Elections
Hot Take: Trump's first day
US President Donald Trump has already signed a hundred executive orders with wide-ranging implications, including for Australia.
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Migration
Striking a balance on immigration
Australia should prioritise skilled migrants by using prices and incentives instead of queues and quotas.
Employment
Hot Take: The labour market keeps on trucking
Strong labour force data in December have all but ruled out a February rate cut.
Barriers to nuclear, the tradie shortage, trade-offs still matter, the deal of the century, and don't fire the bureaucrats
For whatever reason I've read more than the usual amount of interesting content over the past week, so here's another post replete with my thoughts on several topical issues. Nuclear is easier said than done In somewhat of a cautionary tale for Peter Dutton's
Reform
Time for reform, censorship and good intentions, how California mismanaged its fires, and the housing target is a bust
I trust everyone had a lovely weekend, or for those just getting back into the office, a wonderful summer break! The people want reform The Pew Research Centre released the results of its latest survey measuring the "support for changing the current economic system" across 36 countries: "
Tax
Why I'm sour on a sugar tax
A sugary drink tax will do more harm than good.
Inflation
Hot Take: November's inflation and the RBA's dilemma
Inflation cooled in November, with implications for interest rates.
Canada
Hot Take: The end of Trudeau
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has resigned. The Albanese government could learn a thing or two about how it all went so wrong.
Housing
Getting serious about housing, ending the Future Fund, the latest bird flu, just tell the truth, and lessons from the NBN
I trust everyone's nice and refreshed from the summer break! Lots of interesting things to discuss today, starting with some positive-sounding housing policy news from NSW. Potentially good news on housing The NSW government and the opposition are getting serious about housing: "NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman
Hot Takes
Hot Take: The Aussie dollar's fresh lows
The Australian dollar's slide to fresh lows reflects complex global and domestic forces, with implications for trade, competitiveness, and economic policy.
Inflation
A troubling economic scenario
As Australia grapples with its post-pandemic recovery, the principal macro challenge remains inflation.
Blowing the boom, eurosclerosis, China's decline, why Nvidia is American, beware the dunkelflaute, limits to AI, and the brain drain
Most readers of Aussienomics are probably still busy soaking up the Australian summer rather than looking for interesting tidbits in their inboxes. But for those of you still checking your emails, here are a few of my thoughts on some of the essays, papers and news I've read