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Australian coverage of my upcoming Qld Parliamentary Inquiry appearance

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Thanks to Sarah Elks for her story in The Australian today regarding my upcoming appearance at the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into the state government’s economic response to the pandemic: Coronavirus: Queensland’s small-business grants ‘are a waste of money’ First, I … Continue reading →

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Dynamic pricing economics & ethics podcast discussion

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Gene Tunny

My latest podcast episode is on the economics and ethics of dynamic pricing, as used by Uber and airlines among other businesses. I spoke yesterday with Ben Scott, Research Officer at my business Adept Economics, and you can listen to … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Qld Parliamentary COVID-19 Inquiry appearance

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Next Monday I’ll be appearing, via Zoom, at a public hearing of the Queensland Parliament’s Inquiry into the Queensland Government’s economic response to COVID-19. I’m a member of a Panel of Economic Experts which also includes UQ Professor John Quiggin, … Continue reading →

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Deloitte highlights trade tensions with China and lower commodity prices as risks to Qld recovery

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Gene Tunny

According to today’s Courier-Mail, Deloitte’s new Business Outlook report highlights the risks to Queensland’s economic recovery from lower commodity prices and trade tensions with China affecting our commodity, tourism, and education exports. Deloitte also rightly mentions the risk to the … Continue reading →

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Retail rebound in Australia – latest video

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Gene Tunny

My latest video is about the retail rebound revealed by the May Retail Trade data published by the ABS yesterday (Retail turnover rises 16.9 per cent in May). You may also be interested in the Queensland Treasury Retail Trade brief … Continue reading →

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Premier’s border decision helps, but it’s still early days in any recovery from virus recession

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Gene Tunny

The Queensland Premier’s decision to reopen the border to non-Victorian interstate travellers and to bring forward the relaxation of a range of restrictions will no doubt provide a bit of a boost to the economy (e.g. the Courier-Mail is reporting … Continue reading →

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Qld Gov’t COVID-19 Adaption Grants program poorly designed

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Gene Tunny

The Queensland Government’s $200 million COVID-19 Adaption Grants program for small businesses is poorly designed and pretty embarrassing, with the Employment Minister Shannon Fentiman today telling businesses “My strong advice is get in quick.” I was stunned when I read … Continue reading →

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Aussie unemployment & underemployment video

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Gene Tunny

In my latest video, I expand on my post from last Monday True Queensland unemployment rate around 12% and discuss just how bad the Australian labour market is at the moment. Thanks to those readers who commented on the post … Continue reading →

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True Qld unemployment rate around 12%

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Gene Tunny

The true Queensland unemployment rate is around 12% rather than the official 7.9%. I’m not suggesting the ABS is being tricky. The ABS is accurately applying the internationally accepted Labour Force Statistics methodology. But we must look beyond the ABS … Continue reading →

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Official Qld unemployment rate of 7.9% doesn’t tell the full story

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Gene Tunny

It’s obvious the official unemployment rate figures from the ABS are understating the true unemployment rate due to large numbers of people having left the labour force, evidenced by the collapse in the workforce participation rate. The official estimates for … Continue reading →

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