It's The Economists, Stupid
When asked who was responsible for the GFC at a recent Sydney Writers’ Festival session,…More
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The Real Problem With Europe's Economy
If you listened to Wall Street and most of the commentators in the Australian media,…More
Can Finance Writers Find Europe On A Map?
The premier catechism of economists and the faceless financial markets is that governments should live…More
Do We Really Want To Be A Financial Services Hub?
The mining giants have been hogging the current affairs spotlight recently but as Evan Jones…More
Welcome To The Age Of Financialisation
Much attention has been recently devoted to a class action in the offing against banks…More
How Does Our Economy Compare?
David Wessel’s book In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke’s War on the Great Panic is…More
Digging Up The Figures On Mining Profits
As the mining tax debate grinds on, we’re learning a few things about the way…More
Is That It For Neoliberalism?
The recent release of Robert Manne and David McKnight’s edited volume, Goodbye To All That?:…More
Angry Mining Execs Are Not The Real Story
It’s been a busy week in finance as markets swoon over fears of Greek default,…More
We Don't Need More Houses
On 23 April, University of Western Sydney Professor Steve Keen finished his walk to Mt…More