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Tag Archives: imf
On Adam Smith and Margaret Thatcher with Dr Eamonn Butler – latest podcast episode
First, I should say that Gillian Anderson nailed Margaret Thatcher’s voice and mannerisms in season 4 of the Crown, but she had to work with some pretty dreadful scripts at times. Thatcher was cast as the villain responsible for high … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged adamsmith, adamsmithinstitute, britain, imf, london, minimumwage, neoliberalism, netflix, pricecontrols, stateintervention, thatcher, thecrown, uk
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A Fiscal Vaccine for COVID-19 with Tony Makin – new podcast episode
In my latest podcast episode, I speak with Professor Tony Makin of Griffith University about his new CIS Policy Paper A Fiscal Vaccine for COVID-19. In Tony’s words: “the paper considers the resurgence of crude Keynesianism before highlighting risks of … Continue reading
Posted in Budget
Tagged crowdingout, debt, deficit, economy, employment, fiscalpolicy, funds, government, imf, infrastructure, interest rate, keynes, keynesian, keynesianism, money, spending, stimulus, treasury
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ACE2015 careers session on a day in the life of a professional economist
The 2015 Australian Conference of Economists (ACE2015) has commenced in Brisbane at QUT’s Gardens Point campus. Yesterday I participated as a panelist in a session at the PhD Colloquium on a day in the life of a professional economist, along … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged accc, ace2015, careers, economics, economists, imf, pc, rba, treasury, un, worldbank
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Curtis Island LNG projects more-or-less doubled heavy construction activity in peak period
About the great American mountain-man Jim Bridger, Johnny Horton sang “That he was making history never once occurred to him.” I wonder if the men and women who have worked on the Curtis Island LNG plants have realised that they … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Macroeconomy, Mining
Tagged abs, bechtel, buildingapprovals, construction, curtisisland, eurozone, greece, imf, lng, qld, queensland
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Greater uncertainty over 2013-14 economic outlook
The last 24 hours have seen the release of a sobering NAB report on its monthly business survey (Business conditions collapse in June, retail worst hit, says NAB) and the latest IMF World Economic Outlook, which has slightly downgraded China’s … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged australia, china, consumption, economicoutlook, imf, japan, nab, qld, queensland, retailtrade, stateaccounts, weo
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