From Promoting Economic Pluralism
An Australian academic and economic adviser to Myanmar’s elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained after the military seized power last year, has testified in a military court …
Jailed Australian economist testifies in secretive Myanmar trial Read More
Steve Keen has just finished his attempt to move from academia to politics in the recent Australian election. Even though he wasn’t successful, he had a ringside seat to a …
A confluence of influence Read More
Today Australia lays to rest one of its greatest economists and, with him, a rich chapter of the nation’s economic history. Obituaries are usually about the rich, famous and powerful. Outside …
Geoff Harcourt was one of Australia’s greatest economists and a link back to Keynes’s circle Read More
New Zealand’s central bank has raised interest rates for the first time in seven years as it tries to rein in property prices and inflation. The Reserve Bank of New …
New Zealand raises interest rates for first time in seven years Read More
The duties of a central bank are ever expanding: Lender of last resort, financial regulator, macroeconomic manager… affordable housing agency? That’s the case now in New Zealand, where prime minister …
New Zealand’s central bank is being asked to tackle a housing crisis Read More
A post-Covid divergence in fortunes is leaving women in the trailing leg. Selvin Kwong reports. Jenny is one of many women who lost their jobs or had their hours reduced …
The K in recovery Read More
Watch their final presentation and discussion with our expert panel… View the presentation … and hear our expert panel’s reflections. … and read more about this great project and the …
Project Ruhani Read More
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern suggested that the country should consider moving to a four day work week in order to encourage domestic tourism as the country looks beyond …
Could The 4-Day Work Week Be the Way to Recover From Coronavirus? New Zealand Thinks So. Read More
A photography session for an old carpet? Or two piglets for a kayak? In Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu, people are attempting barters to combat the precarious economic conditions induced …
People in Pacific Island Nations try bartering during pandemic lockdown Read More
Low-income earners, small-business owners and part-time workers are more likely to lose income following a disaster. Middle and high-income earners, full-time workers and owners of larger businesses are far less …
Increased inequality following natural disasters exacerbated by recovery funding, study shows Read More