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Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke of plans to further open up the Chinese economy this week - and the world economy should hope US president Trump feels vindicated by this.
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Keating told The Conversation that taxation revenue will need to rise by another 3 percentage points of GDP in the next three decades.
The South African Reserve Bank needs to guide the market on how it is going to treat VAT increase in its inflation targeting approach.
The Retail Prices Index (RPI) is responsible for rising rail fares and student loan repayments.
While many market observers blame growing concerns about inflation for the stock market crash, the real culprit may be fears that the economy is about to slow.
While many market observers blame the growing threat of inflation for the stock market crash, the real culprit may be concerns that the economy is about to slow.
Weak Australian inflation and housing credit data mean the Reserve Bank is unlikely to move on interest rates.
New Zealand’s new government wants the central bank to focus on maximising employment. But experience from other countries shows this is unlikely to change policy.
The narrative that Australia has “transitioned from the mining boom successfully” seems a lot like wishful thinking.
Business conditions aren’t translating to confidence, despite growing profits and jobs.
The Bank of England faces a tricky trade-off of curbing inflation while maintaining financial stability.
Although Puerto Ricans are American citizens, what happens on the island tends to stay there, at least in terms of economic data.
A new report suggests the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia should income a “representative of the poor”. This is a proposal worthy of consideration.
The economic models we used in the past haven’t adjusted for the realities of today, like diminished union power and underemployment.
South Africa’s Public Protector, has been exposed as incompetent after trying to meddle with the constitutional mandate of the country’s central bank.
Inflation has been on the rise since the Brexit vote but, before long, deflation might be a greater concern.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is stuck, according to the economic evidence, it has to raise rates but it also should cut.
Summer spending across English Premier League football clubs has been jaw-dropping.
West African leaders have nursed the idea of a common currency for the sub-region since the turn of the century. But conditions for member countries to make this happen appear unattainable.
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
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Senior Lecturer, Research School of Economics, and Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Senior Lecturer in Economics | Freelance Consultant, Sheffield Hallam University
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