Short Supply
The 2024 Latest Edition of Short Supply serves as a platform for students and academics in the Monash community to share their views and insights on an annual theme of economic significance.
Equilibrium
The 2022 Edition of Equilibrium is a cross-campus effort to both showcase the achievements of the society and contribute to its ongoing success. This year we asked writers to reflect on the question, ‘For Better or For Worse?’.
Articles
Written weekly by our writers and sponsors, updating you on the the latest news.
Cybersecurity Policies and How They Impact Economic Growth
Cybersecurity Policies and How They Impact Economic Growth
Sophie Hilmy and Linda Xiong
November 8, 2024
Writing ChallengeCybersecurity
Australia’s Visa Restrictions Act 2024
Australia’s Visa Restrictions Act 2024
Emma Nguyen
November 8, 2024
AustraliaVisasPublic Policy
Rex, Aussie Aviation and Competition
Rex, Aussie Aviation and Competition
Dayabir Singh
October 14, 2024
Aviation
The Evolution of Budget Deficits; Why the Public’s Perception is Slow to Catch Up. 
The Evolution of Budget Deficits; Why the Public’s Perception is Slow to Catch Up.
Lewis Shepardson
September 17, 2024
Trading Today and Tomorrow: AI’s Trailblazing Influence on International Trading
Trading Today and Tomorrow: AI’s Trailblazing Influence on International Trading
Milena Knight
September 14, 2024
AIInternational
Nudging children: An ethically questionable method to compound returns to nudges? 
Nudging children: An ethically questionable method to compound returns to nudges?
Vincent Wong
August 29, 2024
NudgingBehavioural EconomicsWelfare
Thoughts in Trade: The Psychology of Investor Behaviour during Financial Crises 
Thoughts in Trade: The Psychology of Investor Behaviour during Financial Crises
Navya Veeragandham
August 21, 2024
Financial CrisisInvestment
Australia’s dilemma with shrinkflation: What steps should be taken to mitigate the damage
Australia’s dilemma with shrinkflation: What steps should be taken to mitigate the damage
Cindy Nhim
August 6, 2024
Inflation
A shortage of abundance – House Price and Supply in Australia
A shortage of abundance – House Price and Supply in Australia
Liam Morris
July 21, 2024
House Price
Past and Future of China-Australia Trade: A Brief Review
Past and Future of China-Australia Trade: A Brief Review
David Wu
May 30, 2024
TradePacific RelationshipsGeo-Political
Is Our Networking Approach Fuelling the Gender Pay Gap?
Is Our Networking Approach Fuelling the Gender Pay Gap?
Ariel Hao
May 27, 2024
Gender Pay GapNetworking
The Dark Knight (2008) Through The Lens of Game Theory (part 2)
The Dark Knight (2008) Through The Lens of Game Theory (part 2)
Nicholas Gunawan
May 22, 2024
Game Theory
The Dark Knight (2008) Through The Lens of Game Theory (part 1)
The Dark Knight (2008) Through The Lens of Game Theory (part 1)
Nicholas Gunawan
May 14, 2024
Game Theory
The Feldstein-Horioka Puzzle
The Feldstein-Horioka Puzzle
Tyler Denboer
May 12, 2024
EconomicsEconomic DevelopmentMarkets
Advancement in AI: Unleashing Innovation or Unemployment?
Advancement in AI: Unleashing Innovation or Unemployment?
Milena Knight
May 7, 2024
AI
Could the Year of the Dragon Bring A Baby Boom To Save China’s Aging Population?
Could the Year of the Dragon Bring A Baby Boom To Save China’s Aging Population?
Bella Zhang
May 3, 2024
ChinaPopulation CollapsePublic Policy
Australia’s Housing Market and the Impact of Changing Working Environments
Australia’s Housing Market and the Impact of Changing Working Environments
Matt Perryman
May 3, 2024
Housing MarketHousing Crisis
Student Immigration: Economic Impacts and Current Trends/Opportunities/Challenges
Student Immigration: Economic Impacts and Current Trends/Opportunities/Challenges
Rafeen Anwar
April 29, 2024
ImmigrationStudents
Implications of Pay Transparency for the Gender Pay Gap: Where is Australia Headed?
