Peter Martin
When we open up, let’s open up big: Top economists say we need more migrants
Australia’s leading economists have overwhelmingly endorsed a return to the highest immigration intake on record, saying Australia should aim for at least...
Interest rates to remain low in 2022 as real wages fall: Economists
Australia’s leading forecasters expect the Reserve Bank to resist pressure to lift interest rates all year, despite rising interest rates overseas, much...
Interest rate hikes unlikely until 2023, say top economists
Despite appearances – especially in the United States – the era of high inflation isn’t set for a comeback in the view...
Australia’s top economists back carbon price, say net-zero benefits outweigh cost
Eight in 10 of Australia’s leading economists back action to cut Australia’s carbon emissions to net zero. Almost nine in 10 want...
Top economists in no rush to offer cash incentives for vaccination
Australia’s top economists are reluctant to endorse the use of either cash incentives or lotteries to boost vaccination rates. A survey of...
Paying Australians $300 to get fully vaccinated would be value for money
I reckon Anthony Albanese on the right track. The Opposition Leader wants to pay $300 to every Australian who is fully vaccinated by...
Top economists say cutting immigration is no way to boost wages
Australia’s top economists have overwhelmingly rejected cuts to either permanent or temporary migration as a means of restoring lost wage growth. The...
Great approach, weak execution. Economists decline to give budget top marks
Despite overwhelmingly endorsing the general stance of the 2021 budget, only a few of the 56 leading economists surveyed by the Economic...
The budget is a window into the treasurer’s soul. Here’s what to look for on Tuesday night
What in America they call the State of the Union, in Australia we call the federal budget. As surprising as it may...
A little ray of sunshine as 2021 economic survey points to brighter times ahead
Suddenly, economic forecasters are optimistic. Six months ago the forecasting team assembled by The Conversation was expecting Australia’s recession to continue into...