Peter Martin
Think the RBA will lift rates on Melbourne Cup day? Don’t bet your house on it
Each of Australia’s big four banks is now predicting a rate rise in six days’ time on Melbourne Cup Tuesday. It would...
Economists call for carbon price, tax and ‘green tariffs’ to get Australia on path to net zero
Australia’s top economists have overwhelmingly backed the reintroduction of the carbon price that helped cut Australia’s emissions between 2012 and 2014. The...
We can and should keep unemployment below 4 per cent, say top economists
Australia’s leading economists believe Australia can sustain an unemployment rate as low as 3.75 per cent – much lower than the latest...
Behavioural ‘experts’ helped shape Robodebt – and still aid government
One of the things still worrying me about Robodebt was the attention to detail. By that, I am not referring to the...
Cash could be almost gone in Australia in a decade – but like cheques, who’ll miss it?
Late last year, the Reserve Bank gave 1000 Australians diaries and asked them to record every payment they made over the course...
Rate hikes, tumbling inflation, high chance of recession: How our forecasting panel sees 2023-24
Of the 27 leading economists assembled by The Conversation to forecast the financial year that has just begun, every one expects inflation...
Don’t blame workers for falling productivity – we’re not the ones holding it back
Suddenly Australians are being told we need to produce more if we want our wages to merely keep up with inflation. Reserve...
Economists award Chalmers top marks for budget, but less for fighting inflation
Asked to grade Jim Chalmers’ second budget on his criteria of delivering “relief, repair and restraint”, most of the 57 leading economists...
Inheritances, resource taxes and negative gearing: How top economists would raise $20 billion
Asked to find an extra $20 billion per year to fund government priorities like building nuclear submarines and responding to climate change,...
Higher rates, falling home prices and real wages, but no recession: Economists’ forecast for 2023
Australia’s Reserve Bank is set to push up rates once again at its first meeting for the year on Tuesday, according to...