Sarsha Crawley - Economics Students Society of Australia

Sarsha Crawley

Applying Nudge Theory to increase health and wellbeing

behavioural economics

Applying Nudge Theory to increase health and wellbeing

What is Nudge Theory? Thaler and Sunstein, the preeminent experts in Nudge Theory define a nudge as “any aspect of the choice architecture that alters people’s behaviour in a predictable way without forbidding any options or significantly changing their economic incentives”.[1] This evidence-based policy tool has been used

Deriving economic insights from Twitter and Spotify

Deriving economic insights from Twitter and Spotify

The power of a tweet Social media is having an emerging impact on markets and trading that is evolving faster than analysts can identify. And Donald Trump’s recent tweets are no exception. At the start of May, Trump tweeted suggestions that trade negotiations with China were progressing too slowly,

Federal Election 2019: A primer on infrastructure policy

federal election 2019

Federal Election 2019: A primer on infrastructure policy

Infrastructure is a big-ticket item in the 2019 Election Campaign. Following recent cuts over the last four years, the Liberals proposed record levels of infrastructure funding in the 2019 budget.[1] In response, both Labor and the Greens have doubled-down on proposed plans, with major funding reserved for public transport

No Man is an Island – How Climate Change is Aggravating Economic Inequality

No Man is an Island – How Climate Change is Aggravating Economic Inequality

For three consecutive years, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report has identified extreme weather events, failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation, and major natural disasters as the greatest risks to business and industry worldwide.[1] The interdependence of economic markets now means the consequences of and major

The economics of sleep deprivation

sleep deprivation

The economics of sleep deprivation

Money never sleeps – or so the age-old adage goes. Yet sleep deprivation has a profound impact on Australia’s productive potential, costing $66.3 billion annually. The cornerstone of a healthy lifestyle, sleep is essential for physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Inadequate sleep is associated with impaired learning and memory

The Pursuit of Gross National Happiness

The Pursuit of Gross National Happiness

Landlocked in the Himalayas, Bhutan has a population of less than 800,000. Yet, this small country has radically transformed fundamental notions surrounding national policy priorities through changes in their environmental policy and adoption of the innovative Gross National Happiness (GNH) index. Currently, western countries address environmental policy as a