If the stars align, consumers will benefit from increased economic activity in the short term. And if they don’t, then the economic recovery will have consumers saving more in uncertain times.
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The Law and Justice party are making a grab for the Polish capital, by making it massive, but ultimately residents may pay the price.
Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday will acknowledge that despite long-sustained economic growth, in many parts of Australia ‘times are not so good’.
When we don’t factor in the environment in our economic decision making, we aren’t getting an acurate picture of what’s happening. Australia needs to adopt more environmental economics.
Ahead of next week's mid-year economic and fiscal outlook, the government has been hit with the sobering news that real GDP shrunk in the September quarter.
Financial crises and soaring inequality fueled the populist backlashes that threaten neoliberalism’s core principles of free markets and free people. The world needs a new narrative to counteract it.
The government has agreed to report some budget numbers on a per capita basis. But there’s a lot more to do in how we talk about numbers.
Business Briefing: Former chief World Bank economist on inequality and doing away with big money
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A former chief economist to the World Bank and economic adviser to the Indian government says doing away with big currency notes is a noble idea but an ineffective tool.
The creation of a UN special rapporteurship on the right to development should help develop practical solutions on how the right could be realised.
South Africa has made some progress in fixing problems identified by ratings agencies. But there are a number of outstanding issues that might mean the country is given ‘junk’ status.
Athens can celebrate two consecutive quarters of growth. Berlin must stomach some weakness. Everyone should remember cheap money isn’t free money.
Trump has promised to abolish Obama’s Clean Power Plan and back out of the Paris climate accord. But business could become a key firewall that won’t let Obama’s sustainability legacy die.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s new climate documentary is an urgent call for the promised green tech revolution. But it shows too much faith in politicians and corporations to change their ways.
Economists have determined a new way to measure economic policy uncertainty, but there’s a gap between uncertainty and economic downturns - why?
The IMF has lowered its forecasts for the US, UK and other advanced economies, even if post-Brexit negotiations go smoothly.
Here’s how cultural practices are playing a role in many countries in incentivizing parents to educate their girls.
New research shows how women are held back when it comes to starting and growing their own businesses.
Boosting growth could be as simple as getting more women into the workforce.
The second half of the 20th century saw explosive economic growth and also a huge increase in universities – new research shows the two are related.
A new documentary examines indigenous activism in Peru – calling attention to the dark side of the country’s economic boom.
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Professor of Applied Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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