Apart from our regular team of experts, we frequently publish commentary from guest contributors who are authorities in their field.
If former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is right, then the unmistakable implication is that the RBA should probably cut rates – perhaps twice – later this year, writes… Richard Holden, UNSW This week: the US Fed makes another interest rate hike, but Australian conditions suggest we may need to cut. Lats week the US…
New research shows uncertainty isn’t the cause of slow economic growth – But that could change if the government isn’t clearer about policies, writes… Efrem Castelnuovo, University of Melbourne Uncertainty is widely recognised as a potential drag on economic growth. Workers who become more uncertain about their future wages reduce spending, for example, and business…
In an Oliver’s Insight, Dr. Shane Oliver, chief economist of AMP Capital discusses the state of Australia’s economy. Despite numerous forecasts for an “unavoidable” recession following the end of the mining boom early this decade, the Australian economy has continued to defy the doomsters and keep growing. However, recently it seems to have hit a bit of…
There are some sage lessons from Canada on what happens when an educated young workforce can’t find work, writes… Usman W. Chohan, UNSW Australia There is a looming fear among young people in the Australian labour market that they will not find jobs commensurate with their educational levels because they are “overqualified”. The economics suggests…
Justifying Sydney’s ranking as a liveable city requires greater recognition of the inequality of Sydneysiders’ access to jobs, wealth, transport and housing, writes… Roberta Ryan, University of Technology Sydney and Yvette Selim, University of Technology Sydney Sydney is frequently placed in the top ten of global “liveability” rankings. But despite the growing popularity of the…
As a part of human interaction, emails are as nuanced and complex as the social world we find them, and it is unlikely that we can rely on a checklist of quick-fix rules, writes… Ken Tann, The University of Queensland The Conversation, CC BY-SA Emails are ubiquitous in a modern, globalised workforce. However, a well-crafted…
Treasurer Scott Morrison says Australia will “grow into growth” – Global economic conditions suggest otherwise, writes… Richard Holden, UNSW This week: Australia’s economic growth is unsurprisingly paltry, the RBA leaves the cash rate on hold, and Australians continue to eat away at their savings. Trading Economics The two major pieces of economic news in Australia…
We shouldn’t be in the business of awarding ourselves prizes to which we’re not entitled, writes… Saul Eslake, University of Tasmania With the release of the March quarter national accounts, there have been reports the Australian economy could break the Netherlands’ “world record” for continuous growth. But there are three problems with this assertion. It’s…
When the cash rate increases, lending rates shoot up like rockets, but when the opposite occurs they go down like feathers, writes… Abbas Valadkhani, Swinburne University of Technology When Australia’s central bank moves interest rates as part of its monetary policy, it’s not just politicians who stand to lose if banks don’t follow suit. Retail…
Only 18% of Sydneysiders think foreign investors should be able to buy property – They simply don’t accept arguments that this investment improves housing affordability by increasing supply, writes… Dallas Rogers, University of Sydney; Alexandra Wong, Western Sydney University, and Jacqueline Nelson, University of Technology Sydney Sydneysiders are concerned that foreign investors, and particularly Chinese…
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