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Trade agreements in a second-best world – public lecture

On July 21, the Institute for International Trade and the School of Economics will host a public lecture at the University of Adelaide by leading trade economist Professor Iwan Azis on the topic of “Trade agreements in a second-best world”. The lecture will examine the challenges and issues that nations face in negotating trade agreements in a less-than-perfect […]

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Economic briefing on SA, Australian & global economies – SACES

At the SA Centre for Economic Studies’ Economic Briefing Luncheon this week, the Centre’s Deputy Director Steve Whetton, gave an excellent overview of the SA, Australian and global economies. Steve’s slides are available here.

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Gender differences in earnings among Australian GPs – Terence Cheng

New research by University of Adelaide economist Dr Terence Cheng and his collaborators has identified substantial gender differences in earnings in the oldest and most prestigious of professions in Australia: medicine. The study, published in the international journal Industrial Relations, (and available here), analysed data of over 3,400 Australian general practitioners (GPs) from the Medicine […]

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Free trade gains even greater when allow for employment effects – Benedikt Heid

An article co-authored by the School of Economics’ latest recruit Benedikt Heid has just been published in the leading economics journal, the Journal of International Economics. The article estimates the gains to countries from trade liberalisation when employment effects are explicitly allowed for. For example, the article estimates that the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) […]

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The coming utilities crisis: huge risks for consumers and taxpayers

At last week’s Energy Networks Conference (held in Adelaide), electricity industry leaders were adamant that the future for traditional utility business models was very dim (see, for example, Electricity market smashed by technology). AGL Managing Director Andy Vesey said that business models based on the traditional technology paradigm – large-scale generation, large-scale wires and electricity […]

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Going for growth – Christopher Findlay

Australians are asking ‘where will economic growth come from?’  A common response is ‘structural reform’, about which we are likely to hear more and more in coming weeks as the election campaign proceeds. What is that and does it matter?  Structural reform has many dimensions but really it’s about making market works better as they […]

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How do elections affect business behaviour?

Now that a long Federal election has been called, what impact will this have on business behaviour? The answer from economic researchers around the world is: quite a lot – particularly in closely-fought contests like the one we are expecting in Australia. As I wrote in my column in Company Director last December (available here), […]

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SA ranked equal last state economy: Commsec

Commsec’s latest State of the States report (released today and available here) ranks SA equal last (with Tasmania) on economic performance. SA’s best ranking across the 8 indicators was 4th on equipment investment, but it ranked 7th on unemployment and 8th on dwelling starts and retail spending. However, the report noted that SA’s job market […]

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Tax Reform Article in The Australian

Paul Kerin and Christopher Findlay published an article in The Australian yesterday which expands on Paul’s recent blog on tax reform. Read the article here.

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Longitudinal Evidence for a Midlife Nair in Human Well-Being: Results from Four Data Sets

Research forthcoming at the Economic Journal has uncovered what is the first longitudinal and multi-country evidence for a midlife low in human happiness and well-being.  There really is a kind of midlife ‘crisis’ in feelings of satisfaction with one’s life. The new study by University of Adelaide economist Dr Terence Cheng, and his collaborators Nick […]

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