Category Archives: Competition policy

Regulating Big Tech – my latest podcast episode

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Gene Tunny

It’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. The US Department of Justice is … Continue reading →

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What the QCA had to say about special deals like the Downer Maryborough trains deal

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Gene Tunny

As a Queenslander who grew up during the days of Sir Joh, I’ve come to expect a certain level of impropriety in Queensland politics, so I haven’t been surprised governments since Sir Joh’s have had questionable dealings, although they’ve been … Continue reading →

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Why the world needs economists – latest podcast episode

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Gene Tunny

In my latest podcast episode, I explore what economists do and why the world needs them. I talk about the important roles that economists play in advising on government budget and economic policies and on the feasibility of specific projects, … Continue reading →

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US infrastructure: lessons from Australia, with Darren Brady Nelson – Economics Explained EP36

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Gene Tunny

I recently spoke with Darren Brady Nelson about his new Heartland Institute Policy Brief How to fix America’s crumbling infrastructure: lessons from Australia. You can now listen to our conversation which I’ve published as Economics Explained EP36. Darren is an … Continue reading →

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Antitrust & “Hipster Trustbusters” with Danielle Wood from Grattan – Economics Explained EP22

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Gene Tunny

The massive market power of the big tech companies, such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon, has prompted a renewed interest in antitrust laws. To discuss antitrust, I invited Danielle Wood from the Grattan Institute on to my Economics Explained podcast, … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Colin Clark lecture on defending against collusion by suppliers

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Gene Tunny

Australia has had some notorious cases of suppliers colluding with each other to fix prices, such as the SEQ pre-mixed concrete cartel, among Pioneer, Boral and CSR in the early 1990s, and the Visy and Amcor cardboard box cartel in … Continue reading →

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