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John Quiggin

John Quiggin is a Professor of Economics at the University of Queensland.

Working life John Quiggin 23 February 2024 Managers need to recognise that the best way to dissipate authority is to fail in its exercise
International John Quiggin 24 January 2024 “Keeping the sea lanes open” comes with rarely considered opportunity costs National affairs John Quiggin 22 December 2023 The cost of renewable energy is falling so steeply that even the toughest fossil fuel lobbies will eventually buckle Books & arts John Quiggin 30 October 2023 A sociologist offers a more sophisticated take on generational differences, but problems remain National affairs John Quiggin 4 September 2023 Fears about the impact of increasing longevity haven’t aged well
National affairs John Quiggin 15 May 2023 The Albanese government has quietly abandoned full employment
National affairs John Quiggin 20 April 2023 Labor’s electric vehicle strategy won’t quickly reverse Australia’s laggard status. But the news isn’t all bad National affairs John Quiggin 20 March 2023 The latest Productivity Commission report marks the end of an era National affairs John Quiggin 9 March 2023 Despite Russia’s war in Ukraine, and despite China’s investment in coal, the signs are encouraging Books & arts John Quiggin 8 December 2022 How the all-conquering movement contained the seeds of its own destruction
Books & arts John Quiggin 13 October 2022 Governments haven’t caught up with the fact that the economy has changed forever
National affairs John Quiggin 14 September 2022 Russia’s disastrous miscalculations in Ukraine show why an invasion of Taiwan would be a grave mistake National affairs John Quiggin 5 October 2021 A male-dominated political culture runs deep From the archive John Quiggin 21 September 2021 Are we creating a society Jane Austen might recognise? National affairs John Quiggin 7 September 2021 Should we really learn to live with Covid?
National affairs John Quiggin 26 August 2021 The road to reduced emissions is clear
National affairs John Quiggin 10 August 2021 Labor’s capitulation on tax policy may help them regain government, but what then? National affairs John Quiggin 29 July 2021 Decisions being made in Europe and the United States highlight the virus-control choices facing Australia National affairs John Quiggin 13 July 2021 Sydney’s outbreak highlights the need to make hard choices National affairs John Quiggin 30 June 2021 A class of government bonds with a long history would provide a low-cost way of funding public investment
National affairs John Quiggin 1 June 2021 Fears about a declining birthrate reflect a twentieth-century view of how the economy works
National affairs John Quiggin 18 May 2021 The economy has entered an era that demands new thinking International John Quiggin 21 April 2021 An alliance between an old president and a “young” party is yielding policies that Bill Clinton and Barack Obama wouldn’t have contemplated National affairs John Quiggin 6 April 2021 The former chief scientist shows the Coalition how it can shift on climate National affairs John Quiggin 23 March 2021 Why haven’t we learned more from the West’s golden age, the long postwar boom?
International John Quiggin 8 March 2021 Public support for much greater government spending has grown in the United States, and the economic risks can be managed
National affairs John Quiggin 22 February 2021 Power failures in the United States highlight system problems half a world away National affairs John Quiggin 14 December 2020 On climate change, the world is moving on around us National affairs John Quiggin 30 November 2020 Labor won’t win elections by targeting some groups at the expense of others National affairs John Quiggin 16 November 2020 And that creates an opportunity for Labor