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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.

Delany Lang-Lemckert explains why she chose to study business and economics at The University of Queensland and what she hopes to achieve.

A Multidisciplinary degree like PPE prepares students to take on some of our biggest challenges. See where our 2020 cohort are headed.

Kate Mann is one of the first BAFE graduates. Through the opportunities that arose and the connections she's made, Kate's gained the confidence to move forward in her career during a period of widespread uncertainty.

2019 UQ Graduate of the Year, Josephine Auer, discusses her experience studying a Bachelor of Advanced Finance and Economics (Honours) and chasing her passions.

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.

The economic crises that have punctuated the 21st century, most notably the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 crisis, have led to a growing realisation that alternatives to our present system are possible and perhaps inevitable.

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

While Australia was thought to have had the world’s highest income per person in the late 19th century, it had fallen to 12th in the rankings of rich countries. Yet, contrary to predictions at the time, Australian incomes and living standards have remained comfortably above most of our Asian neighbours.

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?