Tag Archives: climatechange

The Precautionary Principle and COVID-19 – podcast conversation with Joe Branigan

Posted on October 1, 2020 by

The Precautionary Principle, which recommends an extreme “safety first” approach, is being used to justify the closure of state borders in Australia to deal with COVID-19. For instance, Justice Rangiah explicitly referred to a “precautionary approach” in his decision against … Continue reading →

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Radical Uncertainty with Prof. John Kay CBE

Posted on April 30, 2020 by

Radical Uncertainty: Decision making for an unknowable future is a timely new book from eminent British economists Professor John Kay and former Bank of England Governor Lord Mervyn King. I recently interviewed Professor Kay about the book and our conversation … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 response with Nicholas Gruen – latest Economics Explained episode

Posted on March 26, 2020 by

Despite all the draconian measures already imposed by Australian governments, ABC health expert Dr Norman Swan thinks we still need to do more. Just after I woke up this morning, I heard him on ABC Breakfast suggesting an even wider … Continue reading →

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Climate change with Nicki Hutley from Deloitte Access Economics – my latest podcast episode

Posted on March 5, 2020 by

In an Australian ABC News story in early February, Deloitte Access Economics Partner Nicki Hutley referred to the potential cost of climate change as “astronomical”. In my latest podcast episode,  I chat with Nicki about the cost of action compared with the cost … Continue reading →

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Australia’s (and Qld’s) climate change policy predicament

Posted on January 14, 2020 by

Yesterday, the Financial Times published a blistering op-ed by its Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator Gideon Rachman: Australia is no longer the lucky country (NB pay-walled). It is one of the best summaries of Australia’s current predicament over climate change I’ve … Continue reading →

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Global population trends on Economics Explained podcast

Posted on January 9, 2020 by

There are currently around 7.7 billion people in the world. The UN is projecting global population will increase to 9.7 billion by 2050 and to nearly 11 billion by 2100. Obviously, this projected growth raises a range of economic, social, … Continue reading →

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Big economic issues for the 2020s

Posted on January 2, 2020 by

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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Podcast highlights – Quiggin on climate change, Gruen on digital public goods, and others

Posted on December 27, 2019 by

My latest Economics Explained episode presents highlights from the podcast in 2019, including UQ’s John Quiggin on climate change, Lateral Economics’s Nicholas Gruen on digital public goods, and RMIT’s Leonora Risse (currently a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School) on … Continue reading →

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John Quiggin’s Economics in Two Lessons – podcast interview

Posted on November 23, 2019 by

Earlier this week, I was fortunate to interview Professor John Quiggin regarding his book Economics in Two Lessons: Why Markets Work So Well, and Why They Can Fail So Badly. You can listen to the interview via Simplecast and major podcast … Continue reading →

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Innovation & digital public goods with Dr Nicholas Gruen – latest Economics Explained episode

Posted on October 31, 2019 by

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 →

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