In this article, Akshita Vaid investigates the reforms in Aged Care and Childcare in the recent 2020 Federal Budget.
Join ESSA and Cainz as they engage in friendly debates arguing the importance of newspapers and media.
In this article, Lachlan Hotchin discusses the underlying issues in Australia’s superannuation system and proposes reforms that could be implemented to address it.
In this article, Diarmuid Healy investigates what the 2020 budget has on offer for the communities of regional Australia.
In this article, Gouri Goyal investigates the underlying issues regarding gender inequality and how that connects to this year’s federal budget.
Join ESSA and Cainz as they depict their astounding logical reasoning skills in this friendly debate about how policy makers value human life.
Are the new education reforms by the government making our workforce more job ready? Or is that just an illusion? Join Samuel Denham-White as he investigates the reforms implemented by the Australian government and what they mean for everyday Australians.
In this article, Benjamin Thompson analyses the merit behind the gas lead recovery spearheaded by the Australian government, and realises there’s not much merit to be found.
In this article, join Lachlan Hotchin as he investigates the underlying issues in Australia’s taxation system and analyses the reforms proposed by the Federal Government in this year’s budget.
“What is dangerous is not making mistakes, but to be so enamored of one’s point of view that one does not let facts get in the way. To make progress, we have to constantly go back to the facts, acknowledge our errors, and move on.” With this in mind, continue reading for this week’s book review on “Good Economics for Hard Times” by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo.
The best discoveries are those that we search for without knowing what it is we expect to find.
There’s a lot to be learned about economics beyond lecture halls, journals and the news. Books can provide a holistic, sometimes radically different, perspective on the role of economics. What can we learn from these books? With our new weekly book review, ESSA intends to find out. This time, read on for our review of: The Captured Economy
Stimulating the economy, is the latest question on everyone’s mind, but how do we do it? Join ESSA and Cainz as the debate the importance of a zero-cash rate in recovering from recessions.
The decision in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato has been heralded as a ‘win’ for Australian casual workers but the economic implications prove far more complex. Tingnan Li delves into the decision to make sense of what it entails in the context of the great Australian saga of the casual workforce.
With the pandemic impacting every market participant, how has the insurance industry coped with its increased demand? Join Alexander Vounisios to understand how the industry is currently operating and what the future of insurance may look like.
There’s a lot to be learned about economics beyond lecture halls, journals and the news. Books can provide a holistic, sometimes radically different, perspective on the role of economics. What can we learn from these books? With our new weekly book review, ESSA intends to find out. This time, read on for our review of: Thinking, Fast and Slow.
A dawn sets on the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ as Prime Minister Shizo Abe resigns. Thus, we examine the effectiveness of the policies implemented over his term for Japan.
Is the Government’s plan to abolish $663,000 HECS debts a necessary measure to minimise wastage of public funds, or is it taking things too far? Gabriel Chenkov-Shaw investigates.
Measuring poverty isn’t as easy it looks. But economists are developing new ways to quantify it. Joel Lee investigates.
There’s a lot to be learned about economics beyond lecture halls, journals and the news. Books can provide a holistic, sometimes radically different, perspective on the role of economics. What can we learn from these books? With our new weekly book review, ESSA intends to find out. Read on for our review of: Sapiens
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