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Publish DateMedia TitleAuthor
28 January, 2010 Time to drive the carbon cowboys out of town
GREEN bags - are they effective in helping to reduce our landfills, or are they simply a ''get out of jail free card''?
Vivienne Groves
5 December, 2009 Mortgage switch no help in punishing banks
Joshua Gans suggests an ideal for customers looking to switch home loan providers would be by accessing an online platform.
Joshua Gans
30 November, 2009 Market rental rates
Associate Professor Mark Crosby, discusses the rise in market rental rates.
Mark Crosby
29 November, 2009 People remain torn over crucial issues
Professor Joshua Gans says the idea of the CPRS is not to cause people to spend more on electricity
Joshua Gans
23 November, 2009 Rudd: Two Years on the Verdict – Joshua Gans on The Economy
One thing is for sure, if there was ever a time when one cannot distinguish the soundness of economic management from things beyond control, the last two years would be it, writes MBA Professor Joshua
Joshua Gans
17 October, 2009 Company earnings decide stock returns
For current investors, the reality is that what actually happens will depend, as in the past, on corporate earnings
Mark Crosby
16 October, 2009 WSJ weighs in with 'Aussie Mac' in the making
An 'Aussie Mac' in the making
Joshua Gans
13 October, 2009 The Correct Call
Associate Professor Mark Crosby believes that Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan’s decision not to wind back the stimulus is correct
Mark Crosby
6 October, 2009 Existing mortgages cost more
Research shows that banks charge their home-loan customers a higher variable rate than the average offered to new borrowers
Joshua Gans
1 October, 2009 Staying Connected
As the world gets more hectic and the demands on our time increase, we need to remember to invest time in staying connected.
Ian O. Williamson
11 September, 2009 Intelligence
While the stock market has rallied from the lows of early 2009 there is still debate about whether what is being witnessed is a proper ‘recovery’ ...
Mark Crosby
11 September, 2009 More working part time
Melbourne Business School Associate Professor Mark Crosby discusses unemployment figures.
Mark Crosby
29 August, 2009 Finance update
Mark Crosby says that in Australia more people were willing to invest in the last quarter.
Mark Crosby
25 August, 2009 Providers should pay no mind to the cap
Caps on broadband use are holding us back, writes Joshua Gans
Joshua Gans
24 August, 2009 How the Government borrows money
Associate Professor Mark Crosby sheds light on how the Federal Government actually borrows money.
Mark Crosby
23 August, 2009 Net surfers ‘unlikely’ to pay for newspapers online
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is unlikely to convince internet users to pay for news, a leading economic commentator says.
Joshua Gans
20 August, 2009 PetroChina deal
Mark Crosby talks about yesterday's PetroChina deal
Mark Crosby
18 August, 2009 Japan turns around
Mark Crosby talks about remarks made by Ken Henry as well as Japan's turnaround
Mark Crosby
12 August, 2009 Not in your best interest
Beware of variable mortgages with hefty exit fees.
Joshua Gans
7 August, 2009 Part time work on the rise
Mark Crosby notes that job figures are steady and that more people are working part time.
Mark Crosby
6 August, 2009 Holding up well
Australia's labour market appears to be holding up well in these tough times with the unemployment rate remaining unchanged in July.
Sam Wylie
27 July, 2009 Luxury selling well despite harder times
Mark Crosby says that it makes sense for luxury brands to expand into Australia as they are cheaper for tourists to buy here than in China.
Mark Crosby
23 July, 2009 Banks in a good position
Associate Professor Mark Crosby discusses the latest inflation figures and says that the numbers are currently at their lowest rate in ten years.
Mark Crosby
18 July, 2009 Hu row a small bump in China Journey
Reversing our trade and investment relationship just won't happen says MBS Associate Professor Mark Crosby
Mark Crosby
17 July, 2009 Growing China
MBS Associate Professor Mark Crosby discusses the strength of the Chinese economy.
Mark Crosby
16 July, 2009 Economists call for review
In an open letter Joshua Gans and others argue that it is time to repeat the 1996 Wallis Inquiry that led to the current regulatory arrangements.
