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Michael KeatingThe Conversation |
As we enter a new year, the forthcoming election is quite close and will dominate political discussion for the next few months. For many of us who...
Judgments about economic management will be critical in the next election. Examination of their respective records and policies suggests that...
Like Trump, Dutton likes to portray himself as a strong man. But appearances are not everything, and Dutton is pretty much an economic policy...
Trump’s economic strategy is based on a series of delusions that will result in higher inflation, a bigger trade deficit and a loss in the value of...
Interest rates settings depend on forecasts of price inflation, wages and unemployment. There is now sufficient evidence to suggest that the...
While lifting the rate of productivity growth is the obvious solution to the cost of living crisis, judging by the experience of most developed...
Third party intervention led by the US and France has achieved a ceasefire in Lebanon. The US now needs to push for a settlement in Gaza where the...
Third party intervention led by the US and France has achieved a ceasefire in Lebanon. The US now needs to push for a settlement in Gaza where the...
Somewhat surprisingly, careful analysis and modelling show that Trump’s crude attempt to Make America Great Again, mainly damages the American...
Just like in the US , the next Australian election will be decided by the cost of living. Both the US and Australian economies have performed quite...
The changes to Tertiary Education funding announced by the Prime Minister last weekend, mostly benefit former students. Arguably there are other...
A sustainable peace settlement in Gaza needs to meet the legitimate demands of the key parties, but given their inability to negotiate such an...
The death and destruction in Gaza continue, and now in Lebanon as well. There have been peace negotiations for a year, but so far unsuccessful....
Restoring the rate of productivity growth is critical to future living standards, but unless technological change accelerates living standards may...
Much of the expert commentary on Australia’s monetary policy settings is guided by what is happening in other countries. However, monetary...
Shortly after he became Treasurer, in July 2022, Jim Chalmers announced a review of the Reserve Bank – the first since the current monetary policy...
We are all appalled by the scale of the deaths and destruction in Gaza. Every day brings more terrible news. That is why we all want, or at least...
The Reserve Bank has explicitly warned against any expectation that interest rates will start to fall soon. On the other hand, the Treasurer...
The evidence shows that the only households whose living costs have risen faster than their incomes are those homeowners with a mortgage. For the...