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UQ's Professor John Quiggin argues alongside Richard Holden (UNSW) and Steven Hamilton (ANU) that the Delta variant makes the National Plan's modelling obsolete and more flexibility is needed.

Economics graduate and social entrepreneur Mikhara Ramsing has been recognised for her outstanding commitment to serving others in the 2021 UQ Alumni Awards

While the UN urged Australia to end the use of coal by 2030, export prices are rising. Economics Professor John Quiggin argues that despite the demand of global markets, decarbonising our own backyard is achievable.

Professor John Quiggin explores how the framing of vaccine passports can affect whether Australians see them as a carrot or stick.

ARTICLE | Professor John Quiggin argues that the divestment movement has been a key factor in BHP getting out of the carbon-based fuel industry.

Being able to skip classes improves some students’ performance, while others struggle with more autonomy.

Professor John Quiggin and Richard Holden (UNSW) reject the notion that economists are seen as the advocates of saving money over lives, and use economic theory to back the efficacy of lockdowns.

RECORDED EVENT | This UQ Economics Thought Leadership event examines the Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage (2020) report which measures the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across a range of indicators.

UQ PhD economics candidate Sabrina Lenzen wants her research to encourage policymakers to incentivise dementia prevention rather than just treating symptoms.

OPINION | The government must help the most affected Australian businesses through the pandemic until borders reopen.

The path to cutting greenhouse gas emissions seems clear but the Morrison government budget throws money at a low-emissions technology plan that is failing to deliver, writes John Quiggin in The Conversation.

How does information flow through a social network impact the functioning of a market? How are technologies shaping global social and economic networks, and what are some of the consequences for trade, conflict, and polarization?

To celebrate the release of his new book, Born Digital, Adjunct Professor Bob Wigley answered some of our questions and offered some insight into how his book relates to the work of economists.

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.