Economics
By listening to women’s voices and investing in targeted research, Australia is taking important steps towards creating a more equitable healthcare system, writes Martina Repetto for Pursuit.
Published 12 Mar 2025
Economics
The Faculty of Business and Economics acknowledges the passing of Emeritus Professor John Peter Nieuwenhuysen AM on Sunday, December 8, 2024.
Published 19 Dec 2024
Economics
Professor Renée Fry-McKibbin, Australian National University, presented the 2024 Freebairn Public Lecture at the University of Melbourne on Thursday, November 21, 2024.
Published 28 Nov 2024
Economics
Listen to the Department of Economics' Associate Professor Victoria Baranov on the Centre for Economic Policy's VoxTalks podcast.
Published 28 Nov 2024
Economics
Professor Shang-Jin Wei, a leading expert in international finance and economics from Columbia University, presented the 2024 Finch Public Lecture at the University of Melbourne, on Tuesday, October 22 2024.
Published 15 Nov 2024
Economics
Professor Joel Mokyr presented the 2024 Griffin Public Lecture at the University of Melbourne, on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
Published 15 Nov 2024
Economics
New research from the University of Melbourne and Monash University shows high overnight temperatures lead to poorer decision-making with climate change exacerbating the effects.
Published 14 Nov 2024
Economics
Professor David Byrne from FBE’s Department of Economics has been appointed to the position of Ritchie Chair of Economic Research.
Published 08 Nov 2024
Economics
The system operating in Australia from 2012 to 2014 was economically and environmentally efficient, says Professor Ross Garnaut, Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Fellow in Economics.
Published 25 Oct 2024
Economics
The Faculty of Business and Economics congratulates Professor James A. Robinson on becoming the 2024 Nobel laureate in economics.
Published 18 Oct 2024
Economics
As the RBA attempts to keep inflation and unemployment rates low, it faces a tricky challenge. Here’s what to know about what might happen next, writes Professor Jeff Borland.
Published 16 Oct 2024
Economics
Until now, Australia has been more successful than the US, UK and Canada in managing inflation and unemployment, but underlying weakness in the labour market puts that success at risk, writes Professor Jeff Borland for The Conversation.
Published 24 Sep 2024
Economics
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will hold the official cash rate steady, say students at the University of Melbourne.
Published 20 Sep 2024
Economics
None of the 49 leading economists polled in the latest Economic Society of Australia survey said they believed the market was delivering good outcomes. Read the responses from University of Melbourne economists via The Conversation.
Published 21 Aug 2024
Economics
Giving workers an extra week of annual leave could take pressure off employers to increase their workers' pay, writes Professor Jeff Borland for The Conversation.
Published 02 Jul 2024
Economics
Students who receive low grades in NAPLAN tests are ‘much more likely’ to be pulled out of exams in subsequent years, mainly at the request of their parents, research has found.
Published 21 Jun 2024
Economics
The latest ‘Taking the Pulse of the Nation’ (TTPN) survey, conducted by the Melbourne Institute and Roy Morgan shows women spend just over 22 hours a week carrying out unpaid domestic duties, which is seven hours more than men.
Published 17 Jun 2024
Economics
Professor Betsey Stevenson, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, University of Michigan, presented the second Downing Public Lecture of the year at the University of Melbourne, on Thursday, May 2, 2024.
Published 09 May 2024
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