Supply and Demand in Fast Fashion
Using supply and demand analysis, Rachael Leung analyses how consumers have perpetuated the harmful industry of fast fashion.
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Single-Use Plastics Ban: What does it mean for the economy?
It is indisputably established that a single-use plastics ban is environmentally advantageous. But what does it mean for the wider economy? Join Sohan in his exploration and predication of the economic consequences.
Flipping the Script on Environmental Policy
Tim Woolley explores contemporary environmental policy through an economic lens.
Are totes totally environmentally friendly?
Totes are in vogue, not just because they are fashionable, but because they are touted (toted one might say) as a sustainable alternative to plastic bags. Thao-Mi Bui investigates if this is true.
Beauty products – is ‘natural’ really better than synthetic?
Are natural beauty products genuinely a healthier, environmentally and socially friendlier alternative? Thao-Mi Bui explores some of the hidden traps associated with the most recent pivot towards the natural health market.
Fairtrade Coffee: Does a coffee a day keep poverty away?
Many students would argue that coffee is the primary causal factor behind their success. Is it also the key to success for those in poverty? Thao-Mi Bui investigates.
Saving the Murray, one incentive at a time
In the Murray-Darling Basin, water is valued as both a vital commodity and an ecological necessity. Market-based approaches towards water management have struggled to balance these competing demands, writes Eddie Go.
The Inconvenient truths behind Renewable Energy Sources
Worrying environmental events have incited governments to assume responsibility over emissions and to increase investment in renewable energy. However, the transition to renewables is far but smooth. Siddharth explores.
Who’s going to pay for climate change?
Julia Pham explores how the social discount rate is used to determine the costs of preventing climate change, and the resulting moral and ethical dilemmas that arise.
Where Will Our Economy be in 10 Years?
Alex plays fortune teller and forecasts Australia’s economic situation over the next decade.
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The Environmental Kuznets Curve: fact or fiction?
Yannis Goutzamanis considers the relationship between economic growth and environmental outcomes. Consideration of this relationship requires an examination of the controversial environmental Kuznets curve.
Carbon cost: reflecting upon the repeal
Brody Viney ponders the intersection of economics and climate change policy.