Macroeconomics – The Conversation

Australia’s secret weapon has been faith in market outcomes combined with a strong social safety set.

Investment incentives might not be enough. We’ll need public investment and forced increases in wages.

An unfunded expansion of the social transfer system could lead to even worse economic outcomes — the medicine should not be worse than the disease.

In the United States, economists are currently questioning the risks of a $1.9 trillion stimulus package.

National debt can be beneficial and help countries grow their economies, but only if it’s managed properly. Too much debt can become burdensome and cause economic growth and investments to slow down.

There are a number of reasons why there’s such a significant gap between aggregate economic numbers and the perceptions of everyday people.

Nigeria’s debt profile is disturbing but shouldn’t hinder Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ability to tackle unemployment and poverty.

Our report analyses both monetary and non-monetary value sharing schemes within companies and whether they are a way of avoiding social conflicts in the workplace.

With commercial space tourism on the rise and NASA planning to return to the Moon, you might think the US space economy is booming – but the data paint a more complex picture.

Massive stimulus plans combined with rising production costs could lead to expectations that inflation will rise. And that alone could trigger an inflationary spiral not seen in 25 years.

Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy says its up to the Reserve Bank to boost the economy. In normal times, that’s not his job.

To achieve sustainable growth under the constraint that consumption is independent from the use of natural resources, we must move along the path of qualitative growth.

Here’s why economists aren’t sure about humanity’s place in an automated future.

Trade wars, digital currencies and robots automating workplaces - the Star Wars film franchise provides numerous lessons in the basics of economics.

Despite interest rates coming down, New Zealand’s economy is being pushed further into recession by government austerity measures. Basic macro-economic analysis shows why.

Harcourt became an economist because he “hated injustice, unemployment and poverty”. He became one of Australia’s greatest, and was a leading figure in the development of economic thought.

Australia is becoming more like the United States. Increasingly, we invest overseas. Our domestic economy is weak.

The World Bank’s latest report on Nigeria deserved closer scrutiny, just like the opinions of economic experts outside government.

Financial turmoil will make it harder to invest in climate action on a massive scale.

Central bankers are expected to discuss the racial income and wealth gaps during the virtual Jackson Hole retreat. But an economist argues that the Fed is not suited for addressing these issues.