Tag Archives: productivity

Interest Rates, Australia’s 3 Biggest Challenges, Global Fertility Crash, & the Tobin Tax Debate w/ John Humphreys, Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Gene Tunny

The RBA will occasionally make mistakes, but abolishing RBA independence, as some commentators have suggested after this week’s surprising cash rate decision, would be a bad idea. I defended central bank independence in my latest Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance live stream … Continue reading →

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Australia’s Productivity Problem: Can It Be Fixed? w/ John Humphreys, Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Gene Tunny

In our latest Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance (ATA) livestream, ATA Chief Economist John Humphreys and I dissect the causes behind Australia’s productivity slump (Figure 1), analysing recent GDP data and the impacts of labour market policies, regulatory constraints, the high cost … Continue reading →

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Foreign investment and productivity – my latest Economics Explored podcast episode

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Gene Tunny

The latest episode of my Economics Explored podcast is on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Productivity. In the episode, I speak with the authors of a recent study published in the Journal of International Business Studies: Foreign Influence, control, and indirect ownership: … Continue reading →

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Red tape and regulation – CIS On Liberty podcast

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Yesterday I spoke with Associate Professor Salvatore Babones from Sydney Uni on my forthcoming Centre for Independent Studies Policy Paper Rationalising Regulation. You can watch our conversation on YouTube via the player below. Thanks to those readers who I know … Continue reading →

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Seven Habits podcast discussion

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Gene Tunny

In the latest episode of my podcast, I discuss one of my all-time favourite books, Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, with regular podcast guest Tim Hughes. I focus on the relevance of the 7 Habits to economists. … Continue reading →

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Working from home during & after the pandemic with Alison Pennington – podcast interview

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Earlier this week I interviewed Alison Pennington, Senior Economist at the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute, about the opportunities and risks of working from home during this time of COVID-19. Alison has been getting a lot of … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Gene Tunny

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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Digital Minimalism calls for cost-benefit analysis of social media apps & digital tools

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Gene Tunny

On the 612 ABC Brisbane Drive program yesterday afternoon, host Steve Austin suggested to Education Minister Grace Grace that increasing use of laptops, tablets, and smartphones could be behind declining NAPLAN scores for writing over the last decade.  Steve noted … Continue reading →

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The 7 habits of highly effective economists – Part 1: Habits 1 to 3 for private victory

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Gene Tunny

I’ve recently become a huge fan of Tim Ferriss’s extraordinary podcast The Tim Ferriss Show. One of the questions Tim regularly asks his super-successful guests is: What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift, and why? … Continue reading →

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YIMBY, self-fulfilling prophecies, Cairns tourism & Qld GSP growth: Comments & questions on my outlook presentations

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Gene Tunny

I’ve had several interesting comments and questions regarding my economic outlook presentations last week. YIMBY – Yes in my backyard In my Brisbane Club presentation last Wednesday Qld: Hot or not? I commented on Brisbane City Council’s temporary planning instrument … Continue reading →

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