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In less than three months, the expanded JobSeeker payment is due to end. There is a growing political debate about what should happen to the unemployment payment that was roughly doubled.

Investor, entrepreneur and Chairman of UK Finance Robert Wigley has been appointed as an adjunct professor at the School of Economics.

when given credible warning of an existential threat, it is better to act early and risk doing too much than to delay acting and face a much bigger and harder to solve problem.

Girls score the same in maths and science as boys, but higher in arts – this may be why they are less likely to pick STEM careers

One of Australia's best-known economists was among three University of Queensland School of Economics alumni recognised in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

UQ graduate thinks outside the box to treat the community in hard times.

Farewell to a giant of Australian economic reform

Master of International Economics and Finance alumnus Cameron Bellamy was part of the first crew to row unassisted across the Drake Passage - one of the most dangerous stretches of ocean on Earth.

While she was once uncertain of the path she would follow, today Bachelor of Advanced Finance and Economics (Honours) student Carta Ryan is confident in her decision to study finance – thanks to her internship experience through the Women in Finance Scholarship.

For The Conversation: Professor John Quiggin breaks down why BlackRock's announcement that it will dump more than half a billion dollars in thermal coal shares matters.

As Christmas shopping ramps up, you may be getting a lot of emails offering you attractive discounts for a short period only. You may see flash sales or special deals that exhort you to “buy now” to avoid missing out.

The initial cohort of a first-of-its-kind program at The University of Queensland has celebrated its graduation as a tight-knit unit.

A research project co-led by a School of Economics researcher and administered by Monash University has received more than $130,000 in Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project funding.

For The Conversation: Professor John Quiggin explains the problems with the reform agenda as it applies to the VET sector.

For The Conversation: Professor John Quiggin explains the difference between projections and predictions, and makes a case for the superiority of predictions.

The 2019 Colin Clark Memorial Lecture featured a keynote presentation by Professor Alicia Rambaldi that explored some of the key facets of international political economy and how international comparison methods have evolved to adapt to our ever-changing global environment. 

Three School of Economics staff members were among those honoured at UQ's Faculty of Business, Economics and Law staff excellence awards.

The University of Queensland’s business and economics subject area has leapt 18 places in the 2020 Times Higher Education World University subject rankings to land at 55th globally.  

For The Conversation: Professor John Quiggin explains why the World Trade Organisation will cease to exist as it has been in a matter of weeks, and what might come next.