AusAID has just joined the litany of calls for business to become more involved in development. NGOs and governments want to encourage business to deliver better quality of life in poor countries. But…
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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has taken the bold step of planning a referendum on the country’s EU-imposed austerity measures, in a bid to claim a mandate for his efforts to avoid a default on…
Princeton University professor Christopher Sims and New York University economist Thomas Sargent have been jointly named the 2011 winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics (or, for the purists, the Sveriges…
Global markets have tumbled again this week, following the downgrading of Italy’s debt rating and a series of negative comments from leaders of the world’s financial institutions. International Monetary…
Global markets look set for a rough week amid new concerns that Greece could default on its massive debt. The Australian share market has spent most of the day down 3% after reports that Germany could…
On the weekend of 12-13 August the Western Australian branch of the Liberal Party passed a resolution calling for a Royal Commission into the science of climate change. Apparently the party members are…
US President Barack Obama says Democrat and Republican leaders have reached an agreement on reducing US debt, before the August 2 debt ceiling deadline. Failure to reach a deal may have led to a historic…
As the political stand-off around the US debt crisis looks set to continue into the weekend, US President Barack Obama is being tested whether he has the courage to stand his ground. Last week the President…
I rang some people at big banks who do liquidity and balance-sheet management to see how they are preparing for the August 2 deadline for US debt funding. They seemed remarkably sanguine. The feeling is…
“We are animated by but one desire — to do that which is best for Australia, and fair, just, and equitable to all the states, and to all classes and sections of our community.” This quote comes from the…
The most important factor determining whether consumers avoid purchasing a product containing palm oil is not how they feel about orangutans, the environment, or anything else for that matter. It’s whether…
Calls to establish an Australian Sovereign Wealth Fund have intensified with the world’s biggest bond managers, Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco) calling on the Federal Government to manage for…
A mining tax to provide a wealth fund for the future, a flood levy to pay for Queensland’s floods earlier this year, a carbon tax to pay for our environmental damage. Little wonder the tabloid press is…
REDgroup Retail accounted for 20% of Australia’s $1.6B book market and in another life, might have been Australia’s version of the Amazon success story. Instead, last month the parent of Borders and Angus…
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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
