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Tag Archives: tradinghours
Guest post from Rod Bogaards: Trading hours’ report fails to make the case for continued regulation in Qld
I am delighted to publish this guest post from my fellow economist Rod Bogaards, currently a consultant to the World Bank, on the recent Queensland trading hours review by John Mickel. GT Trading hours’ report fails to make the case … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged consumerchoice, qld, qldgovernment, queensland, retailtrade, tradinghours
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Upcoming ESA Qld event: How economics improved the world in 2016
2016 has not been a good year for economics. Brexit and the US Presidential election result both implied a rejection of free trade and free markets by large numbers of people in the UK and US. Economists have learned that … Continue reading
Posted in qut, Retail trade, Uncategorized
Tagged brexit, economics, economist, esaqld, freemarkets, freetrade, hayek, qld, retailtrade, tradinghours, uk, us
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Qld unemployment rate trends up and jobs trend down
The April 2016 ABS jobs data confirm the view I have expressed for a while now that the Queensland economy is under-performing (see charts below and Treasury’s brief). While in South-East Queensland conditions appear reasonable, the regions are struggling with … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, jobs, labourforce, payrolltax, qld, qldtreasury, queensland, tradinghours, uber
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After Jobs Growth Summit, business groups need to lobby hard for better policies
At today’s Queensland Jobs Growth Summit at Parliament House in Brisbane, I did my best to argue for good economic policy. After Deputy Premier Jackie Trad’s speech, I asked her whether the Government would consider fast-tracking the review of taxi … Continue reading
Posted in IR, Labour market, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged employment, jobs, qld, queensland, tradinghours, uber
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Tuesday’s Jobs Growth Summit a great opportunity to push for better economic policies
On Tuesday, I will be attending the Queensland Jobs Growth Summit at Parliament House, which is being hosted by UQ’s School of Economics (my occasional employer) and the Australia Institute. My business Adept Economics is one of several Summit sponsors. … Continue reading
Posted in IR, Labour market, Macroeconomy, Queensland Government, Uncategorized
Tagged australiainstitute, brisbane, cciq, employment, jobs, mining, qld, queensland, services, tai, tourism, townsville, tradinghours, uber, uq
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Long-run benefits of privatisation are undeniable
Last Friday, in an opinion piece in the Courier-Mail (see image above) that was consistent with its current “Go Queensland” campaign, I re-entered the debate on privatisation: Privatisation, legalising Uber and deregulating trading hours are first steps towards boosting the … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Infrastructure, Productivity, Queensland Government, Uncategorized
Tagged efficiency, privatisation, productivity, qld, queensland, tradinghours, uber
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Qld small businesses not as optimistic as those in NSW and Victoria
Queensland’s lacklustre economy is reflected in our small and medium businesses remaining less optimistic than those nationwide, particularly in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT, according to the latest Sensis survey of small and medium businesses, those businesses with fewer … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged businessconfidence, qld, queensland, sensis, smallbusiness, tradinghours, uber
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