Publications

Hassan Gholipour and colleagues write in The Conversation (22.11.16) about new research which finds that higher property prices are associated with higher household income and spending inequality.

Greg Jericho writes in The Guardian (22.11.16) that the latest figures on economic growth in individual states show wildly different drivers across the nation: ‘The GDP figures

Policy Online carries a link (24.10.16) to a McKell Institute research report which details ‘how to protect Australia’s position as a top investment destination for biotechnology,

John Freebairn writes in The Conversation (31.10.16) about how the petroleum resource rent tax must be reformed by the federal government to generate any significant revenue.

Frank Stilwell writes in The Conversation (26.10.16) about the latest musings from leading French economist, Thomas Piketty, pointing out that while some people may think wealth

Jorge Branco reports in the Brisbane Times (24.10.16) on the release of the latest CommSec ‘State of the States’ report, which again highlights the Queensland economy

The ABC’s Chris O’Brien reports (17.10.16) on a series of independent analyses of the Queensland economy released in the last week, summarising the key findings and

Policy Online carries a link (13.10.16) to a blog post by Tom Conley which suggests that there are inherent vulnerabilities in the Australian financial system. ‘The financialisation

Policy Online carries a link (16.10.16) to an Australian Council of Social Service report which highlights that nearly three million people were living in poverty in Australia in

Felicity Caldwell reports in the Brisbane Times (5.10.16) on analysis from Deloitte Access Economics of the Queensland economy and its possible future directions, in advance of

Mike Steketee writes in Inside Story (4.10.16) about the interest shown by some governments in Australia for implementing ‘social impact bonds’, a means of outsourcing public

Policy Online carries a link (29.9.16) to an Australia Institute report highlighting the jobs decline in many parts of regional Queensland in recent years, despite the