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Feb 15, 2024•29 min
The Economy, Stupid
Formerly The Money, The Economy, Stupid is your weekly guide to the world of business, economics and finance. Every Thursday, economist Peter Martin is joined by a team of sharp young thinkers for a fresh conversation about the financial stories making headlines and how they might affect you.
Episodes
The Cost of Loyalty Programs
How airlines have transitioned to financial institutions and data gathering businesses that just happen to have planes.
Feb 08, 2024•29 min
Climate Change Costs
The rising cost of extreme weather events and climate change.
Feb 01, 2024•29 min
Supermarket prices
The Money looks at the accusation that the major supermarkets are price gouging, something the Federal Government is investigating.
Jan 25, 2024•29 min
Influence of the consulting industry and the long view
Mariana Mazzucato and the influence of the big consulting firms and why the long term really matters.
Jan 18, 2024•29 min
Different generations talking about future generations
Sophie Howe and Alison Pennington, women from different generations but with the same goal to improve the living conditions of younger and future generations.
Jan 11, 2024•29 min
Subscriptions, drip pricing and the cost of returning online shopping
Pay attention to what you're subscribing to, what you're buying and the cost of online returns.
Jan 04, 2024•29 min
The cost of tertiary education
As the number of students attending university has grown so has their debt and while the HECS / HELP system has worked well in the past - does it now need reform?
Dec 28, 2023•29 min
The cost of live music
Taylor Swift is on track to make over $US1 billion from her world tour. Here’s how she (and other superstars) make so much.
Dec 21, 2023•29 min
Presentenomics
The economics of present giving.
Dec 14, 2023•29 min
PNG and the IMF and, the future of cities
Disagreement between PNG and the IMF and why our future depends on how we shape our cities.
Dec 07, 2023•29 min
Moves to make the RBA independent and The World Ahead report
Making the RBA independent from the government and The World Ahead report.
Nov 30, 2023•29 min
Improving competition both in Australia and within the EU and what shoppers want
Improving competition both in Australia and within the EU and what shoppers want from their main street.
Nov 23, 2023•29 min
The economies of Gaza and Israel and the new Chair of the Productivity Commission
The economic relationship between Gaza and Israel and the new Chair of the Productivity Commission, Danielle Wood.
Nov 16, 2023•29 min
Headwinds and interest rates; consultancy companies and changes in the CPI
Making sense of what is influencing inflation, consultancy competition and changes in the CPI.
Nov 09, 2023•29 min
Superannuation funds; interest rate decisions and business expenses
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones on what super funds need to do; what will the RBA do about interest rates and a cautionary tale about business expenses.
Nov 02, 2023•29 min
Reporting ESG, global tax evasion and road charges
It's a numbers game when it comes to reporting ESG and paying taxes, or not. And how do you better charge for road usage.
Oct 26, 2023•29 min
The economic crises that shaped globalisation. Beyond the now: The case for long term thinking.
What we learn from seven economic crashes. Why we should expand our horizons and embraced the long view.
Oct 19, 2023•29 min
Inheritocracy: The lasting generational advantages of home ownership
Are we returning to the days of the landed gentry when property is increasingly concentrated in families that can afford it?
Oct 12, 2023•29 min
Competition in Australia. When a few financial institutions control everything.
Competition is good for an economy and consumers but are Australians getting it? Index funds and private equity are on track to dominate the US economy – should they be reigned in?
Oct 05, 2023•29 min
Getting to sustained full employment. Financial contagion and the GFC. Golf participation climbs when people are ‘working’ from home.
How does the recent white paper plan to address under and unemployment? A former RBA board member reflects on the early days of the GFC when financial contagion threatened the global economy. Mid-week golf is booming but shouldn’t you be at work?
Sep 28, 2023•29 min
Menopause is costing the economy a fortune. El Nino weather and its impact. Central Bank Digital Currencies explained.
How women and their employers are paying a big price because of menopause. El Nino weather and its impact on economic staples. What are Central Bank Digital Currencies and could they change the financial landscape?
Sep 21, 2023•29 min
We shouldn’t be as alarmed about an economic slowdown in China: Here’s why.
What a slowdown in China means for Australia. How the rapid rise of the consumer class will change the world. How companies profit from our inattention to auto renewed subscriptions.
Sep 14, 2023•29 min
Sucked in by drip pricing.
Are we still on the narrow path to a soft landing? What the latest figures tell us. The psychology behind drip pricing and how not to get tricked by it. Why big shifts in Ireland’s economic data are causing concern for Eurozone economists.
Sep 07, 2023•29 min
What’s holding up the green energy transition?
By 2030, 82 per cent of our power is supposed to come from renewables. We’re not on track.
Aug 31, 2023•29 min
The 2023 Intergenerational report: Getting ready for 2063
For future generations, what is the legacy of our current public policies and what issues might Australia have to confront in forty years time? What makes Islamic banking different?
Aug 24, 2023•29 min
The job market softens (a bit). Why we prefer tax agents. Would you trust an economist?
What do the latest indicators tell us about the state of the labour market? How we embrace the online world in almost everything- except lodging our tax returns. Why aren’t economists more highly regarded?
Aug 17, 2023•29 min
Overdue invoices and what they signal. Working from home – employers v workers. The hidden costs of online shopping returns.
The rise in debt collection and the late payment of invoices could be the canary in the coal mine for some industries. How are workplaces responding to working from home and what are the tensions? Why returning unwanted goods bought online isn’t really free.
Aug 10, 2023•29 min
The move to higher mortgage costs. The value of name and place. Inequality and the reporting of finance
As interest rates rise are home owners coping with the transition from low to higher mortgage costs? What the trade row with the EU over geo-indicators means for Australian food producers. How financial news reporting favours the rich and fuels inequality.
Aug 03, 2023•29 min
Gigonomics and the Swifties
Taylor Swift is on track to make $US 1 billion from her world tour. Here’s how she (and other superstars) make so much.
Jul 27, 2023•29 min