John Quiggin

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...

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...

Our lead story: On Sept 18, 2014, Scotland will vote on whether it wants to separate from the UK. About a third of the voting population in Scotland believe that it is time to leave the United Kingdom, and strike out on their own. However, perhaps a follow up vote should be cast on whether Scotland should issue its own currency. Erin takes a look. It's Aussie day on Boom Bust! We start with John Quiggin, author and economist at the University of Queensland. We ask him about "zombie...

Our lead story: On Sept 18, 2014, Scotland will vote on whether it wants to separate from the UK. About a third of the voting population in Scotland believe that it is time to leave the United Kingdom, and strike out on their own. However, perhaps a follow up vote should be cast on whether Scotland should issue its own currency. Erin takes a look. It's Aussie day on Boom Bust! We start with John Quiggin, author and economist at the University of Queensland. We ask him about "zombie...

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Zombie Economics by Professor John Quiggin

Zombie Economics by Professor John Quiggin

The Economic Society of Australia (QLD) hosted a lunchtime debate featuring the economic editor of the Australian, Professor Judith Sloan and UQ Professor, John Quiggin. In this discussion, two high profile public commentators with very different perspectives will argue their case for the optimal amount of labour market regulation in Australia. For more information on this event please visit: http://www.esaqld.org.au/events/labour-market-regulation-sloan-quiggin-2/ Recorded by Take Two...