Implications of Pay Transparency for the Gender Pay Gap: Where is Australia Headed?
Rio Otake, Dorothy Hou
April 19, 2024
Gender Pay GapIndustryTradeoffs
Blended Finance: The New Age of Philanthropy
Blended Finance: The New Age of Philanthropy
Emily Rowe
April 18, 2024
Blended FinanceInvestment
Unlocking the Potential: Bitcoin's Halving, ETF, and Their Market Ramifications
Unlocking the Potential: Bitcoin's Halving, ETF, and Their Market Ramifications
Varin Kramer
April 16, 2024
CryptocurrencyBitcoinSecurity
Embracing Fiscal Rules for a New Age
Embracing Fiscal Rules for a New Age
Pavan Sundar
April 14, 2024
fiscal policy
Developmental Economics: From farming to AI
Developmental Economics: From farming to AI
Raymond Wong
April 8, 2024
Economic DevelopmentEconomic HistoryIndustrial RevolutionAgricultural Economics
Poker: A Game of Money and Economics
Poker: A Game of Money and Economics
Browning Mummery
April 3, 2024
EconomicsPokerGame Theory
A broader impact on purchasing parity: Analysis of inflation in Bangladesh
A broader impact on purchasing parity: Analysis of inflation in Bangladesh
Rafiad Jewel
March 27, 2024
InflationBangladesh economy
Wimbledon 2022: The Ban of Russian & Belarussian players and its economic implications
Wimbledon 2022: The Ban of Russian & Belarussian players and its economic implications
Samuel Minh Tran
March 25, 2024
Sports EconomicsCompetitive BalanceTicket Scalping
Thank you for your service: The role of AI in the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes
Thank you for your service: The role of AI in the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes
Domenic Filippone
March 23, 2024
AIHollywood
How Australians almost lost Google Search - The Australian News Media Bargaining Code
How Australians almost lost Google Search - The Australian News Media Bargaining Code
Cynthia Huang
September 6, 2023
NMBCdigital platformsmarket power
Why you should run the company you work for: The case for codetermination
Why you should run the company you work for: The case for codetermination
Joel Duggan
August 29, 2023
CodeterminationCorporate Structureorganisational behaviour
Altering the fabric of society: Feminism and the early department store
Altering the fabric of society: Feminism and the early department store
Mitchell Chang
August 29, 2023
Department StoresFeminismConsumerism
A First Time for Everything: The Financial Crisis of 33 CE
A First Time for Everything: The Financial Crisis of 33 CE
Domenic Filippone
August 29, 2023
Economic HistoryRoman EmpireFinancial Crisis
The Blizzard Coming to Gaming Part I: Introduction
The Blizzard Coming to Gaming Part I: Introduction
Oscar Zhu
August 2, 2023
AntitrustMicrosoftActivision
The Tulip Mania: An Insight into Modern Economic Bubbles
The Tulip Mania: An Insight into Modern Economic Bubbles
Browning Mummery
July 29, 2023
Dutch India CompanyTulip ManiaEconomic Bubbles
Review of the RBA Review
Review of the RBA Review
Jash Sant
June 19, 2023
RBA Reviewmonetary policyGovernance
Will Bitcoin Become Money?
Will Bitcoin Become Money?
