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Building a fiscally capable state won’t bring benefits in the short term but can build taxpayers confidence.
The treasurer says 2018 was a year of two halves, but there were signs of a downturn well before mid year.
The Conversation has assembled a forecasting team of 19 academic economists from 12 universities across six states. Together, they assign a 25% probability to a recession within two years.
The government collects reams of economic data that are vital to the functioning of companies, policymakers and even families.
I wanted to connect the happiness research I’d been doing over the years with what was happening, or indeed not happening, in the world.
Most researchers use the UN’s Human Development Index to measure each country’s progress, but that system has flaws. A new, simplified index aims to do it better.
Lifting the standards of rural and remote students to the those of urban students could boost the economy by 3.3%
Can happiness really be mapped?
Wednesday’s national accounts were good, perhaps as good as they’ll get.
Economists, politicians and the media watch GDP closely. But it isn’t the best way to measure the health of the US economy.
US quarterly GDP is at its highest point since 2014, but it’s unlikely to last for a number of reasons.
The methods used to measure gross domestic product are being criticised for excluding the unpaid work done by women.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has to show that he’s a decisive leader who can take unpopular decisions.
The construction sector works on a bit of a time lag. So there are a bunch of projects underway that were premised on the loose credit of recent years.
Earth has limited resources, so we can’t keep using them up. We need to look post-growth.
GDP has many flaws. We need a better way to measure economic progress.
Despite the technological advances that humanity has known for millennia, the standard of living did not begin to rise until around 1800.
South Africa will be well advised to start preparing itself for an International Monetary Fund programme as the country faces a deepening economic crisis.
Academics deliver their verdict on Philip Hammond.
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