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John Quiggin

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

National affairs John Quiggin 2 November 2020 In six short weeks, the world has comprehensively left Australia behind on climate
National affairs John Quiggin 19 October 2020 Ultra-low interest rates have fundamentally changed the arithmetic of renewable energy National affairs John Quiggin 6 October 2020 Australia’s coal enthusiasts pinned their hopes on Chinese purchases that are looking increasingly unlikely National affairs John Quiggin 30 September 2020 Unlike the proposed tax cuts, there’s a guaranteed way to stimulate the economy National affairs John Quiggin 3 September 2020 It’s time to let go of our twentieth-century view of economic activity
National affairs John Quiggin 24 August 2020 The technology company’s latest valuation shows how big internet-based companies are using a public network to wield monopoly power
National affairs John Quiggin 31 July 2020 Has the Coalition learnt the wrong lessons from Margaret Thatcher? National affairs John Quiggin 17 July 2020 John Maynard Keynes and the proponents of Modern Monetary Theory can agree on at least one thing National affairs John Quiggin 12 July 2020 State and federal strategies are ignoring where the jobs really are National affairs John Quiggin 18 June 2020 For less than the cost of the Coalition’s Stage 3 tax cuts, Australians can be paid adequately to look for work or participate in socially useful activities
National affairs John Quiggin 1 June 2020 Covid-19 has exposed deep flaws in the structure of Australia’s higher education system
National affairs John Quiggin 6 May 2020 Now the pandemic has shown “workplace reform” to be a dead end, let’s take JobSeeker and JobKeeper to their logical conclusion National affairs John Quiggin 20 April 2020 With the right policies, the IMF’s recovery can happen with less pain than forecast National affairs John Quiggin 9 April 2020 Does the government’s coronavirus modelling understate the effects of the lockdown? National affairs John Quiggin 27 March 2020 The pandemic shows up the weaknesses of nationalism
National affairs John Quiggin 19 February 2020 Opportunity cost still matters in deciding the best ways of tackling climate change, but the timeframe has shrunk dramatically
National affairs John Quiggin 10 February 2020 Which generation has the biggest stake in the absurdities of the generation game? National affairs John Quiggin 29 January 2020 With governments failing to act, divesting from carbon-based fuel investments is more important than ever National affairs John Quiggin 1 January 2020 Hundreds more deaths will result from the particulates created by Australia’s current crop of bushfires National affairs John Quiggin 16 December 2019 Generational divides don’t explain much, though attitudes to climate and culture seem to be exceptions
National affairs John Quiggin 2 December 2019 Despite the trade minister’s response, there’s nothing unusual about Emmanuel Macron’s demand for progress
National affairs John Quiggin 6 September 2019 Native title is the latest casualty of the company’s coalmining plans. But will the project really proceed? Essays & reportage John Quiggin 19 August 2019 Despite their lingering power, banks and financiers needn’t be untouchable National affairs John Quiggin 16 July 2019 With no further approvals needed, Adani’s Carmichael mine is all set to go. Or is it? International John Quiggin 25 June 2019 Facebook’s new currency harks back to an era when tech companies were still popular
National affairs John Quiggin 17 May 2019 Election 2019 | The two-party-preferred count is a relic of an era in which the major parties were overwhelmingly dominant
National affairs John Quiggin 6 May 2019 The government’s latest figures show there’s at least one wrong answer — and the same mistakes have been made before National affairs John Quiggin 2 April 2019 Once heavily reliant on coal-fired power, the British economy has taken the shift in its stride Essays & reportage John Quiggin 7 March 2019 Monopolies and oligopolies have come to dominate Western economies, and the case for breaking them up is strong National affairs John Quiggin 13 February 2019 Regardless of what happens next, the economic logic of the Rocky Hill decision will eventually prevail