John Quiggin

Labour Market Regulation - How much do we really need?

Labour Market Regulation - How much do we really need?

The Cloudland Collective organised University of Queensland Professor John Quiggin to discuss the economic situation of Greece.

The Cloudland Collective organised University of Queensland Professor John Quiggin to discuss the economic situation of Greece.

A few years ago, John Quiggin wrote: "I Pencil: A product of the mixed economy" http://johnquiggin.com/2011/04/16/i-pencil-a-product-of-the-mixed-economy/ We think he's full of it, and we'll be talking about it! Come join us! Leonard Read's "I, Pencil": http://www.econlib.org/library/Essays/rdPncl1.html

A few years ago, John Quiggin wrote: "I Pencil: A product of the mixed economy" http://johnquiggin.com/2011/04/16/i-pencil-a-product-of-the-mixed-economy/ We think he's full of it, and we'll be talking about it! Come join us! Leonard Read's "I, Pencil": http://www.econlib.org/library/Essays/rdPncl1.html

Presented by Professor John Quiggin, Australian Laureate Fellow in Economics at the University of Queensland Current discussion of economic policy in Australia is backward looking, dominated by the policy issues of the late 20th century, and in particular the microeconomic reform agenda of the 1980s and 1990s. By contrast, policy problems and opportunities that have arisen in the 21st century, including climate change and the Global Financial Crisis, are barely considered. In this lecture,...

Presented by Professor John Quiggin, Australian Laureate Fellow in Economics at the University of Queensland Current discussion of economic policy in Australia is backward looking, dominated by the policy issues of the late 20th century, and in particular the microeconomic reform agenda of the 1980s and 1990s. By contrast, policy problems and opportunities that have arisen in the 21st century, including climate change and the Global Financial Crisis, are barely considered. In this lecture,...

2014 April - Tony Barry talks about the John Quiggan report about the privatisation of the Victorian electricity network.

Our lead story: This week, Wal-Mart sued Visa for $5 billion, accusing the credit and debit card network of excessively high fees. This comes several months after the retailer opted out of a class action settlement between merchants and Visa and MasterCard. Erin brings you the details. For our interview today, we bring you part 2 of our interview with John Quiggin who gives us his take on modern monetary theory and market monetarism. Our best of the week rounds up our discussions with Steve...