Seven common myths about modern money

Money is important but widely misunderstood. Here are seven hard-to-bust misconceptions about modern money that might surprise you, writes Professor Stuart Kells for The Conversation.

Published 05 Feb 2025

Bachelor of Commerce; Student Enrichment

WorkHub to BMW

The WorkHub program at the University of Melbourne provided me with transformative opportunities to develop professionally and personally, ultimately helping me secure a graduate role at BMW. Here’s how this journey unfolded.

Published 03 Feb 2025

Bachelor of Commerce; Student Enrichment

Bots Consulting Group

The 2024 BCom Case Competition challenged students to address Australian hospitality and retail labour shortages through robotics. Over a few intensive weeks, teams applied their consulting skills to develop and present strategies for the case partner, SoftBank Robotics.

Published 30 Jan 2025

Accounting

DeepSeek shatters beliefs about the cost of AI, leaving US tech giants reeling

A crash in the price of tech stocks might be an irrational panic or simply reflect correct pricing. The future costs and benefits of AI are uncertain, write Professors Michael J. Davern and Matt Pinnuck for The Conversation.

Published 30 Jan 2025

Should we aim to bulk-bill everyone for GP visits? We asked five experts

Read Professor Yuting Zhang's response via The Conversation.

Published 20 Jan 2025

Our analysis of wealth trends suggests Australia’s middle class may be ‘shrinking’

Between 2002 and 2018, some groups actually increased their wealth on certain measures. For young people and middle Australians, however, it’s a more sobering picture, writes Dr Melek Cigdem-Bayram for The Conversation.

Published 09 Jan 2025

Management

Perfectionist leaders can push their teams to meet high standards – but it can backfire and stifle creativity

Research suggests creativity can suffer if leaders fail to create psychological safety, particularly by expressing anger, writes Dr Gamze Koseoglu for The Conversation.

Published 09 Jan 2025

Student Enrichment

Beyond the Classroom

Shashwat Goyal undertook the cross-disciplinary Creating Innovative Professionals subject in 2024 alongside fellow students in Melbourne Business School and the Faculty of Engineering and IT.

Published 06 Jan 2025

Economics

Vale Professor Emeritus John Nieuwenhuysen AM (29/3/1937–8/12/2024)

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

Maintaining momentum in defining and measuring poverty in Australia

Despite Australia’s status as one of the world’s wealthiest countries, poverty rates have remained relatively unchanged for almost 25 years. Addressing this issue was the focus of the Defining and Measuring Poverty Symposium held on November 18, 2024 at the University of Melbourne.

Published 03 Dec 2024

Alumni

FBE celebrates 100th anniversary with centenary launch event

On October 31, the Faculty of Business and Economics invited alumni and staff to launch FBE100, a year-long celebration of the Faculty’s centenary.

Published 02 Dec 2024

Indigenous

The Faculty of Business and Economics to offer full scholarships for Indigenous grad students

From 2025, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students applying for graduate courses at FBE will be automatically considered for 100 per cent fee remission.

Published 29 Nov 2024

Economics

Watch: 2024 Freebairn Public Lecture

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

VoxTalks podcast: Masculinity around the world

Listen to the Department of Economics' Associate Professor Victoria Baranov on the Centre for Economic Policy's VoxTalks podcast.

Published 28 Nov 2024

Alumni

From garage experiments to ice cream empire

At just 30 years old, Cian Dawson co-founded GYM BOD, a health-conscious ice cream company that has earned back-to-back spots on the Australian Financial Review Fast Starters list. From its humble beginnings in a Toowoomba garage, the company has become one of Australia's fastest-growing businesses.

Published 28 Nov 2024

Management

Trump, tariffs and the implications for Australian supply chains

While there may be immediate, global impacts of stricter US tariffs, there are also potential solutions and opportunities for Australian businesses and supply chains, writes Dr Medo Pournader for Pursuit.

Published 27 Nov 2024

Dilin Duwa welcomes Senate inquiry recommendation to fund a longitudinal study on the Indigenous-led economy

The Dilin Duwa Centre for Indigenous Business Leadership at the University of Melbourne supports a recommendation for the ongoing funding for a longitudinal study on Indigenous businesses.

Published 27 Nov 2024

Money may make the world go round, but what is it exactly?

Professor Stuart Kells explains that we need to talk accurately about money because understanding it means we can all hold governments and banks to account.

Published 25 Nov 2024