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Tag Archives: filmindustry
Money on the Screen – film industry episode of Economics Explained podcast
The latest episode of my Economics Explained podcast, Money on the Screen, explores the economics of the film industry. What affects the return on investment in films? Should governments subsidise film productions as they do in Australia? In the episode, … Continue reading
Posted in Gold Coast, Queensland Government, Uncategorized
Tagged disney, economicsexplained, film, filmindustry, goldcoast, hollywood, movies, roi, subsidies
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My comments in Saturday’s Courier-Mail on payroll tax concessions—e.g. for BrewDog & Disney
With the possible exception of President Trump, the most interesting American politician at the moment is the millennial, freshman member of the House from New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC). She is one of the main players is what The Economist … Continue reading
Posted in Industry policy, Uncategorized
Tagged amazon, aoc, biddingwar, brewdog, couriermail, filmindustry, industryassistance, industrypolicy, manufacturing, payrolltax, qca
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Professionals’ share of employment much lower in Qld than in southern states
Regular reader Mike Willis made an excellent comment regarding my previous post breaking down the difference between Queensland’s unemployment rate and the rate for the rest of Australia, with Mike observing: Am I correct in guessing that the relative deficit … Continue reading
Posted in Industry policy, Labour market, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, braindrain, brewdog, filmindustry, industryassistance, industrypolicy, jobs, payrolltax, professionaljobs, qld, queensland
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Fact check on PM’s comparison of GC film industry to tourism in economic contribution terms
On Monday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison made a bold claim regarding the film industry on the Gold Coast in a radio interview on Gold FM regarding the tax breaks used to lure the Godzilla vs Kong film and Disney Reef … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged disney, filmindustry, gc, godzilla, godzillavskong, goldcoast, hollywood, kingkong, reefbreak, scomo, screenqueensland, tourism, tra
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On Qld’s relative lack of big private sector employers
Business registrations data published by the ABS reveal Queensland has disproportionately fewer major private sector employers (with 200+ employees) than southern states. And the gap is particularly disproportionate in several sectors, including information media & telecommunications, professional, scientific & technical … Continue reading
Posted in Industry policy, Uncategorized
Tagged abn, abs, brewdog, businesscounts, employers, filmindustry, ict, industrypolicy, nsw, qld, queensland, smartstate, victoria
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Subsidised blockbusters like Aquaman crowding out local film productions
There is new anecdotal evidence from film industry insiders that subsidised blockbusters such as Aquaman, currently filming on the Gold Coast, are not delivering the economic benefits they allegedly deliver. International film productions on the GC have benefited from federal … Continue reading
Posted in Gold Coast, Uncategorized
Tagged aquaman, cis, cispolicy, filmindustry, gc, goldcoast, subsidies, taxbreak
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Ragnarok in Brissywood
Next week, the Brisbane CBD road closures for the filming of scenes for Thor: Ragnarok will obviously, through the disruption to traffic and local businesses, add to the already large multi-million dollar cost to the Queensland community of hosting the … Continue reading
Posted in Industry policy, Uncategorized
Tagged 4bc, brisbane, brissywood, corporatewelfare, filmindustry, goldcoast, payrolltax, qldpol, queenslandgovernment, ragnarok, subsidies, thor, villageroadshow
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