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Associate Professor Renuka Mahadevan, an applied economist and Asia-Pacific expert, is using economic models to discover ways to minimise harm and explore opportunities in the wake of the US-China trade war.

Five former Economics Heads of School have teamed up to give back and help the Archibald Scholarship endowment meet its fundraising milestone.

A vast array of measures to manage the Murray Darling have come and gone, with irrigation lobbygroups refusing to countenance the government buying water rights, Professor John Quiggin writes for The Conversation.

Isabelle Peart is studying a double degree in economics and law. She hopes to pursue a career in international law when she graduates. Isabelle talks about her experience as an intern at the United Nations Women Asia and the Pacific, and life as an exchange student in Indonesia.

Economics and gender studies researchers and students now have access to a new body of work that looks at gender inequality from a multidisciplinary perspective.

A highly regarded conservationist and Economics alumnus was one of two University of Queensland Faculty of Business, Economics and Law community members celebrated this week for creating positive change.

By mid-June, if everything goes as expected, Adani Australia will receive the final environmental approvals for its proposed Carmichael coal mine and rail line development. John Quiggin writes for The Conversation.

Dr Rigissa Megalokonomou recently presented her findings on unconscious gender biases in high school teaching at a joint Women in Economics and Economics Society of Australia event.

The “China in a Dynamic Changing World” Symposium brought together leading UQ experts on China to showcase their research, exchange ideas and discuss current developments in a multidisciplinary forum. Shan-Yuan Liew, President of UQ’s Australia-China Youth Association, shares his experience of the Symposium and his time living in China.  

Fancy learning the essentials of economics in just two lessons? School of Economics Professor John Quiggin has you covered with his new book.

Economics student Hoang Phuong Linh Tran has won the inaugural FitzGerald Scholarship, created by Eminent University of Queensland alumnus Dr Vince FitzGerald AO.

The University of Queensland School of Economics has once again proven its place as one of Australia’s leading research-intensive schools, national research quality data confirms.

Ultra low wage growth isn’t accidental. It is the intended outcome of government policies. Economics Professor John Quiggan writes for The Conversation.

Australia’s new flagship Climate Solutions Fund, announced this week by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, will spend more than A$2 billion on cutting greenhouse emissions by 2030.

Australia Day 2019 Honours have been conferred on 16 prominent alumni, staff and friends of The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Business, Economics and Law (BEL).

Behavioural economist Dr David Smerdon is working to find policy solutions to eradicate female genital mutilation in African communities. Here, he reflects on his latest research trip.

In 1969, a wide-eyed 17-year-old went for a job interview at The University of Queensland, and never left.

Economics teachers can all thank Pauline Hanson for providing an excellent example to add to their classes. Indeed, it’s rare that Economics 101 lessons are as readily on display as in the Queensland senator’s “cash for cane toads” proposal.

For UQ Law and Economics graduate Mikhara Ramsing, the journey to her dream career included a double degree, a rural road trip, volunteering at Mount Everest and some honest conversations about mental health in Australia. Read more via UQ's Small Change blog.

Understanding China (ECON3820/ECON7820) is a new multidisciplinary course developed by The University of Queensland’s School of Economics in partnership with UQ’s Confucius Institute.