Economic modelling at UQ has influenced climate change public policy and debate, thanks chiefly to the work of Australian Laureate Fellow in Economics Professor John Quiggin.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
