What’s wrong with macro-economics?
There's been a lot written about this subject lately, but this two pager (pdf) from Paul Ormerod seems pretty good to me.
Adam Smith and Jane Austen the Podcast
Alex Sloan at ABC Canberra and I have a chat on air about fortnightly usually corresponding to one of my columns. We had a chat...
How resilient is the Australian Economy
In 2008 a group of people and organisations coming together under the name of Australia 21 invited both John Quiggin and me to discussions in Sydney...
Gravely ill
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Steven Hawking"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignright" width="246" caption="Richard Pratt"][/caption] If 'gravely ill' is a euphamism for 'dying' spare a thought for the...
Jobs at Troppo – well Lateral Economics
Well it was a great success - last time I mentioned that I was after a research assistant I got about twelve applications in the...
Asylum seekers and policy dilemma
Occasional visitor "Edward Carson" wrote a somewhat cynical comment on my previous post about asylum seekers: Does this mean that if they fill out the appropriate...