Getting rid of fossil fuels is really hard – and we’re not making much progress Martin Brueckner, Charles Roche and Tauel Harper If miners, the…
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The heart of mainstream economics
—The heart of mainstream economics Jim Byrne You need assumptions to build useful economic models – but those assumptions should not influence the results. I…
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—From public good to corporate enterprise: The financialisation of universities- (Part I) John H Howard In recent months, Australian universities have been increasingly scrutinized over…
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—Failures in privatised care starkly illustrate the inevitable failure of neoliberalism Geoff Davies The failures of privatised child care and aged care have starkly illustrated…
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—Key policies for the energy transition Mark Diesendorf The federal government has released its 2035 greenhouse gas emissions target. However, more important than the target…
The post Key policies for the energy transition first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.When ‘sustainable’ fashion backfires on the environment
—When ‘sustainable’ fashion backfires on the environment Erez Yerushalmi and Krishnendu Saha The circular economy – the idea of “reduce, reuse and recycle” – has…
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—Are business schools priming students for a world that no longer exists? Carla Liuzzo and Mimi Tsai Endless economic expansion isn’t sustainable. Scientists are telling…
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—The Road Not Taken Lars Syll Had the whole discipline catastrophically misunderstood Keynes’ deeply revolutionary ideas? We heterodox economists, who have chosen the road less…
The post The Road Not Taken first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.Fifty years of political economics at Sydney University – what has it meant for us?
—Fifty years of political economics at Sydney University – what has it meant for us? Evan Jones Earlier this year The Journal of Australian Political…
The post Fifty years of political economics at Sydney University – what has it meant for us? first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.The hidden cost of rate hikes
—The hidden cost of rate hikes Darren Quinn When the Reserve Bank of Australia raises interest rates, it’s presented as a necessary, technical adjustment to…
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—Financial markets cannot punish a sovereign government. Here’s why Steven Hail, Stephanie Kelton and Darren Quinn What the UK Mini-Budget Really Proved “You’ve got to…
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—Open Letter to Ministers of Finance, Central Bank Governors, Governors and Alternate Governors of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, and Leaders of…
The post Open Letter to Ministers of Finance, …. first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.Letter from: Dr Ted Trainer (NSW) On money and banking
—On money and banking Ted Trainer Much of the last ERA Review was on money and the banking system, but I do not think that…
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—The Economist’s latest piece on tipping points is a wake-up call for policymakers and CFOs Scott Kelly The article in The Economist – “Earth’s climate…
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—Modern Monetary Theory and taxation Gregory John Olsen (ERA FB Discussion Group) The Federal Treasurer’s Economic Reform Round Table has missed the most important fact…
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—What makes Modern Monetary Theory different? Jim Byrne It is the methodological approach that makes Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) different. It is this approach that…
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—Ultra-fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France – Could Australia follow suit? Rowena Maguire For centuries, clothes were hard to produce and expensive.…
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—The physical hazards of nuclear energy Mark Diesendorf The debate about the economics of nuclear energy versus renewable energy has distracted politicians, the media and…
DeLong steps in it The efficient market hypothesis
—DeLong steps in it The efficient market hypothesis Peter Radford This is a second stab at a question that vexes me … I have been…
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—China’s greening steel industry signals an economic reality check for Australia Christoph Nedopil Australia has flourished as an export powerhouse for decades. Much of this…
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—Things we should own together Artificial Intelligence John Alt If we project the logical trajectory of artificial intelligence (AI) it seems to be unavoidable that…
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—Why it’s important that young unemployed Australians get a good job instead of just ‘any’ job Brendan Churchill We often hear young people need to…
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—Slashing support: How the NDIS is leaving the most vulnerable behind James Rosier As funding cuts take hold, the NDIS is drifting further from its…
The post Slashing support: How the NDIS is leaving the most vulnerable behind first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.Further thoughts on John Alt’s article
—Further thoughts on John Alt’s article Editor It might be helpful to recognise that Premise #2 is a good basis for describing the financial operations…
What Quantitative Easing is and the “purpose” behind it
—What Quantitative Easing is and the “purpose” behind it Ellis Winningham Quantitative Easing (QE) is nothing more than an asset swap for reserve* liquidity. Orthodoxy,…
The Return of Full Employment – part 2
—The Return of Full Employment – part 2 Steven Hail It seems absurd to manage the economy on the basis that it is essential to…
Understatement of unemployment
—Understatement of unemployment John Haly In Australia, the media and government utilise Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) unemployment statistics. These indicate that the jobless rate…
Rethinking public debt
—Rethinking public debt Lars Syll Few issues in politics and economics are nowadays more discussed — and less understood — than public debt. Many raise…
Milei’s “Radical Plan”, revisited – part 2
—Milei’s “Radical Plan”, revisited – part 2 Peter Rock-Lacroix In 2023, Javier Milei pitched dollarization as the path toward prosperity for Argentina. Two years on,…
Howl of frustration
—Howl of frustration John Alt I recently received a plaintive howl from someone who had just finished viewing my five Video-Diagrams: “How”, he agonized, “can…
Mainstream economics – kick it over!
