Jeffrey Sheen – The Conversation

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe (right) says he needs government help to boost the economy. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is yet to provide it. Dan Himbrechts/AAP

November 3, 2019

We asked 13 economists how to fix things. All back the RBA governor over the treasurer

Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Every one of the 13 economists surveyed by The Conversation thinks more stimulus is needed. None think it should all come from the Reserve Bank. Most think the budget surplus can wait.

Reserve bank governor Glenn Stevens said the bank today cut the cash rate to 2.5%, a record low. AAP Image/Paul Miller

August 6, 2013

Central bank cuts rates to record low 2.5%: the experts respond

James Morley, UNSW ; Jakob Madsen, Monash University, and Jeffrey Sheen, Macquarie University

The Reserve Bank of Australia today lowered the cash rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 2.5%, saying that while inflation had been on target, the domestic economy had been growing below trend…

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