Max McLachlan
May 1, 2023
BitcoinCryptocurrencyEl Salvador
What if we just printed more money? A 17th century Germanic Perspective
What if we just printed more money? A 17th century Germanic Perspective
Domenic Filippone
March 20, 2023
Kipper und Wippermonetary policy17th Century Germany
A Very Brief History of the USSR’s Economy and the Value of the Ruble
A Very Brief History of the USSR’s Economy and the Value of the Ruble
Philip Mackay
June 29, 2022
USSRWar
The case for increasing Australia's humanitarian intake
The case for increasing Australia's humanitarian intake
Daniel Bowers
April 26, 2022
WarImmigrationAustralia
Fuel to the fire: The economics (and politics) of petroleum
Fuel to the fire: The economics (and politics) of petroleum
Max Dowell
April 4, 2022
FuelPetroleumEnergy
The “crate” depression
The “crate” depression
Les Kosem
April 1, 2022
Video GamesTeam Fortress 2Inflation
Q&A: The Australian Share Market
Q&A: The Australian Share Market
ESSA Writers
September 3, 2016
sharemarketCurrencyChina
Unsolicited advice from an Honours student
Unsolicited advice from an Honours student
Olivia Robins
February 29, 2016
adviceexperienceCentre for independent studies
The Responsibility to Ratify: Why the TPP is Crucial to Australia's Future
The Responsibility to Ratify: Why the TPP is Crucial to Australia's Future
ESSA Writers
February 21, 2016
trade
Reconstructing corruption to spur growth
Reconstructing corruption to spur growth
ESSA Writer
February 15, 2016
corruption
Trumping the odds: What to expect on Super Tuesday
Trumping the odds: What to expect on Super Tuesday
Sam O’Connor
January 3, 2016
US ElectionpoliticsTrump
Time for the ACCC to declare victory in the ‘shopper dockets’ war
Time for the ACCC to declare victory in the ‘shopper dockets’ war
Stephen King
April 27, 2014
market structureMarkets
The resurgence of human slavery
The resurgence of human slavery
ESSA Writers
April 26, 2014
InternationalPoverty
Environmental accounts: the future for a balanced budget
Environmental accounts: the future for a balanced budget
ESSA Writers
April 25, 2014
SustainabilityBudget
Why an environmentalist should befriend an economist
Why an environmentalist should befriend an economist
ESSA Writers
April 24, 2014
SustainabilityEconomics
Fear of deflation re-ignites in the Eurozone
Fear of deflation re-ignites in the Eurozone
ESSA Writers
April 23, 2014
Inflationmonetary policy
Is learning a foreign language worth it?
Is learning a foreign language worth it?
ESSA Writers
April 23, 2014
rationalityInternational
Are education vouchers truly a free-market solution?
Are education vouchers truly a free-market solution?
ESSA Writers
April 22, 2014
WelfareTheory
A tale of two classes: China’s hukou-based discrimination – Part 2
A tale of two classes: China’s hukou-based discrimination – Part 2
Alice He
April 20, 2014
rationaility
Australia's fast fashion revolution
Australia's fast fashion revolution
ESSA Writers
April 18, 2014
Sustainability
Internet piracy: time for a more progressive solution
Internet piracy: time for a more progressive solution
ESSA Writers
April 17, 2014
Technology
David Graeber, UOI an explanation
David Graeber, UOI an explanation
ESSA Writers
April 16, 2014
monetary policy
The problems (and promise) of microfinance
The problems (and promise) of microfinance
Matthew Vethecan
April 15, 2014
Microfinance
Finger lickin’ good: will Australia get a taste for a sugar tax?
Finger lickin’ good: will Australia get a taste for a sugar tax?
Olivia Robins
April 14, 2014
TaxesWelfare
Simple gifts: celibacy and communism
Simple gifts: celibacy and communism
ESSA Writers
April 12, 2014
HistoryTheory
Huawei: a justifiable ban or a missed opportunity?
Huawei: a justifiable ban or a missed opportunity?
ESSA Writers
April 11, 2014
Globalisation
Scavenging for rationality at the Camberwell Sunday Market
Scavenging for rationality at the Camberwell Sunday Market
Monika Sarder
April 10, 2014
TheoryMarkets
Living Economics Part 2: Stimulus-response on the demand side
Living Economics Part 2: Stimulus-response on the demand side
Gigi Foster
April 10, 2014
Welfare
Does being an economist make me a bad person?
Does being an economist make me a bad person?
Anisha Kidd
April 9, 2014
EconomistTheory
Did Reaganomics kick-off with a Keynesian stimulus?
Did Reaganomics kick-off with a Keynesian stimulus?
