ROSS GITTINS
ECONOMICS EDITOR, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Perrottet uses no-probs rhetoric to hide fiscal stimulus
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If you’ve ever got a dodgy proposition you want spruiked, see if you can get NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet to do it. His budget offers t...
Monday, June 17, 2019
Economic reform is stalled until politicians get back our trust
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For those who care more about good policy than party politics, there are unpleasant conclusions to be drawn from the federal election. The o...
Saturday, June 15, 2019
It's the budget, not interest rates, that must save the economy
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According to a leading American economist, there are two views of the way governments should use their budgets ("fiscal policy") ...
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
For every problem there’s a job, and no shortage of problems
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With the economy subsiding in a heap within days of Scott Morrison winning re-election thanks to the Coalition’s superior economic managemen...
Monday, June 10, 2019
ABBA was right: Rockonomics shows the winner takes it all
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Why do we live in the era of superstars – whether people or businesses? Why is there such a thing as winner-take-all markets? Why do the top...
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Election hype about strong growth now back to grim reality
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The grim news this week is that the weakening in the economy continued for the third quarter in row, with economic activity needing to be p...
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Interest rate cuts may not do much to counter slowdown
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This won’t be the only cut in interest rates we see in coming months – which may be good news for people with mortgages, but it’s a bad sign...
Monday, June 3, 2019
How to dud manufacturing: be the world’s biggest gas exporter
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Did you know Australia has now overtaken Qatar to be the largest exporter of natural gas in the world? But, thanks to private profiteering a...
Saturday, June 1, 2019
As you were: getting back to budget surplus no longer urgent
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Sometimes, changes in fashion are shocking. In economics, the fashion leaders are top American economists. Their latest fashion call is high...
Thursday, May 30, 2019
FISCAL POLICY AND THE BUDGET
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UBS HSC Economics Day, Sydney, Thursday, May 30, 2019 I want to start by congratulating you – you’ve picked a really interesting year to be ...
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