Economy – Page 5 – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:57:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Tempting back the backpackers https://www.openforum.com.au/tempting-back-the-backpackers/ Mon, 03 Jan 2022 03:13:21 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=35596 Making working holiday travel easy, fun and safe is not only vital to getting Australia’s tourism industry back on track – it’s critical for the country’s long-term engagement with the world.

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New tool tracks national resource footprints https://www.openforum.com.au/new-tool-tracks-national-resource-footprints/ Sat, 11 Dec 2021 03:19:13 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=35421 Australian researchers working with the United Nations have developed a tool to drive practical change in the world’s global resource consumption through better understanding how many resources each country consumes.

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Remembering Geoff Harcourt https://www.openforum.com.au/remembering-geoff-harcourt/ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:36:08 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=35377 Australian economics has lost one of its most internationally renowned and prolific scholars with the passing of Geoffrey Harcourt at the age of 90.

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Opening Australia’s trade window https://www.openforum.com.au/opening-australias-trade-window/ Sun, 21 Nov 2021 06:32:49 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=35203 Trade-related regulatory requirements are administered and enforced by more than 30 agencies at the federal level in Australia, as well as some at the state and territory level, with little coordination between them.

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Chill, folks https://www.openforum.com.au/chill-folks/ Sat, 20 Nov 2021 22:56:34 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=35179 True wages growth, and true price growth, is probably less than the official figures suggest – meaning there’s no need for alarm about inflation in Australia.

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A power shift in global economics https://www.openforum.com.au/a-power-shift-in-global-economics/ Tue, 16 Nov 2021 23:00:18 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=35128 Low interest rates and COVID-19 mean governments, not central banks, now control the world’s key economic levers.

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Are Australians breaking up with casual work? https://www.openforum.com.au/are-australians-breaking-up-with-casual-work/ Mon, 15 Nov 2021 20:25:20 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=35114 More casual jobs are becoming available as hospitality and other sectors open back up, but will casual employees be willing to return to a working situation that treated them so poorly in the pandemic?

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Embracing the opportunities of Industry 4.0 in northern Australia https://www.openforum.com.au/embracing-the-opportunities-of-industry-4-0-in-northern-australia/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 23:15:37 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=34987 Industries, manufacturing and agribusiness in the north need to reimagine their operating models and pursue new ways of doing business based on the opportunities offered by Industry 4.0.

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Economics in the real world https://www.openforum.com.au/economics-in-the-real-world/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 03:36:27 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=34762 The Nobel committee’s decision to award its economics prize for 2021 to David Card, Josh Angrist and Guido Imbens marks the culmination of a revolution in the way economists approach the world that began more than 30 years ago.

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Boosting Indonesia–Australia economic relations https://www.openforum.com.au/boosting-indonesia-australia-economic-relations/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 02:09:36 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=34758 The future of Indonesia–Australia economic relations will see an intersection of various interests, including government, business communities, and intellectuals from Indonesia and Australia.

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Saving free trade in the post-COVID world https://www.openforum.com.au/saving-free-trade-in-the-post-covid-world/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 05:38:14 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=34664 The post-pandemic recovery offers an opportunity recalibrate existing policies to maintain the fruits of the last few decades of trade liberalisation while making its benefits more equitable across societies.

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Regulatory compliance won’t stop financial crime https://www.openforum.com.au/regulatory-compliance-wont-stop-financial-crime/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 01:44:18 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=34652 The fight against money laundering and the influx of criminal funds into the economy needs the support of a wide range of professionals and institutions, as well as the banks and other financial institutions.

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