Joey Moloney
April 7, 2014
TheoryEconomics
A hypothetical foray into time as a resource
A hypothetical foray into time as a resource
ESSA Writers
April 6, 2014
Theory
The economic irrationality of new conservatives
The economic irrationality of new conservatives
ESSA Writers
April 3, 2014
Retail
Neoliberal foundations: an introduction to Friedrich Hayek
Neoliberal foundations: an introduction to Friedrich Hayek
ESSA Writers
April 2, 2014
capitalismTheory
Abolishing the Federal Reserve
Abolishing the Federal Reserve
ESSA Writers
March 31, 2014
monetary policy
The economics of the tourist rip-off
The economics of the tourist rip-off
Olivia Robins
March 30, 2014
Game Theory
The dynamic force of internet piracy
The dynamic force of internet piracy
ESSA Writers
March 29, 2014
Technology
The Great Recession that we dodged
The Great Recession that we dodged
ESSA Writers
March 28, 2014
InternationalEconomic Recovery
Driving to a new era of economic growth
Driving to a new era of economic growth
ESSA Writers
March 27, 2014
Technology
Capitalism in Crisis: Income Inequality in the US
Capitalism in Crisis: Income Inequality in the US
ESSA Writers
March 25, 2014
Market ConfidenceHousehold Income
Self-managed super funds: a blessing or a bomb?
Self-managed super funds: a blessing or a bomb?
Yannis Goutzamanis
March 22, 2014
free-marketadvice
The secret to East Asian modernisation
The secret to East Asian modernisation
ESSA Writers
March 21, 2014
InternationalEconomic Development
Banking on luck: are prize-linked bank accounts the perfect product for non-savers?
Banking on luck: are prize-linked bank accounts the perfect product for non-savers?
ESSA Writers
March 19, 2014
Household Income
Book Review: The Great Escape
Book Review: The Great Escape
Matthew Vethecan
March 18, 2014
TheoryInternationalEconomic Development
Is the Co-op Bookshop providing value for its members?
Is the Co-op Bookshop providing value for its members?
Lachlan Walden
March 17, 2014
TheoryMarkets
A brief history of China’s 'hukou' system - Part 1
A brief history of China’s 'hukou' system - Part 1
Alice He
March 14, 2014
InternationalMarkets
For first year university students studying commerce
For first year university students studying commerce
ESSA Writers
March 13, 2014
Students
D-Day for debt restructuring
D-Day for debt restructuring
Monica Sarder
March 13, 2014
monetary policyEconomics
The Murray Inquiry: what it may mean for Australia’s banking landscape
The Murray Inquiry: what it may mean for Australia’s banking landscape
ESSA Writers
March 12, 2014
MarketsEconomics
Central command and five year plans: Soviet industrialisation under Stalin
Central command and five year plans: Soviet industrialisation under Stalin
Joey Moloney
March 10, 2014
USSR
What price is the history of economics?
What price is the history of economics?
ESSA Writers
March 7, 2014
EconomicsHistory
The failures of neoliberalism
The failures of neoliberalism
ESSA Writers
March 6, 2014
Economic DevelopmentTheory
Lessons learnt from the EU crisis: looking forward
Lessons learnt from the EU crisis: looking forward
ESSA Writers
March 5, 2014
EconomicsEuro
The theocracy: an economist’s lament
The theocracy: an economist’s lament
Aristidi Armstrong
March 3, 2014
EconomicsMarkets
Should you consider a career in academia?
Should you consider a career in academia?
ESSA Writers
February 28, 2014
a beautiful mindEconomics
Australia's automotive fallout
Australia's automotive fallout
ESSA Writers
February 26, 2014
Infographics
Learning to Pay – The Hefty Price of Textbooks
Learning to Pay – The Hefty Price of Textbooks
Eddie Go
February 26, 2014
pricetextbookdemandmarket structure
Will mining investment fall off a cliff?
Will mining investment fall off a cliff?
ESSA Writers
February 25, 2014
EnergyEconomic Development
Unemployment in America: the forgotten economic crisis
Unemployment in America: the forgotten economic crisis
Chris Weinberg
February 24, 2014
UnemploymentEconomics
Making the best of Direct Action - Part 3
Making the best of Direct Action - Part 3
Kim Liu
February 19, 2014
EnergyTaxes
Still uncharted territory – post-crisis central banking
Still uncharted territory – post-crisis central banking
ESSA Writers
February 14, 2014
monetary policy
Ethanol: a political hat trick
Ethanol: a political hat trick
Ben Brooks
February 8, 2014
Economic DevelopmentSustainability
Government and the public purpose in Australia
Government and the public purpose in Australia
Joey Moloney
February 5, 2014
AustraliaEconomicsTheory
A case for the privatisation of Australia Post
A case for the privatisation of Australia Post
Stephen King
February 1, 2014
AustraliaMarketsEconomics
Making the best of Direct Action - Part 2
Making the best of Direct Action - Part 2
Kim Liu
January 24, 2014
EnergyTaxes
Living Economics Part 1: Stimulus-response on the supply side
Living Economics Part 1: Stimulus-response on the supply side
Gigi Foster
January 20, 2014
EconomicsMarketsTheory
The welfare state debate: who gets what and who pays for it? Part 2
The welfare state debate: who gets what and who pays for it? Part 2
ESSA Writers
January 17, 2014
Welfare
The Welfare State Debate: who gets what and who pays for it?
