SAUL ESLAKE

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Yearly Archives: 2018



The Outlook: for the Economy

News, The Australian Economy | 15th August 2018

Greg Dyett | SBS World News Radio | 15th Auguest 2018 Interview with SBS World News Radio’s Greg Dyett, published on Wednesday 15th August 2018 (also including ACOSS’ Cassandra Goldie and RBA Governor Phillip Lowe)


Economists’ view of the world – rates, growth and trade wars

Publications, The Global Economy | 15th August 2018

Reflections on the views of current and former bank chief economists from around the world at this year’s International Conference of Commercial Bank Economists, and on the possible consequences of a ‘trade war’ – article published by FIIG’s The Wire on 15th August 2018 Economists’ view of the world – rates, growth and trade wars […]


The global and Australian economies: issues for investors

The Australian Economy, The Global Economy | 1st August 2018

Presentation to the Australian Investors’ Association National Conference on the Gold Coast, 1st August 2018


South East Asia

Asian Economies | 11th July 2018

Presentation to the International Conference of Commercial Bank Economists, New York, 10th July 2018


Housing as Economic Infrastructure

Housing | 28th June 2018

Presentation to the 2018 Affordable Housing Conference, hosted by the NSW Federation of Housing Associations, Sydney, 28th June 2018


Global and Australian Economies – Searching for Growth

Economic Policies, The Australian Economy | 25th June 2018

Address to the Australian Davos Connection’s Australian Leadership Retreat, Gold Coast, Queensland, 22nd June 2018


Inequality between places and regional economic development

The Australian Economy | 17th June 2018

Presentation to the Australian Council of Local Government Associations’ 2018 Regional Co-operation and Development Forum, Canberra, 17th June 2018


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“I have never known an economist to have such a knowledge of world economic facts and to be able to bring to bear so much information in answering a question without notice”
Charles Goode, Chairman, ANZ Bank, July 2009

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