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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Oct 13, 2022 • 30min
How much tax is enough?
The taxing question of how much tax we should be paying and what type of tax. And book publishing, how is the industry adapting to increased paper prices and supply and issues.
Oct 6, 2022 • 30min
How copper may be the roadblock for a greener global economy
Why aren't the banks passing on higher savings rates; copper demand and supply rates are problematic for a greener economy and sovereign capabilities.
Sep 29, 2022 • 30min
Beyond GDP
Measuring the health of an economy and of a nation, what are the variables that should be included, beyond GDP?
Sep 22, 2022 • 30min
The big business of online sports betting
The big business of sports betting and all that it involves.
Sep 15, 2022 • 30min
The value of the British monarchy and streaming services
What economic value does the British monarch bring to the UK economy and the complexities of streaming services
Sep 8, 2022 • 30min
Deciphering the Reserve Bank's language; China's economy and the bank of mum and dad
What is the RBA Governor Philip Lowe actually saying? What's happening within the Chinese economy and the bank of mum and dad.
Sep 1, 2022 • 30min
The Job Summit: changing jobs and the care economy; and financial stress despite low unemployment
Changing jobs can help improve wages but there needs to be better support in place to help people make the leap. Better support with increased wages and better working conditions will also be discussed for those, mainly women, working in the care economy. And why are we still so financially and mentally stressed with the re-opening of the economy and record high employment levels?
Aug 25, 2022 • 30min
Andrew Leigh on a more dynamic economy; Europe's drought economies; inflationary psychology
Labor MP Andrew Leigh discusses why Australia's productivity has slowed down and most importantly how we can reignite the economy.
Aug 18, 2022 • 0sec
ALP changes to the safeguard mechanism; repairing the environment from the Black Summer Fires; and Green Capitalism
The Albanese Government has released a discussion paper outlining changes to the safeguard mechanism ensuring high industrial polluters decarbonise to levels set. Hugh Grossman from RepuTex Energy explains what this means. Meanwhile the University of Queensland in conjunction with the WWF-Australia have put a dollar figure on how much funding is needed to repair the damage to habitat caused by the Black Summer Fires. Dr Michelle Ward breaks down the numbers. And green capitalism. Adrienne Buller discusses why acting on climate change through the prism of capital markets does not work in her book, The Value of a Whale.
Aug 11, 2022 • 0sec
Getting digital with the RBA; CPI data; and simplifying the WTO
With the increasing popularity of digital currencies, the RBA is exploring its own central bank digital currency. The Deputy Governor of the RBA Michele Bullock, explains how it might work. To assist in preparing for increases in inflation, the ABS will release monthly CPI indicators. Australia's Statistician Dr David Gruen talks through the advantages. And how to improve trade between countries. Economist at the ANU Andrew Stoeckel discusses what steps we should take.
