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Is a Global Minimum Tax Rate On The Cards?

April 16, 2021 by Ezekiel McPherson

Janet Yellen, US treasury Secretary and former Fed Chairmen, recently proposed a global minimum tax rate applying to all corporations regardless of where they are physically located. Join Ezekiel, as he examines the issue of companies off-shoring to ‘Tax-Havens’, and discusses the economic and political feasibility of moving to a global minimum corporate tax rate.

Why austerity is failing

February 21, 2016July 13, 2014 by Matthew Rao

Matthew Rao examines the merits of the two main approaches to dealing with global economic stagnation.

Germany and the Euro

February 20, 2016June 15, 2014 by Matthew Rao

Since the Eurozone descended into despair in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, Germany has awarded itself the position of chief economic lecturer.

Editors’ Picks – 31 August 2014

February 29, 2016December 31, 2013 by ESSA Publications

Each week the ESSA Editors pick out the best articles from the latest in the world of economics, politics, and everything in between.

Permanent Crises, Bitter Politics and Weak Policy – The New Reality of US Budgets

February 16, 2016August 6, 2013 by Chris Weinberg

Christopher Weinberg sheds light on the worrying plight for American politics, set in motion by the clashes between Democrats and Republicans. Whether the role President Barack Obama has in achieving bipartisan consensus is an achievable one is certainly something that Weinberg causes one to call into question.

My Perspective: Day 1 – Australian Conference of Economists 2012

February 16, 2016July 9, 2012 by Dean Pagonis

This is the first of four blog posts I will be writing for ESSA from the 41st Australian Conference of Economists, co-hosted by Economics Society of Australia and Victoria University. This blog aims to give its readers an insight into the key discussion topics at the ACE conference which created hearty debate amongst some of Australia’s pre-eminent economists.