Joey Moloney explains why moving to a land value tax and away from stamp duty makes economic sense.
The topic of youth employment will feature in ESSA’s upcoming Q&A event. Joey Moloney looks into the issue.
Joey Moloney examines the fundamentals of the most significant ideological contest in the modern era.
Joey Moloney explains how the Harper inquiry into competition policy could boost productivity growth.
In the second and final part of the series, Joey Moloney explains how pluralism would create a stronger and more useful economics.
In part one of a two-part series on pluralism in economics, Joey Moloney outlines a strong case for why all students would benefit.
Joey Moloney assesses a seemingly odd claim that is not short on credibility.
Joey Moloney tells the story of Joseph Stalin’s attempts at rapid industrialisation in the pre-World War II era.
Joey Moloney explores the effect of Australia’s ever-increasing affluence on the political expectations of the general public.
Joey Moloney re-caps ESSA’s case competition on superannuation, the pension, and the ageing population.
It is unambiguous that the Australian economy is in an enviable state. All the key parameters—inflation, unemployment, growth—are more or less where we want them. However, where Australia falls away from being a world leader is in the often forgotten measurement of underemployment.
This article forms part of an ongoing series looking at economic issues as Australia heads into the Federal Election. More coverage can be found on the Election 2013 page of ESSA’s website.
One of the greatest accomplishments of the 20th century was undoubtedly the conceptualisation and implementation of what has become known as the ‘welfare state’. The term is generally not used in any exact way, rather in a vague and imprecise manner with an overarching theme of the government having a degree of responsibility for the health and social well-being of the population.
Broadly speaking, the two extremes of the potential function of the welfare state are universalism and selectivism. Universalism, as the name suggests, refers to universal access to welfare programs regardless of an individual’s wealth. Selectivism is the opposite, with welfare ‘means-tested’ and distributed based on an individual’s needs.