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The layered reality behind youth employment

February 21, 2016September 22, 2014 by Joey Moloney

The topic of youth employment will feature in ESSA’s upcoming Q&A event. Joey Moloney looks into the issue.

2014 ESSA Q&A recap in tweets

February 29, 2016December 31, 2013 by Yannis Goutzamanis

Missed ESSA’s Q&A event this year? Follow the recap, as tweeted by our audience.

Neville Norman: ESSA Q&A Topics

February 16, 2016August 25, 2013 by ESSA Writers

Australia after the mining boom: what next?

To answer this question, the first thing is to get the descriptions right: The ‘mining boom’ is still going and will be for a long time yet. It was mainly a boom in commodity prices and profits by value, not huge growth in quantities. That scene now changes as the supply potential of coal and iron ore especially have been expanded. What slows down in the ratio of mining investment (i.e. capital expenditure) as a percentage of GDP and the production boom now follows.

Neville Norman: Q&A Review

February 16, 2016August 26, 2012 by ESSA Writers

Neville Norman’s perspective on ESSA Q&A.

Stephen Koukoulas: Q&A Review

February 16, 2016August 26, 2012 by ESSA Writers

By Stephen Koukoulas

A terrific panel of economists sparked a terrific discussion on immigration, the multi-speed economy and a host of other economic and policy matters.

A Bigger Population? The Economic and Planning Implications

February 16, 2016August 26, 2012 by ESSA Writers

By Professor Max Corden

At the recent Q & A of ESSA many points were made about immigration. What kinds of immigrants do we want? What should be the proportion between humanitarian, family reunion and the skills programme?

Student Recap – ESSA Q&A

February 16, 2016August 19, 2012 by Chris Weinberg

The word is in from the students – ESSA’s inaugural Q&A was a resounding success. Featuring some of the University’s most famed economists (Max Corden and Neville Norman) and some of the nation’s leading economic commentators (George Megalogenis, Stephen Koukoulas, Stephen Long and James Paterson), it was an event, from my perspective, full of high-spirited discussion and insightful analysis about where Australia is as a country and as a world-leading economy.

Replay: ESSA Q&A

February 16, 2016August 19, 2012 by ESSA Events

Watch it all here!

Amid quips of whinging farmers, painful two-speed bicycle analogies and “slavery” at the IPA, the panel, consisting of James Paterson, W. Max Corden, George Megalogenis, Neville Norman, Stephen Koukoulas and moderator Stephen Long, gave the ESSA Q&A audience quite a few insights into the immigration and two-speed economy debates currently embroiling Australia.

Relive ESSA Q&A!

February 16, 2016August 19, 2012 by ESSA Events

In case you missed it, or want to hear it again, here is the audio of the night.

Mining Not A Boom For Women

February 16, 2016August 12, 2012 by ESSA Writers

I have written previously on inequality and gender relations in the Australian economy and, in light of ESSA’s upcoming Q&A, I thought I would put an immigration and two-speed economy spin on the topic.

There has been considerable dialogue on whether the two-speed economy is causing inequality – between the east coast and the west, between mining and manufacturing and retail, between the super rich and ‘the rest’.

ESSA Q&A: Panellist Biographies

February 16, 2016August 12, 2012 by Hungy Ye

This semester ESSA’s flagship event is a Q&A, where we have invited six illustrious panellists to share their viewpoints and discuss two issues that confront Australia on a nationwide scale: Immigration and the two-speed economy. With the event just around the corner, you might like to know a little more on each of our guests. Read on for a short bio on each of the panellists and discover what unique experiences each of them brings to the discussion.

A Broader View of the so-called Resource Curse

February 16, 2016August 12, 2012 by Alice He

In light of ESSA’s upcoming Q&A event, this article will explore some of the effects of Australia’s two-speed economy and how it relates to the wider notion of a ‘resource curse’, ultimately branching out to include some of the social and political consequences often befalling countries which own large amounts of natural resources. From a brief overview of Australia’s current macroeconomic situation, the more unsettling aspects of a resource boom will be considered in the context of some developing nations, often regarded as examples of economic and political mismanagement.