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The fight between Facebook and the Morrison government is over almost before it began. Having drastically overplayed its hand by banning a vast range of content, Facebook has been forced to settle for what appear to be cosmetic concessions.

Reports are that Britain’s prime minister Boris Johnson is considering calling for carbon border levies, which would impose tariffs on carbon-intensive goods from countries such as Australia that haven’t adopted a carbon price or a 2050 net-zero emissions target.

The School praises the resilience and hard work of the economics student community, and in particular, recognises 28 outstanding economics students who were awarded scholarships, prizes and bursaries.

The University of Queensland’s original cohort of Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (Honours) students will make history this week as they graduate after four years of study.

Economic theory gives us a good idea of what an ideal tax system would look like, given our objectives. But in real life, things fall short. How might Victoria's electric vehicle tax position options for car buyers?

The new Netflix miniseries The Queen’s Gambit has received rave reviews around the world. Surprisingly for a chess-themed show, it received a warm reception by the global chess community, which is usually highly critical of portrayals of tournament chess in film.

It’d be wrong to interpret last week’s Reserve Bank decision to cut its cash rate to 0.10% as an emergency response to the COVID crisis. In reality, in this as in many other things, the pandemic has merely accelerated developments that have been underway for a long time.

Reflecting the zeitgeist of 2020, this year’s Student Economics Competition was unlike any other in recent history, with eight budding economists from high schools across Queensland sharing in first place.

Two top graduates from the School of Economics were among those recognised with University of Queensland 2020 Alumni Awards.

One of the most striking responses to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the sudden shift of around half the workforce to working at home. The unplanned experiment we have been forced to undertake suggests we might have stumbled upon a massive opportunity for a microeconomic reform.

Professor Brenda Gannon said it was a controversial question among economists, but knowing more about why some people visited their doctors more often than others with similar health conditions could save us all money.

Is our aged care sector efficient and do we need to improve it?

Research from School of Economics PhD candidate and BEL 3MT winner Sabrina Lenzen shows that physical activity can improve cognitive function and memory – and it may also prevent the onset of dementia

A University of Queensland academic has contributed to a new report by the International Banking Federation (IBFed) and global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman, showing that policymakers and regulators worldwide will be best served by pro-actively deliberating on the next evolution of the financial services market.

The government now seems to be headed for the worst possible course of action – cutting support for those hit hardest by the pandemic while pouring money into the bank accounts of the well-off.

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.