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Tag Archives: fiscalstimulus
Fiscal Stimulus with Fabrizio Carmignani – my latest Economics Explored podcast episode
Fiscal stimulus is very topical worldwide, with the new US President Joe Biden proposing a US$1.9 trillion COVID relief and stimulus package. And, in Australia, there is a debate occurring over how to support the tourism sector once JobKeeper finishes … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Macroeconomy
Tagged australia, cashhandouts, debt, debttogdp, deficits, fiscalpolicy, fiscalstimulus, inflation, jobkeeper, macroeconomicpolicy, macroeconomics, mmt, modernmonetarytheory, multiplier, ruddmoney, stimulus, surpluses, usa
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Qld Gov’t public service bonus demonstrates ongoing relevance of Beautiful One Day, Broke the Next
The Queensland Government’s $1,250 bonus for public servants, estimated to cost $250 million in total, is being poorly received outside of the public service. Many people consider that public servants are already well remunerated and that the state government still … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged budget, debt, fiscalstimulus, publicservice, qld, queensland
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Government right to rule out fiscal stimulus
The ½ percent GDP contraction in September quarter that the ABS published last week has raised a lot of questions about the current state of the economy, and whether the Government should do more in terms of economic reform or … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, capex, fiscalpolicy, fiscalstimulus, gdp, gsp, mundellfleming, nationalaccounts, qld, queensland, treasury
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