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
Apr 20, 2023 • 30min
The RBA review and what does full employment look like in Australia
The RBA review is in with 51 recommendations. Full employment is discussed but what does this look like in Australia?
Apr 13, 2023 • 33min
Credit card debt; reducing the fiscal gap and the risky business of insurance
Credit card debt is on the rise so too is the interest paid federally to service our debt. What can be done to reduce both? And the cat and mouse game of insurance.
Apr 6, 2023 • 29min
RBA's decision, international banks and a manufacturing revival
Insights into the RBA's recent decision; why are we so blase to another banking crisis and a manufacturing revival.
Mar 30, 2023 • 29min
Interest rates, university incentives and CPI comparisons
A Vice-Chancellor shares his ideas on how to ease the pain when attaining a degree and how does a family of four compare to CPI weightings on household expenditure.
Mar 23, 2023 • 30min
Bank contagion, submarines and jobs and the future of the workplace with AI
Banking contagion and the question of job creation either through submarines and then, AI.
Mar 16, 2023 • 30min
How to improve the future for young Australians and central bankers are talking
How young Australians can reclaim their uncertain future and what are central bankers talking about amongst themselves?
Mar 9, 2023 • 30min
Re-thinking insurance and improving migration systems for all
How to better equip countries and regions with insurance for climate disasters and reviewing the migration system.
Mar 2, 2023 • 30min
A financial crisis in the aged care sector
The aged care sector is haemorrhaging money. Why?
Feb 23, 2023 • 30min
Mariana Mazzucato on the Big Con and an economic view of the Russian invasion
How the consulting industry has taken centre state in the private and public sphere and how has the Russian invasion of Ukraine twelve months on affected the economy.
Feb 16, 2023 • 30min
Could the RBA be getting it right?
What are the reasons behind the interest rate increases and why has the narrative recently shifted in how we're talking about it?