—Mainstream economics – kick it over! Extract from an article by David Wilson The more I learned about economics, the more I discovered a landscape…
How monetary myths conceal power
—How monetary myths conceal power Asad Zaman Modern economics rests on a dangerous illusion: that abstract, universal laws – derived primarily from the European experience…
Comments on the previous article by Harry Chemay
—Comments on the previous article by Harry Chemay Wayne McMillan In the previous article, Harry Chemay has faithfully kept to the findings and conclusions from…
The return of full employment – part 1
—The return of full employment – part 1 Steven Hail How the unemployed became a tool to discipline workers and keep wages down, and why…
Casino capitalism
—Casino Capitalism Lars Syll According to Keynes, financial crises are a recurring feature of our economy and are linked to its fundamental financial instability: “It…
The popular misunderstanding of money
—The popular misunderstanding of money John D Alt A general observation that’s easy to make is how our habitual misunderstanding of Modern Fiat Money divides…
Recommended paper: Funding of the energy transition by monetary sovereign countries: Energies
—Recommended paper: Funding of the energy transition by monetary sovereign countries: Energies Mark Diesendorf and Steven Hail Abstract of paper: If global energy consumption returns…
Can Citizen Assemblies save democracy?
—Can Citizen Assemblies save democracy? Peter G. Martin Global wealth inequality is accelerating at alarming rates, driving a political ferment that many consider underlies the…
Wealth inequality – housing cost is hollowing out middle Australia
—Wealth inequality housing cost is hollowing out middle Australia Harry Chemay Australians are among the wealthiest people, yet life has never felt harder for many.…
Milei’s “radical plan”, revisited – part 1
—Milei’s “radical plan”, revisited – part 1 Peter Rock-Lacroix In 2023, Javier Milei pitched dollarization as the path toward prosperity for Argentina. Two years on,…
Toward sustainable economies
—Toward sustainable economies Anastasia Pseiridis Creating economies that do not devastate the natural world on which they depend is the economic challenge of the 21st…
Patents and the Abundance Agenda
—Patents and the Abundance Agenda Dean Baker I haven’t read Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new book Abundance, but everyone I know seems to be…
NAIRU — a harmful fairy tale
—NAIRU — a harmful fairy tale Lars Syll The NAIRU story has always had a very clear policy implication – every attempt to promote full…
It’s the End of the World and I Don’t Feel Fine
—It’s the End of the World and I Don’t Feel Fine Pete Dolack Fredric Jameson is no longer here to remind us that imagining the…
Universities: dead, buried and cremated?
—Universities: dead, buried and cremated? Geoff Davies In the late nineties, the management of the Australian National University was attacking its academic staff. That may…
In praise of government consumption
—In praise of government consumption Merijn Knibbe DOGE, a new branch of the U.S. government, does not escape the Iron Law of Bureaucracy. It is…
Global EV Sales Have Soared, but Buckle Up for a ‘Weird Moment’ in the U.S. Market
—Global EV Sales Have Soared, but Buckle Up for a ‘Weird Moment’ in the U.S. Market Dan Gearino Electric vehicle sales slowed in the United…
Trade isn’t money for nothing
—Trade isn’t money for nothing Stephanie Kelton On 16 December 2024, the president-elect Donald Trump returned to a familiar grievance: accusing our trading partners of…
Badly confused trade policy: the story of supply and demand
—Badly confused trade policy: the story of supply and demand Dean Baker Donald Trump is the world’s leading expert in getting things wrong and one…
Superannuation is complicated
—Superannuation is complicated A guaranteed government income in retirement would be simpler – Brendan Coates and Joey Moloney Stress prompts many to under-spend superannuation For…