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An expert in public policy asks if it will ever be possible for political parties in Europe to be honest about the limits of growth – and still get elected.
A new study finds that immigrants contribute about $2.2 trillion annually to the US economy, and that might be an undercount.
The US economy is cooling, yet inflation remains elevated, a combo that suggests stagflation might be right around the corner.
In these troubled economic times, skills and technology are key to lifting the UK out of the productivity doldrums.
On two fronts now Morrison, who likes to be in control, is at the mercy of events he can’t control: the drought, and the IMF’s downgrading of Australia’s growth outlook.
If the country is to survive its current crisis, government will need to undertake two difficult tasks simultaneously.
The new RBA monetary statement is just like the old one.
The amount of Australians in mortgage stress is the reason why wages growth and the labour market are such a problem - and a big reason for the RBA not to raise rates any time soon.
It was going pretty well until 2017 began.
Even supposedly “green” technologies such as renewable energy require materials, land and solar exposure and cannot grow indefinitely on this planet.
Recent history shows us why we should take the latest healthy forecasts with a pinch of salt.
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.
Ridiculed and ignored in 2016, what can the ‘dismal science’ offer us now?
That “big government” hurts growth has become received wisdom, leading many countries to austerity policies. New research shows it is a lot more complicated than that.
Athens can celebrate two consecutive quarters of growth. Berlin must stomach some weakness. Everyone should remember cheap money isn’t free money.
Trade Minister Steven Ciobo told Q&A viewers that Australia has had 25 years of continuous economic growth, and is the only country in the world with a period of growth that long. Is that true?
Stock markets have been falling all year on concern the world risks slipping into a recession, which begs the question: how would we know if we were in one?
The history of middle incomes countries shows China’s “miracle growth” probably won’t continue.
Technically, Australia isn’t in recession; but data shows we are effectively in a situation of negative growth.
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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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Professor of Applied Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Founding Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey
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Professor of AI and Public Policy, University of Salford
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Professor of Economics, Monash University
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Professor of Economics, City St George's, University of London
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Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering, Adelaide University
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Professor of Finance, University of Liverpool
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