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John Quiggin

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

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 National affairs John Quiggin 15 January 2019 With the shadow boxing continuing, Labor seems likely to inherit the headache National affairs John Quiggin 30 November 2018 If this isn’t the latest in a series of false alarms, then Labor might finally be forced to disown the project Books & arts John Quiggin 27 September 2018 Review essay | Three new books challenge lazy thinking about job-stealing robots and infallible algorithms
International John Quiggin 29 June 2018 Amid more bad news from Washington come signs that attitudes are hardening against much of what the Trump presidency stands for
National affairs John Quiggin 22 February 2018 A failed experiment in market-led education needs to be buried once and for all National affairs John Quiggin 24 January 2018 The quicker the cryptocurrency reaches its true value the better National affairs John Quiggin 30 December 2017 Despite the US and Australian governments, attitudes and technology are driving change National affairs John Quiggin 31 October 2017 The need to lift multi-factor productivity has become an article of faith. But what if it doesn’t really exist?
Essays & reportage John Quiggin 5 September 2017 It makes no sense, but typecasting generations is more popular than ever
National affairs John Quiggin 4 August 2017 After a three-decade gap, George W. Bush initiated a new phase of nuclear reactor construction in 2002. Then economic reality got in the way Books & arts John Quiggin 7 July 2017 Books | A former Morgan Stanley executive does a great job of exposing the flaws in mainstream economics. But his solution has problems of its own International John Quiggin 9 June 2017 But can an organisation that has promoted a globalised world economy take on the massively powerful finance sector? National affairs John Quiggin 5 April 2017 It’s almost certainly too late for any leader to derail progress towards a decarbonised global economy
National affairs John Quiggin 27 February 2017 Critics of extended formal education misunderstand the demands of the modern workplace
Books & arts John Quiggin 30 January 2017 Books | Are we coming to the end of the relatively brief period in which salaried work dominated the economy? International John Quiggin 15 November 2016 Long-term Republican supporters again turned out to support the party’s candidate, and their inevitable disappointment will help open up the possibility of change National affairs John Quiggin 4 October 2016 Mistaken fears about an “ageing population” have stopped us from considering how best to respond to the prospect of longer, healthier lives International John Quiggin 26 June 2016 Without a coherent alternative to finance-driven economic policies, the tribalism represented by the Brexit vote will triumph, argues John Quiggin
National affairs John Quiggin 17 March 2016 Defence and economics mix in ways that aren’t considered by military strategists, writes John Quiggin
National affairs John Quiggin 17 December 2015 By making climate science one of its chief targets, the right set itself up for failure, writes John Quiggin National affairs John Quiggin 10 December 2015 Education is the sector that most urgently needs to be freed from the Abbott legacy, writes John Quiggin National affairs John Quiggin 11 November 2015 New Zealand’s economic performance only looks good if the past few years are taken completely out of context, writes John Quiggin National affairs John Quiggin 6 October 2015 Australia gained some last-minute concessions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, writes John Quiggin. But this is still the wrong way to manage our…
National affairs John Quiggin 2 August 2015 Negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement have run aground on Washington’s attempt to restrict rather than free up medicines, writes John Quiggin
International John Quiggin 23 June 2015 A series of trends has combined to radically change policies among the largest emitters, writes John Quiggin National affairs John Quiggin 15 March 2015 This secretive agreement is less about free trade than about protecting American interests, writes John Quiggin. But there’s a glimmer of a chance it won’t proceed International John Quiggin 20 December 2014 Depressing as the climate negotiations may look, progress is being made, writes John Quiggin National affairs John Quiggin 11 December 2014 Nuclear power might be worth considering as a reserve option, says John Quiggin, but experience overseas shows Australia’s carbon savings must be made elsewhere