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Why trust science podcast discussion

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Gene Tunny

I expect the Queensland Government will find it very hard to resist the pressure to end border restrictions once we reach the 80% vaccination target, but the report in The Australian today reminds us that even that isn’t guaranteed: Jab … Continue reading →

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Economic development with Griffith’s Dr Andreas Chai – latest Economics Explained episode

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Gene Tunny

One of the traditions of the Queensland branch of the Economic Society of Australia (ESA) is an end-of-year seminar on each year’s Nobel Prize in Economics winners. Given our location, it’s a bit hard to get the actual prize winners … Continue reading →

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Sunstein’s Cost-Benefit Revolution is recommended reading

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Gene Tunny

While economists often lament that governments don’t use cost-benefit analysis enough, Harvard Law Professor and former US regulatory czar Cass Sunstein offers a much more optimistic perspective in his excellent 2018 book The Cost-Benefit Revolution, which I’ve only just got … Continue reading →

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