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Is Tiktok spying on you?

26 August 2020 by Hooi San Ng

TikTok- it’s best known for its memes and viral dance crazes, but underneath this light-hearted exterior are serious conversations about privacy, spying and international intrigue! Hooi San Ng explores the cyber-espionage allegations surrounding Tiktok.

Venezuela: an economic tragedy

26 September 2017 by Cassie Lew

Venezuela was once an economic powerhouse and socialist paradise driven by immense oil wealth. Now, it’s on the brink of complete collapse, with protests on the streets and a government in turmoil. What happened?

America, land of liberty? Part I: The New Deal and the Four Freedoms

30 January 2017 by Yaz Naji

In this three-part series, Yaz Naji traces how the idea of freedom in the United States has shaped its economic policy from the Great Depression to modern times. Part I explores the legacy of Franklin Roosevelt in shaping American concepts of positive freedom.

Democracy: a drag on economic development?

18 September 2016 by Quoc Anh Nguyen

We take it as a given that democracy and wealth go hand in hand. However, is this really as much of a truism as we think? Does democracy result in inefficiency and an unwillingness on the part of elected officials to make tough decisions? Quoc Anh Nguyen examines this difficult questions.

Balancing Australia’s strategic interests in the Asia-Pacific

10 April 2015 by Kathryn St. John

How necessary is it that Australia align its economic and strategic military interests in the Asian century? Kathryn St. John looks at our shifting relationships with the US and China.

U.S mobility: moving in the right direction?

7 June 2014 by Yannis Goutzamanis

Has the American Dream really ceased to be a reality? Yannis Goutzamanis critically considers whether there have been changes to the socio-economic mobility in the United States in the recent decades.

Fear of deflation re-ignites in the Eurozone

22 April 2014 by Marco Madzzar

Marco Madzzar analyses the economics underlying the re-emerging fears of deflation in the Eurozone

The economic irrationality of new conservatives

3 April 2014 by Matthew Rao

The current wave of new conservatives, that have become the prominent voice of the right-wing in America, carry with them a great ideological passion. These conservatives have been vocal supporters of many policies that are often congruent with the neo-liberal viewpoint. Such policies include a laissez-faire economic approach and small government; both of which are aligned with the economic rationalist approach. They have also ardently maintained their pro-family, pro-community rhetoric in a time when they say these values are being tossed aside by an increasingly liberalised America.

Capitalism in Crisis: Income Inequality in the US

25 March 2014 by Marco Madzzar

It is now 5 years into the US recovery after the severe recession of 2008-9, unemployment has fallen to 6.7% and quarterly GDP growth remains between 1-2%. At first glance the recovery finally appears to be picking up momentum, with stronger then expected growth in the last half of 2013.
Looking at the longer term trends however, any optimism is quickly expunged as it appears the US is performing far below its potential. The IMF outlook for 2013 shows actual GDP to be more than 4% below potential GDP.

Unemployment in America: the forgotten economic crisis

24 February 2014 by Chris Weinberg

Most of Washington’s economic debate is over the long-standing budget deficit and the national debt, when the focus for policymakers should be on the long-term crisis in unemployment.