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Surviving COVID-19: how much is a human life 'worth'?
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Planning for the management of health during the coronavirus requires more than solely a death toll.Measuring the costs ... Read more
2 Apr 2020
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Where's my pay rise? The economics of wages
Where's my pay rise? The economics of wages
Why is wage growth low and why is Australia's wage setting system so unusual? The Economists examine the wage and workin... Read more
16 May 2019
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The economics of gender and the invisible work force
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It's not about the debt, it's the way that you pay it: economic survival in the age of coronavirus
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Small business is just one of the victims of COVID-19. What if there is a way to hold off debt repayment until there is ... Read more
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As the coronavirus marches on, can wartime measures save us from a depression?
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While the world responds to the health risks of COV19, no amount of hand sanitiser can protect the economy from what is ... Read more
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Finding the right incentives to navigate COVID-19
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Pandemics require individuals to contribute to the greater good.Behavioural economist, Stephen Whyte says that it is pos... Read more
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Competition in the free market is best for everyone. Except when it's not.In the time of COVID-19, it most definitely is... Read more
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Why young people will struggle the most in the COVID-19 recovery
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Dissecting the GDP 'sausage'- what do financial growth numbers actually mean?
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If you think the numbers that make up the GDP are slippery, you are right.Terry Rawnsley wades through the jargon to hel... Read more
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How coronavirus is damaging the dollar and the 'wage theft' hot potato
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