The Welfare State Debate: who gets what and who pays for it?
ESSA Writers
January 14, 2014
Welfare
Making the best of Direct Action - Part 1
Making the best of Direct Action - Part 1
Kim Liu
January 9, 2014
EnergyTaxes
Applying economics in the so-called ‘real world’
Applying economics in the so-called ‘real world’
Equilibrium 2014
January 5, 2014
EnergyTaxes
Free Parking? No Such Thing
Free Parking? No Such Thing
ESSA Writers
January 3, 2014
parkingfeesopportunity cost
Fiscal Stimulus and Consolidation during Financial Crises
Fiscal Stimulus and Consolidation during Financial Crises
Dean Pagonis
March 15, 2012
IMFEconomic Recovery
Negative Interest rates: They don't exist...Or do they? Examining the strange case of the Swiss
Negative Interest rates: They don't exist...Or do they? Examining the strange case of the Swiss
Hungy Ye
March 11, 2012
Switzerlandnegative interest ratesgovernment bonds
Downing Lecture 2012 - GFC and Household Incomes
Downing Lecture 2012 - GFC and Household Incomes
Dean Pagonis
March 11, 2012
Downing LectureGFCHousehold Income
Party Politics Trumps Policy Details
Party Politics Trumps Policy Details
Dean Pagonis
March 4, 2012
federal electionlabor party
Understanding the crisis that embroils Europe
Understanding the crisis that embroils Europe
Dean Pagonis
February 29, 2012
EuropeGreek Debt Crisis
Becoming a better Economist
Becoming a better Economist
Dr Oliver Marc Hartwich
February 26, 2012
EconomistCentre for independent studies
Will market confidence fall amid Labor struggles?
Will market confidence fall amid Labor struggles?
ESSA Writers
February 26, 2012
Labor GovernmentMarket Confidence
ETS is the right policy, it just might not be the right time
ETS is the right policy, it just might not be the right time
Dean Pagonis
February 21, 2012
carbon taxclimate changeemission reduction
A Game of Theorists (Episode 1)
A Game of Theorists (Episode 1)
ESSA Writers
February 19, 2012
Game Theorya beautiful mind
Happy Valentine’s Day, from Helicopter Ben
Happy Valentine’s Day, from Helicopter Ben
Ben Bernanke
February 13, 2012
Valentine's DayExpectations Theory
Standing in the Way
Standing in the Way
Brendan Law
February 12, 2012
free-marketcapitalismunion strikes
Car Subsidies Delaying the Inevitable
Car Subsidies Delaying the Inevitable
Dean Pagonis
February 12, 2012
Car subsidyautomobile industryFord
The Euro Crisis: Why Greece is broke but Germany won’t do anything about it.
The Euro Crisis: Why Greece is broke but Germany won’t do anything about it.
Hungy Ye
February 5, 2012
EuroGreek Debt CrisisEU
Should South Africa Legalise the Rhino Horn Trade?
Should South Africa Legalise the Rhino Horn Trade?
Esther Ziebell
January 29, 2012
rhino hornsouth africa
The Unhealthy Surplus Obsession
The Unhealthy Surplus Obsession
Dean Pagonis
January 29, 2012
fiscal policyGDPbudget surplus
Economics is for the People
Economics is for the People
Collin Li
January 21, 2012
EconomicsMarketsTheory
Struggles of the Australia Retail Sector
Struggles of the Australia Retail Sector
Dean Pagonis
January 21, 2012
AustraliaRetailGST
