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Category Archives: Economics and public policy
Figuring out the strange new rules of resource constraint
Just a decade ago, Australian labour was easy to find and infrastructure projects were often no-brainers. Now our economic times seem to have changed – and policymakers may need to adjust to a new set of rules. The world is … Continue reading
Democracy: doing it for ourselves
Above is the video of a presentation I made at NESTA in London on 15th November with discussants Claire Mellior and Martin Wolf. I reproduce (AI generated) timestamps in the shownotes of the video below. 00:00 – Introduction and Overview … Continue reading
Wellbeing: can we escape the iron law of business-as-usual?
I really enjoyed this week’s uncomfortable collision with reality with colleague Gene Tunny. We covered a lot of ground talking about the use and abuse of the wellbeing agenda. Where does it come from? Why is it taking off as … Continue reading
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How did the Chilean left crash their referendum?
I’ve been looking for an explainer of what’s been going on in Chile and, thanks to Brad Delong for pointing it out. Of particular interest was the way a government won 55 percent of the vote and then held a … Continue reading
AI: is it coming for us? (No) Is it a big deal (Yes)
I’ve started posting things here that I’m drafting for my weekend newsletter — which you can subscribe to here — so here’s another tidbit. This is an excellent podcast featuring an ‘industry expert’ and then someone who’s introduced as an … Continue reading
Confessions of an econocrat-watcher: Ross Gittins
Here is Ross Gittin’s talk to ACT Economic Society Annual Dinner, Canberra, given on Thursday 3, 2022 I’m very pleased to be invited to talk to you tonight, the biggest and best of the Economic Society’s branches. I should warn … Continue reading
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The David Solomon Lecture: Government 2.0 a couple of years on . . .
Finding a formatting mess when I looked this up on Troppo, I’ve reposted it here for the record. I’m a bit embarrassed by my wooden speaking style. Here’s the David Solomon Lecture I’ll be giving at the Brisbane Museum of … Continue reading