Monthly Archives: July 2013

Economic theory for thrillseekers

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Don Arthur

There are always more books to read than time to read them. But Paul Frijters’ and Gigi Foster’s An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks is on my shortlist. Foster’s preface is personal and captivating: A longer-term cost … Continue reading →

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Universities as Royal Courts

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Paul Frijters

The journal ‘Agenda’, the policy journal of the College of Business and Economics at The Australian National University just released a piece of mine called ‘Universities as Royal Courts’. One can download it free of charge (just click on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, History, Humour, Political theory, Society | 4 Comments

Executive pay of Australia’s top 200 companies against total shareholder return

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Nicholas Gruen
Posted in Economics and public policy | 9 Comments

Infrastructure: No longer a no-brainer

Posted on July 30, 2013 by David Walker

One of the popular economic memes of the 2000s has been that Australian needs more infrastructure. It has filled out many a think-tank report. In the form of the National Broadband Network, it helped Labor win government in 2007. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and public policy, Interesting Graphs | 9 Comments

More than a good bloke

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Ingolf Eide

Don’t worry, I’m not after a date or anything. I won’t be stalking you round the hills of New England. It’s more the sort of crush I had on James Stewart after I saw The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, … Continue reading →

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Gillard pre and post

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Ingolf Eide

Like many, I was puzzled by the transformation in Gillard’s public persona post-2010. The warmth, humour and sparkle she’d often displayed in parliament and elsewhere vanished. What remained was wooden, distant, usually dull and often irritating. Judith Brett recently made … Continue reading →

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French fries don’t make people fat, says Frijters

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Don Arthur

For decades the gun lobby has told us that guns don’t kill people. If only people would stop pointing them at themselves and each other, guns would be completely harmless. It’s not the availability of guns that’s the problem, they … Continue reading →

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