PinnedPublished inCoinmonksFive Arguments Against CryptocurrencyWhy the World Crypto Boosters Envision is more Dystopia than UtopiaApr 15, 20222Apr 15, 20222
‘Fiscal Rules’ break the rules of economicsInflexible prescriptions on the level of government spending go against everything sound economics has taught us in the last one hundred…Oct 1Oct 1
The Economics of why the Adelaide University Uni Sa Merger, Won’t Serve StudentsEconomists think about the problem of how big something should be in terms of economies and diseconomies of scale. To justify an industry…Apr 11Apr 11
Sado-Monetarism in New ZealandIn his Inflation Fighting Tunnel Vision RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr is Crushing the Livelihoods of New ZealandersApr 6Apr 6
The subtle economics of why the Uni SA and University of Adelaide merger won’t serve studentsThe merger will create one of Australia’s largest tertiary institutions but the case for it has been based on a secret internal report.Mar 7Mar 7
Why do people work more hours then they would like?The writing of this post was prompted by an interesting twitter exchange between Rabee Tourkey and David SligarMar 26, 2023Mar 26, 2023
The Manhattan Institute tries to revive Charles Murray but why was his reputation in the gutter?Recently the Manhattan Institute’s in house magazine published a piece about Charles Murray and his career. It’s not surprising that the…Sep 20, 2022Sep 20, 2022
Are We Really Serious About Fixing Aged Care?A frustrating part of discussion about aged care in Australia is that everyone agrees the current system is not working yet the proposed…Sep 4, 20221Sep 4, 20221
Win at all costs: how did we get to here?In three short years Scott Morrison has gone from a remarkable upset victory to now being faced with what is likely a heavy defeat. Once a…Jun 7, 2022Jun 7, 2022
