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The Dismal Science

Apr 30, 2021

Mark says Treasurer Frydenberg has found the new fiscal religion on debt and deficits, plus weak inflation, jobs come off as JobKeeper ends and the latest from our own Director Sentiment Index.


Apr 23, 2021

Digital money is hot and central bankers want in. What is a central bank digital currency, how would it work and how would it be different from cryptocurrencies? Plus, more good news on the jobs front and what the European Super League proposal says about the global economy.


Apr 16, 2021

The vaccine rollout troubles continue as the government abandons its target. Is it time to downgrade forecasts? Will Australia be cut off from the world? And are we getting our risk calculus wrong? Plus, the latest confidence and jobs numbers.


Apr 13, 2021

The Australian property market is once again off to the races. What's driving it? What, if anything, should policymakers do about it? And will Ivan ever be able to afford a nice home?

Plus, more trouble for the vaccine rollout, new IMF forecasts for global recovery and Biden's plan to have multinationals pay more...


Apr 1, 2021

We take a break from regular programming this week to bring you a conversation from the Australian Governance Summit between Mark and Harvard Business School professor Rebecca Henderson on her book Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire.