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Are you entitled to a job?

1 May 2019 by Nick Henderson

Should the government simply legislate away unemployment? Proponents of Modern Monetary Theory and a “Job Guarantee” seem to think so. Nick Henderson isn’t so sure.

The role of blockchain technology in fiscal and monetary policy

19 October 2018 by Lemia Bickalo

With blockchain technology gaining more and more traction within the mainstream, Lemia Bickalo explores its potentially important role in transforming economies.

The story of the real Australian economy: Part 4 – The federal budget & the victims of political folly

5 July 2015 by Benjamin Wee

In Part 4 of ‘the Story of the Real Australian Economy’, Ben looks at the foundations of fiscal policy and the impact of political motivations on the federal budget.

Unemployment v Fiscal Instability: Which is the greater threat?

31 March 2015 by Matthew Rao

Matthew Rao determines whether unemployment should take hold of the national consciousness

Balance sheet recessions: another economic fallacy?

26 March 2015 by Marco Madzzar

Marco Madzzar reflects on a new book by economist Richard Koo and its promise of resolving the economic malaise troubling the developed world.

Pensions: The need for present action to prevent future problems

4 March 2015 by Catherine Paquette

Retirement seems a long way off for a uni student. But if we don’t reform now, what will your pension look like when you retire? Catherine Paquette explains.

Debt crisis or no debt crisis?

6 August 2014 by Anisha Kidd

Anisha Kidd considers the debt crisis, an ongoing saga in the Australian political and economic landscape.

The US government shutdown – any end in sight?

9 October 2013 by Chris Weinberg

What a joke.
Really, there isn’t anything else that can be said about the latest fiscal crisis in the United States. With the federal government shutting down most operations on the 1st of October, as the House of Representatives (controlled by the Republicans) and the Senate (controlled by the Democrats) couldn’t agree on a Continuing Resolution for the 2014 fiscal year.

U.S. debt ceiling under scrutiny

1 October 2013 by Aziel Goh

“I have a more fundamental question. Why do we have a debt limit in the first place?”
More than two years have elapsed since former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, expressed this sentiment – and it is still a question that begs answering.

Rodney Maddock explains public debt

24 September 2013 by Dr. Rodney Maddock

Why are we, as Australians, so averse to debt? Professor Rodney Maddock from Monash University explores this question.