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National affairs Michael Gilding 17 August 2011 Michael Gilding reviews Paul Cleary’s analysis of the Australian mining industry
National affairs Geoffrey Barker 8 August 2011 Talk of an honourable compromise cannot hide an abject failure of economic, social and political vision, writes Geoffrey Barker Essays & reportage Michael Jacobs 24 June 2011 Mainstream economics is beginning to recognise the opportunities alongside the climate threat, writes Michael Jacobs National affairs Andrew Leigh 13 May 2011 Andrew Leigh looks at evidence of growing inequality in OECD countries National affairs Brian Toohey 6 April 2011 The prime minister is losing sight of why governments reform, writes Brian Toohey
Books & arts Geoffrey Barker 6 April 2011 Despite the dominance of mainstream economics, important national differences prevail within the profession, writes Geoffrey Barker
National affairs Fergus Green 25 February 2011 Australian climate policy lacks a guiding philosophy National affairs Norman Abjorensen 2 December 2010 Forty-one years after the declaration of the principle of equal pay, we’re still not there, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Nicholas Gruen 23 November 2010 Public–private partnerships have turned out to be an expensive way of plugging infrastructure gaps, writes Nicholas Gruen. The evidence shows that governments need… National affairs John Quiggin 22 November 2010 The agreement delivered few, if any, of the benefits promised by its advocates, writes John Quiggin, but its adverse consequences have also been more limited than many…
Essays & reportage Glenn Nicholls 20 November 2010 A return trip to East Germany’s Lusatia region, twenty years on, reveals an extraordinary transition away from coal mining and heavy industry, writes Glenn Nicholls
National affairs Jock Given 18 November 2010 Officials from Australia and eight other Pacific countries meet in Auckland on 6 December to begin their fourth round of negotiations for a trans-Pacific free-trade agreement.… Mike Veseth 8 November 2010 The Australian wine industry is caught in a perfect storm, writes The Wine Economist, Mike Veseth, in Tacoma, Washington National affairs Milind Sathye 28 October 2010 Joe Hockey is right – the banks are doing very well indeed. But reducing their power isn’t simple, writes Milind Sathye International Geoffrey Barker 13 October 2010 Nicolas Sarkozy’s currency reform push will test the skills of the erratic French leader, writes Geoffrey Barker
National affairs John Daley & Tristan Edis 23 September 2010 Although a price on carbon will mean real changes to parts of the Australian economy, write John Daley and Tristan Edis, its impact on most industries will be small
National affairs Mark Thirwell 9 September 2010 How will the world economy look in 2025? Mark Thirlwell looks at the consensus view – and the possibility of a few surprises Lesley Russell 20 July 2010 Barack Obama’s policies are starting to fall into place. So why is his approval rating so low? National affairs Ross Buckley 22 June 2010 The Australian government should swing its support behind the growing international campaign for a banking levy, writes Ross Buckley, and then it should join the push for… International Klaus Neumann 14 May 2010 Germans aren’t really opposed to the Greek bail-out, they’re just nostalgic for a half-imagined past, writes Klaus Neumann
Giannis Efthymiou 14 May 2010 The deaths in Athens last week raise profound questions about the state of Greece, writes Giannis Efthymiou, who was among the protesters on 5 May
National affairs Brian Toohey 6 May 2010 Funds from the planned super-profits tax on mining could have been used much more productively, argues Brian Toohey, and key Henry report recommendations deserved early… National affairs Anthony Sibillin 31 March 2010 Rationalising federal–state relations could make governments less not more accountable, argues Anthony Sibillin National affairs Rodney Tiffen 26 March 2010 Most coverage of the home insulation controversy ignored history and avoided simple mathematics, writes Rodney Tiffen National affairs Ross Buckley 26 March 2010 Pressure is growing for a small but potentially very effective global financial transactions tax. But where is Australia in the debate, asks Ross Buckley
Essays & reportage Kelvin Rowley 16 March 2010 Kelvin Rowley profiles the leading figure in postwar economics, Paul Samuelson
National affairs Brian Toohey 2 March 2010 It’s not so much the size of government spending that counts – it’s the quality, writes Brian Toohey Books & arts Judith Brett 18 February 2010 Fintan O’Toole’s gripping account of the fall of the Celtic Tiger National affairs John Langmore 6 January 2010 International support is growing for a low but effective tax on financial transactions. John Langmore looks at an idea whose time has come Essays & reportage Rodney Tiffen & Ross Gittins 10 December 2009 Some good, some bad: the Howard government’s economic record compared with the performance of other Western countries