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US libertarian public finance expert Dan Mitchell slams the “global tax cartel” Australia has joined

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Gene Tunny

Last year, Australia signed up to the OECD-led push for a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%, a measure designed to reduce the profit-shifting to low-tax countries which occurs and disadvantages higher corporate tax rate countries such as Australia, … Continue reading →

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Cannabis with Dr Stephen Thornton – latest Economics Explained episode

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Several jurisdictions around the world, such as the US states of California and Colorado, have legalised cannabis, also known as marijuana. In Australia, the Australian Capital Territory will become the first Australian jurisdiction to legalise recreational cannabis use on the … Continue reading →

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Big economic issues for the 2020s

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Gene Tunny

In my latest Economics Explained episode Big economic issues for the 2020s, I discuss the major economic issues I’ve been thinking about lately: the secular stagnation hypothesis, digital disruption and surveillance capitalism, and climate change. Use these timestamps to jump … Continue reading →

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