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Unseen Women

NB: For the purposes of this essay, the terms of the gender binary will be used as they are the terms used in the data that is cited. We acknowledge that gender is a spectrum and that the terms ‘women’ and ‘men’ do not encapsulate the diverse ways that gender

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Annual Publication Out Now!

Welcome to Short Supply, an annual publication of the Economics Students Society of Australia. You can enjoy our past issues here, including our 2017 issue, ‘The Global Financial Crisis’: http://economicstudents.com/short_supply/ Make sure you also check out Equilibrium, our annual hardcopy publication featuring articles from our writers,

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Check out ESSA TV and Nominal Interest!

ESSA TV is a webseries where we reach out to prominent individuals to learn about their career, a specific economic area of their interest or simply to get their take on a pressing economic matter! Enjoy our past episodes below, and make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel! All

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Election 2016: Asylum Seeker Policy

Liberals Asylum Seeker Policy The main focus of the Liberals’ asylum seeker policy continues to be border protection. The Coalition government have been successful in stopping boats by adopting a hardline approach centred on turn-backs and offshore detention. This has engendered a mix response. Some, including legal and health experts,

banks

Editors’ Picks — 24th May 2015

This week in economic news, a number of global banks have plead guilty to criminal charges, paranoia builds in regard to the housing bubble, Joe Hockey endorses a land tax and the relevance of mathematics to macroeconomic theory is questioned. How ‘Mathiness’ Made Me Jaded About Economics — Noah Smith Noah

africa

Editors’ Picks — 17th May 2015

You Balance the Budget — The Guardian The hot topic of debate this week is Joe Hockey’s new budget. The Guardian gives readers the chance to experiment with particular budget cuts, with the ultimate goal of achieving greater savings and decreasing the deficit. Motley Fool: Can Qantas continue to soar?

China slowdown

Editors' Picks — 10th May 2015

Budget Monitor, The Wheels Fall Off — Deloitte Australia’s budget is in a poor position, and it is only getting worse. Deloitte explains that China has been driving the budget for the last decade, but now, as we observe China’s economic growth rate reach a slowdown, Australia is struggling

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Editors' Picks - 26th April 2015

This week we expose the troubling and deceptive application of economic modelling, learn of the dire behaviour of the World Bank and gain insight about the latest in China’s geo-strategic policy. On the domestic front, we explore the familiar issue of traffic congestion and question what is needed to

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Editors' Picks — 19th April 2015

This week in Editors’ Picks we take a look at why a land tax might be the solution to the tax reform, the reasons for the plummeting price of iron, why it is a societal problem when the brightest students pursue jobs in finance, how the ATO is reaching out

Anisha Kidd

Federal Budget 2014: Experts respond

The Federal Budget Review event was hosted by the Economic Society of Australia (ESA), a founding partner of ESSA. We pick out the speakers’ opinions on five key topics: federation, structural recovery, infrastructure, welfare and unemployment and good old politics. Words by Steph Gale, Anisha Kidd and Christine Li. Header

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Federal Budget 2014: higher education

The Federal Budget contained three main areas of proposed legislative change that will directly affect students: tertiary funding adjustments, HELP debt alterations and student welfare/equity policies.

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Hollywood's cinematic supremacy

ESSA presents some facts and figures to investigate whether Hollywood’s perceived dominance holds on all fronts of film production and sales.

Aboriginal Australians

Closing the Gap

Last month, the Closing the Gap Prime Minister’s Report 2014 was released. This month, ESSA looks at the Indigenous employment numbers and presents some facts and figures for our readers.

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Australia's automotive fallout

Following recent announcements by Toyota and Holden that they will be closing their Australian automotive plants by 2017, ESSA has gone off to explore the data behind the local car industry and present some facts and figures for our readers. People are not buying Australian-made cars because they don’t

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Editors' Picks - 14 September 2014

This week in Editors’ Picks, we take a look at the gender pay gap consequences of having children, superannuation: policy suggestions and fact-checks, international comparisons of quality-of-life and a dash of sports economics The Motherhood Penalty vs. The Fatherhood Bonus – Claire Cain Miller Miller wades into the gender divide debate,

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O-WEEK WITH MELBOURNE

Seen us around, read a couple of our articles but don’t know exactly who we are or what we do? As the premier economics student society in Australia, we strive to be the point of difference in your University experience through uniting theory and reality. We publish student-written articles

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O-WEEK WITH MONASH

Seen us around, read a couple of our articles but don’t know exactly who we are or what we do? As the premier economics student society in Australia, we strive to be the point of difference in your University experience through uniting theory and reality. We publish student-written articles

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Editor's Picks - 24 August 2014

This week in Editor’s Picks, we discuss textbook pricing, the misunderstandings of economics in politics, Australia’s next recession and take a look at the economics of the United States as well as extra-terrestrial beings. Why textbook cost so much – It’s Economics 101 Have you ever wondered why

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Editors’ Picks - 31 August 2014

This week in Editors’ Picks, we take a look at the recently released NBN cost-benefit analysis, the world economy in maps, Australian university fees, solutions to address unemployment, and the lucrative trade in elite footballers. NBN Cost Benefit Analysis Find There’s Such A Thing As Too Much Speed – Peter

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Editors’ Picks- 17 August 2014

This week in Editors’ Picks, we take a look at the ‘bamboo ceiling’ in Australia, Piketty on climate change, the rising prominence of inequality, paying for internships and the status and future of European SMEs. New Report Says Australia’s Bamboo Ceiling is Leading to a Brain Drain of Asian

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Editors’ Picks – 3 August 2014

This week in Editors’ Picks, we take a look at the carbon tax’s economic impact, graduate employment prospects, the empowering role of financial knowledge, Argentina’s default and economists’ reactions to the Australian government’s economic rhetoric. Four Killer Facts That Show Why The Carbon Tax Has Not Damaged

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Editors' Picks - 10 August 2014

This week in Editor’s Picks, we discuss go back in time and take a look at the economics of Jane Austen, gain nifty tips on earning more from the things you own, take a look at the debate surrounding unemployment and Russia’s proposed ban of agricultural imports. The

Canada

Editor's Picks - 7 September 2014

This week in Editor’s Picks, we discuss the economics of ‘The Simpsons’, the pricing of cars, the impact of China and Canada on Australia’s economy and the Government’s plans for the RET. Look to ‘The Simpsons’ for economics lesson – Brian Gaar What does ‘The Simpsons’ have to

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Editors' Picks - 28th September 2014

This week in Editors’ picks we explore whether economics may be characterised as a science, promotion of policy that combats warming, the effect of fee deregulation on Australian University rankings, the ever-persistent gender wealth gap, and the disparity between public perceptions and actual CEO salaries from around the globe. Is

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Editors' Picks - 21st September 2014

This week, in domestic news, we take a look at Australia’s obsession with international competitiveness, and the most recent RBA minutes. Internationally, editors’ picks pertain to the economics of violence, ostensibly incomprehensible practices in international lending, and the results of the Scottish referendum. The Economics of Violence – Bjørn