While the RBA might not be able to influence the current cash rate, it can still influence longer-term rates by offering guidance about its future policy decisions.
- Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, and Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
New research shows uncertainty isn’t the cause of slow economic growth. But that could change if the government isn’t clearer about policies.
Economists have determined a new way to measure economic policy uncertainty, but there’s a gap between uncertainty and economic downturns - why?
The Reserve Bank of Australia has created a new index for uncertainty in the Australian economy based on news, financial indicators and economic variables.
Too often the government’s economic plans have relied on overly optimistic expectations of future growth.
Any backflip on the Federal Budget’s highly optimistic growth forecasts will have tangible impacts on confidence and in turn, the economy.
G20 leaders have put growth and employment at the centre of the global agenda. To spur collective growth by more than 2% over five years, member countries have agreed to implement a package of structural…
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