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Anarcho-capitalism and a Libertarian analysis of COVID with Prof. Walter Block – my latest podcast episode
My latest Economics Explored podcast episode contains an introduction to the concept of anarcho-capitalism and a libertarian analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic with Professor Walter Block, Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in Economics at Loyola University and senior … Continue reading
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Tagged anarcho-capitalism, coronavirus, covid-19, highways, libertarianism, pandemic, privatization, roads
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How high agreeableness meant Aussies tolerated COVID restrictions – latest podcast episode with QUT’s Dr Stephen Whyte
It’s been remarkable how tolerant Australians have been of all the COVID-related restrictions, some of which, to me, appeared excessive and unjustifiable, such as some of the interstate border restrictions and the snap three-day Brisbane lockdown earlier this year. QUT’s … Continue reading
My takeaways from QAO Energy Report: Qld Gov’t should have offloaded energy assets years ago and NEM is dysfunctional
The Queensland Audit Office’s Energy 2020 Financial Report has been making news (e.g. in the Brisbane Times), although not for the same reasons I think it’s important. It demonstrates, to me at least, that Queenslanders are worse off because the … Continue reading
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Tagged csenergy, electricity, energy, gas, nem, qao, qldgovernment, qldtreasury, renewableenergy, renewables, stanwell, swanbanke
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Post Corona by Scott Galloway is recommended reading
The best commentator on what the post-Corona business world will look like is arguably NYU Stern Business School Professor Scott Galloway, an entrepreneur turned professor and YouTuber who GQ has labelled “Gordon Gecko with a social conscience”. I’ve recently read … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, antitrust, apple, bigtech, coronavirus, covid, covid-19, facebook, google, highereducation, mit, universities
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The book for 2020: Lives of the Stoics by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman
Many Queenslanders would have been terrified about the possibility of a re-imposition of border restrictions when they learned about the new NSW community-acquired COVID case, but, thankfully, Acting Premier Steven Miles has told us all is good for now, and … Continue reading
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Tagged ancientgreece, ancientrome, coronavirus, covid, stoicism, stoics
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Behavioural Finance podcast chat with Dr Tracey West of Griffith Business School
The latest episode of my Economics Explored podcast considers the emerging field of behavioural finance, which is basically the application of behavioural economics to finance. It considers lessons from this field for households, investors, and governments. The episode features an … Continue reading
On Adam Smith and Margaret Thatcher with Dr Eamonn Butler – latest podcast episode
First, I should say that Gillian Anderson nailed Margaret Thatcher’s voice and mannerisms in season 4 of the Crown, but she had to work with some pretty dreadful scripts at times. Thatcher was cast as the villain responsible for high … Continue reading
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Tagged adamsmith, adamsmithinstitute, britain, imf, london, minimumwage, neoliberalism, netflix, pricecontrols, stateintervention, thatcher, thecrown, uk
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Great Reset podcast chat with Darren Brady Nelson
Twenty years ago, the World Economic Forum came under heavy criticism from the left over its promotion of globalisation. The WEF runs the uber-exclusive Davos talkfest attended by billionaires, CEOs, and rock stars, so you’d expect it to support market-friendly … Continue reading
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Tagged climatechange, davos, globalisation, greatreset, heartlandinstitute, inequality, libertyworks, wealthtax
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Women and the Budget – upcoming Griffith-WEN webinar on Thursday 26 November
This Thursday, Griffith Business School and the Women in Economics Network (WEN) are holding a webinar on Women and the Budget, and I’ve agreed to act as Moderator for the webinar. Here’s the event description from the organisers: The economic … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, budget, coronavirus, covid-19, economics, griffith, pandemic, wen, women
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Bold claim from Qld Treasurer: more Queenslanders working now than pre-COVID restrictions
Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick has made a bold claim, which I disagree with, that more Queenslanders are working now than were working pre-COVID. The Treasurer’s claim is based on the October Labour Force data published by the ABS on Thursday, … Continue reading
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Tagged abs, australia, coal, coronavirus, covid-19, employment, jobs, labourforce, lng, payrolljobs, qld
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