Posted June 15, 2009 - 22:29 by Rohan
It was reported today that the Business Council of Australia (BCA) had recommended an increase in the GST (a consumption tax) and a decrease in the corporate tax rate.
Posted June 14, 2009 - 19:06 by Rohan
‘What We Learn When We Learn Economics’ by Christopher Hayes, Washington editor for The Nation, is a great article inspired by Mr Hayes sitting in on a six-month introductory macroeconomics course from the University of Chicago: http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/2897/ and http://www.chrishayes.org/articles/what-we-learn-when-we-learn-economics/
Posted June 13, 2009 - 19:31 by Rohan
‘The Clean Industrial Revolution’ by Ben McNeil is an interesting book and McNeil’s writing is quite readable.
Posted June 12, 2009 - 21:04 by Rohan
In an article about innovation Malcolm Gladwell claimed that ‘big ideas’ aren’t as rare as we think they are http://www.gladwell.com/2008/2008_05_12_a_air.html
Posted June 11, 2009 - 11:55 by Rohan
There was much made of the decrease in the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate last month; and there was a lot of uninformed commentary on the topic because the outcome defied the expectations of most.
Posted June 10, 2009 - 20:53 by Rohan
Each Wednesday the team at EconArticles links to a few economics articles that are worth taking the time to read.
Posted June 9, 2009 - 20:32 by Rohan
Premier Bligh recently announced that the Queensland government fuel subsidy would be abolished.
Posted June 7, 2009 - 21:56 by Rohan
A curious aspect of the debate surrounding the introduction of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) has been accusations from both sides of politics that the other is causing uncertainty for business.
Posted June 6, 2009 - 22:46 by Rohan
In a recent New Yorker article Adam Gopnik talked about the evolution of the five-blade razor.
Posted May 27, 2009 - 21:04 by Rohan