Joshua Gans
13 July, 2009 NEWspaper Business Model
News is all about delivery. Will the struggle between newspapers and the internet produce a new model, asks MBS Professor Joshua Gans
Joshua Gans
7 July, 2009 Taskforce needs to loosen grip on hidden public data
The Government's tight control of public information is outdated writes MBS Professor Joshua Gans.
Joshua Gans
6 July, 2009 Disgruntled sounds from parallel universe
MBS academic Joshua Gans’ recent article in The Age is quoted
Joshua Gans
29 June, 2009 Managing your valuable asset: The GFC.
Are employers taking their people for granted, expecting unreasonable levels of job loyalty because they feel staff are lucky to have a job at all right now?
Ian O. Williamson
25 June, 2009 Australia needn’t fear inflation
The RBA should have no trouble staying ahead of the game, writes Mark Crosby
Mark Crosby
24 June, 2009 Bank swap service fails to catch on
This article comments on the largely ignored Rudd government initiative to make it easier for people to switch banks.
Joshua Gans
22 June, 2009 China Emerges
Radio Comment from Mark Crosby
Mark Crosby
19 June, 2009 Banks fairing better
Melbourne Business School’s Associate Professor Mark Crosby says bank funding costs have dropped by about 3.3%.
Mark Crosby
9 June, 2009 Read between the lines: book protection has failed.
Some publishers might suffer, but removing restrictions would help authors and readers, writes MBS Professor Joshua Gans.
Joshua Gans
8 June, 2009 The present is past….the future has arrived
China has been the driver of our economy since 2001
Mark Crosby
7 June, 2009 Recession truth hit in September
Australia is in recession and has been since September, according to MBS economics associate professor Mark Crosby.
Mark Crosby
5 June, 2009 Economists take swipe at Turnbull over debt
Kevin Rudd has seized an open letter from 21 leading economists, including Melbourne Business School’s Joshua Gans, to claim that the Coalition’s campaign against govt. debt lacks mainstream support
Joshua Gans
5 June, 2009 Is the data telling us big, fat GDP lies?
Accuracy isn't a hallmark of the national accounts
Mark Crosby
3 June, 2009 Makers must look to China: analyst
A key player in the Button car plan has urged Australia’s car industry to look to China for its future despite Holden Australia’s survival of parent GM’s formal bankruptcy.
Mark Crosby
3 June, 2009 Debt no problem, for now
Debt for development makes sense, say 21 prominent Australian economists including Melbourne Business School’s Joshua Gans
Joshua Gans
3 June, 2009 Button plan architect says no use `Holden out' from China
Melbourne Business School associate professor Mark Crosby casts doubt on the future of Holden Australia's assembly operations.
Mark Crosby
20 May, 2009 Salvation in death and the GST
Some painful tax measures will need to be considered to close the deficit gap, writes MBS associate professor, Mark Crosby
Mark Crosby
19 May, 2009 Spending their way out of trouble
New Straits Times journalist K.C Boey writes about the 2009 Federal Budget: For economist Joshua Gans, it was always going to be the case that the government would stick to its guns.
Joshua Gans
19 May, 2009 Businesses on the hunt with boomerangs
Companies are learning to turn employee defections into opportunities, writes Fiona Smith.
Ian O. Williamson
16 May, 2009 Missing a rich vein
Government is thrashing around in the dark, with sticks for swords, confusing income and wealth, writes Jessica Irvine.
Joshua Gans
14 May, 2009 Going boldly backwards
The Government, in the face of world economic turmoil, has stayed the course.
Joshua Gans
11 May, 2009 Treasurer faces a whole new world after year of crisis
This article looks at the events that occurred post Wayne Swan’s first Federal Budget in 2008
Joshua Gans
9 May, 2009 Political realities
Geraldine Doogue discusses the idea of "fairness" in political realities and economic policy ahead of the Federal Budget.
Mark Crosby
6 May, 2009 How long to settle the debt?
Presenter Madonna King interviews Melbourne Business School’s Associate Professor Mark Crosby.
Mark Crosby
20 April, 2009 Book Review - Parentonomics
Professor Joshua Gans' book 'Parentonomics' is reviewed by the Financial Times
Joshua Gans
14 April, 2009 Broadband plan dissected
Professor Joshua Gans participates in a panel discussing the Federal Government’s Broadband Plan
Joshua Gans