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Monthly Archives: October 2019
Innovation & digital public goods with Dr Nicholas Gruen – latest Economics Explained episode
The latest episode of my Economics Explained podcast, featuring renowned Australian economist, entrepreneur, and angel investor Dr Nicholas Gruen, is now available via Simplecast and major podcast apps. I had a very enjoyable conversation with Nicholas regarding his views on … Continue reading
Thoughts on Jackie Trad’s interview by Steve Austin on Qld economy
CommSec’s latest State of the States report which was released Monday reported Queensland in fifth position among Australia’s eight states and territories. On Monday afternoon, 612 ABC Brisbane’s Steve Austin interviewed Deputy Premier-Treasurer Jackie Trad on the state of the … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Labour market, Uncategorized
Tagged abc, abs, labourforce, labourmarket, participationrate, qld, queensland, unemploymentrate
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Sunstein’s Cost-Benefit Revolution is recommended reading
While economists often lament that governments don’t use cost-benefit analysis enough, Harvard Law Professor and former US regulatory czar Cass Sunstein offers a much more optimistic perspective in his excellent 2018 book The Cost-Benefit Revolution, which I’ve only just got … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged asthma, cba, cfc, costbenefitanalysis, defence, rct, regulation, rookwoodweir, zara
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Money on the Screen – film industry episode of Economics Explained podcast
The latest episode of my Economics Explained podcast, Money on the Screen, explores the economics of the film industry. What affects the return on investment in films? Should governments subsidise film productions as they do in Australia? In the episode, … Continue reading
Posted in Gold Coast, Queensland Government, Uncategorized
Tagged disney, economicsexplained, film, filmindustry, goldcoast, hollywood, movies, roi, subsidies
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The Gig Economy – Economics Explained episode with Darren Brady Nelson
The topic of my latest Economics Explained episode is the so-called gig economy. Across the world, we’ve seen a surge in freelancing and contract work, facilitated by the proliferation of laptops and smartphones, and by web platforms such as Uber and Upwork. … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Uncategorized
Tagged deliveroo, freelancing, gigeconomy, lyft, milwaukee, misesinstitute, oecd, taxis, uber, ubereats, upwork
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