The Australian Economy
Australia hasn’t had a recession – in the widely used sense of two or more consecutive quarters of negative real GDP growth – since 1991. Since then, Australia’s ranking among nations in terms of per capita GDP has risen from 22nd to, in the last four years, either 12th or 13th, behind only the United States, Norway, Switzerland and a number of other smaller states which are predominantly either oil producers or financial centres. Australia’s economic performance reflects a combination of luck and management – the relative importance and quality of which have varied significantly from time to time. Monitoring the performance of and analysing the prospects for the Australian economy has been the major part of my ‘day job’ since I completed my university degree in 1979.
Australia and Britain – How the China-Driven Commodities Boom is Causing Their Economic Cycles to Diverge
The Australian Economy | 26th September 2007Talk to a luncheon hosted by the Australia-Britain Chamber of Commerce, 26th September 2007
Financial implications of an ageing population
The Australian Economy | 25th May 2007Presentation to Aged & Community Care Victoria’s State Congress and Trade Exhibition, 25th May 2007
The Australian Economy
The Australian Economy | 15th January 2007Presentation to Economics and Politics students from the University of Delaware (who were visiting Australia as part of their course), 15th January 2007 (this is a general introduction to the Australian economy including a compare-and-contrast with the US economy)