The Economy, Stupid
Formerly The Money, The Economy, Stupid is your weekly guide to the world of business, economics and finance. Every Thursday, economist Peter Martin is joined by a team of sharp young thinkers for a fresh conversation about the financial stories making headlines and how they might affect you.
Latest episodes
Jun 29, 2023 • 31min
July 1st changes. Hedging investments against inflation. Why asset managers own the world.
Changes to government transfer payments, programs and policies kick in on July 1st. Just how bad is inflation for the investment economy and can you hedge against it? The downside of living in an 'asset managed society'.
Jun 22, 2023 • 29min
The next Reserve Bank Governor. A global minimum corporate tax. Are top shelf sports stars worth it?
Who might be the next head of Australia’s central bank? How does a proposed global minimum tax work and will it bring in more revenue. Does paying big money to a sport star improve a team’s performance and the club’s bottom line?
Jun 15, 2023 • 29min
WA and its share of the GST pie. China’s hopes for reserve currency status. The payment system gets an upgrade.
How does Canberra distribute revenue from the Goods and Services Tax and is it fair? The U.S dollar has long been the dominant currency for world trade but can China change that? The system behind how Australians pay for everything is about to be modernised.
Jun 8, 2023 • 29min
When a perfect storm hits the rental market
Why are we in a rental crisis and what can be done to improve the situation?
Jun 1, 2023 • 31min
Who is the World Bank's new boss? Crunch time for aged care. Insuring against cyber attacks.
Can Ajay Banga, the new head of the World Bank, end poverty? Why the aged care sector continues to struggle. Cyber attacks — a risk that can be managed ?
May 25, 2023 • 30min
Why the Reserve bank wants unemployment to go higher. The case for long term thinking.
Two economists unpack and debate the idea that higher unemployment is needed to contain inflation. Short term thinking might be expedient in business and politics but could taking a really long view be better?
May 18, 2023 • 29min
Blowout: Mega projects that don't deliver. Spending, cost of living and who's really under pressure
Cost of living increases are forcing many to change their spending. But not everything is down and not all groups are under pressure. Wade Tubman crunches the numbers. Why mega projects so often fail to deliver on time and on budget. Dan Gardner investigates what's going wrong and how to get it right.
May 11, 2023 • 29min
Budget review and budget hits with George Megalogenis and Frank Bongiorno
George Megalogenis and Frank Bongiorno provide their analysis on this budget and where they sit in history.
May 4, 2023 • 29min
The US teetering on a catastrophe; inequality in Australia and increasing productivity
The US government debit limit and increasing inequality in Australia and how to improve overall productivity.
Apr 27, 2023 • 29min
The link between economics and Mona Lisa and Wales striding towards a better future
What is the latest prediction of where the global economy is heading? The clues are in Mona Lisa's smile. And how to protect future generations? Wales is leading the way.
