milton Friedman's 1967-68 AEA Presidential Address on the role of monetary policy Kansas City Fed paper on a new estimate of the natural rate of unemployment RBA paper on Estimating the NAIRU and the Unemployment G...
Tech Giants challenged by the Media and Governments
October 21, 2020 14:05 - 30 minutes - 24.1 MBAround the world, the tech giants such as Google and Facebook are being challenged by traditional media and governments. This episode considers the pros and cons of a new proposal in Australia to improve the bargaining position of traditional media companies relative to the tech giants. Economics Explored host Gene Tunny discusses the issues with his Adept Economics colleagues Taylor-Rose Hull and Ben Scott. The discussion is based on the following article: Australian Government takes on d...
Corporate governance & corporate social responsibility
October 14, 2020 14:05 - 48 minutes - 42.4 MBEconomics Explored host Gene Tunny speaks with Stephen Howell, Principal Adviser of Effective Governance, regarding the importance of good corporate governance to a well-functioning economy. They consider examples of how poor governance of companies has damaged economies in the past, and they discuss principles for good corporate governance. Corporate social responsibility is also discussed, beginning with a consideration of Milton Friedman’s doctrine that companies should be run solely in t...
Quantitative Easing as a long-term strategy with Michael Knox
October 07, 2020 14:05 - 33 minutes - 25 MBQuantitative Easing (QE), once considered unconventional monetary policy, is becoming a long-term strategy of central banks. Michael Knox, Chief Economist of Morgans, a major Australian wealth management firm, discusses his recent note on this issue with Economics Explored host Gene Tunny. Relevant links include: Michael Knox’s note QE as a long-term strategy Ben Bernanke’s AEA Presidential Address on the New Tools of Monetary Policy Guy Debelle’s speech on the Australian Economy and Mon...
The Precautionary Principle and COVID-19
September 30, 2020 14:05 - 35 minutes - 31.6 MBThe Precautionary Principle is being used to justify the closure of state borders in Australia to deal with COVID-19. Should the Precautionary Principle, which many argue is relevant to climate change, be extended to COVID-19? Economics Explored host Gene Tunny discusses the Precautionary Principle and COVID-19 with Joe Branigan, Director of Tulipwood Economics. Links relevant to the conversation include: The precautionary principle should not be used as a basis for decision-making John Q...
Rationalising Regulation
September 23, 2020 14:05 - 44 minutes - 34.3 MBHow cutting red tape and improving regulations could help economies recover from the COVID-crisis. Economics Explained host Gene Tunny speaks with University of Sydney Associate Professor Salvatore Babones about his paper, co-authored with Ben Scott, Rationalising Regulation, which is part of the Centre for Independent Studies Pandemic to Recovery Policy Papers series. The paper is available via the CIS website.
COVID-induced border battle in Australia
September 16, 2020 14:05 - 37 minutes - 31.9 MBAustralia is having a big debate about state border restrictions which have been implemented to stop the spread of coronavirus. A conversation with Joe Branigan of Tulipwood Economics on the economic and public policy issues involved. Joe Branigan of Tulipwood Economics. Joe is the co-author with Dr Henry Ergas of the Menzies Research Centre paper COVID19: Getting Australia Safely Back to Work. Items mentioned in our conversation include: The Triumvirate’s Stratagem cannot stand – guest ...
Economics and Public Policy
September 09, 2020 14:05 - 54 minutes - 45 MBHost Gene Tunny and his Adept Economics colleague Ben Scott discuss how economics can help us develop sensible public policies on a diverse range of issues, including the environment, housing, and public health, among others. Links relevant to this episode include: Gene’s presentation to Public Policy Pitch participants Presentation slides UQES & PPES Adept Economics Policy Pitch Competition