The fact is, people do not always behave dispassionately and logically. Which is why measuring consumer sentiment matters.
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The UK-based 30% Club, which aims to increase the number of women on boards is coming to Australia. But does its back-room approach really work?
We have now had four IGRs and they’ve all said pretty much the same thing. Time to tackle the age-old problem.
The Australian dollar fell to US77.17¢ overnight on the back of strong US jobs data, hitting values not seen since the GFC in 2009. The currency recovered slightly over the course of Friday morning, tracking…
Tuesday’s Australian Financial Review Chanticleer survey of 33 largely male “captains of industry” reveals that quotas to improve the numbers of women in senior management positions are still overwhelmingly…
Many large organisations are now on their second or third wave of diversity and inclusion programs. A good number of them are still struggling to identify obvious improvements in the metrics they hoped…
Economists are being called upon to estimate the costs of the Ebola epidemic to West Africa and elsewhere. However, economists should also play a part in estimating the likelihood of the disease spreading…
The winner of this year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Jean Tirole, is one of the most prolific, respected and admired economic theorists of the last 30 years and has had significant influence…
Chief executives who don’t care about the gender pay gap or believe that closing it will only increase costs, might want to consider some of the benefits of audits and strategies for identifying and closing…
In 2000 in Lisbon the European Union countries met and agreed on the “Lisbon Agenda”. Europe was already lagging in terms of growth and jobs, and it was hoped that the Agenda would “deliver stronger, lasting…
At the current frequency of financial system inquiries (Campbell 1982, Wallis 1997, Murray 2014) there will not be another until 2030. That makes this week’s interim report from David Murray all the more…
Let’s be realistic. Australia is the lowest ranked of the 32 teams in the World Cup, and despite a very creditable performance in its first match against Chile, its chances of making it out of the group…
Imagine that Virgin Australia was majority owned by a Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE). Then, if the owners of Virgin tipped A$350 million of new equity into the company to sustain Virgin through a…
The G20 finance ministers, who have been meeting in Sydney this weekend, say economic grow is still below the rate needed to get people back into jobs. In a statement released at the conclusion of talks…
With the value of the Australian dollar falling more than 10 cents in the past few months, should we all be hedging our bets and trading the Aussie for a fast profit? There’s no shortage of foreign currency…
Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens has again weighed in on the value of the Australian dollar, telling a group of economists the bank is open to the idea of intervening to bring its value down. With the…
Australian girls and women start out on an equal footing with males in school and higher education, but fall behind in workforce participation and leadership roles, according to a new report prepared for…
The presence of only one woman, albeit a high profile one, in Tony Abbott’s cabinet has prompted renewed calls for the introduction of quotas to ensure greater numbers of senior women in government. And…
Financial markets must be confident that the US will not default on its sovereign debt, otherwise those markets would have plummeted by now. But is that confidence justified? Markets participants are comforted…
In the world of macroeconomic data and policy, this is an important week. Yesterday saw the latest monetary policy decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), while today the Australian Bureau of…
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Associate Professor of Economics, Melbourne Business School
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Business School
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John Gough Professor in the Practice of International Trade, Melbourne Business School
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Adjunct Lecturer, Centre for Business Analytics, Melbourne Business School
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Assistant Professor of Econometrics & Statistics, Melbourne Business School
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Honorary Fellow, Melbourne Business School
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Professor of Management and Marketing, Melbourne Business School
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Professor of Management - Negotiations, Melbourne Business School
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Director, Centre for Ethical Leadership at Ormond College, and Professor, Melbourne Business School
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Principal Fellow, Melbourne Business School
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Assistant Professor, Melbourne Business School
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Associate Professor, Economics, Melbourne Business School
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Academic Director, Executive MBA Programs, Melbourne Business School
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Professor of Leadership and Inaugural Director of the Social Purpose Centre, Melbourne Business School
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Director of Centre for Business Analytics, Professor of Operations Management, Melbourne Business School
