The Economy, Stupid
ABC
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.
Episodes
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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.
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.
