Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEV taxes, congestion charges & taking high-polluting trucks off the roads w/ Marion Terrill - EP155
Episode 155
An electrified vehicle fleet will mean lower fuel tax revenues for governments and possibly greater traffic congestion as EVs are cheaper to run. Gov…
4 years, 1 month ago
Fuel prices & electric vehicles (EVs) - EP154
Episode 154
A wide-ranging conversation on petrol/gasoline prices and electric vehicles (EVs). The conversation explores the peculiar economic phenomenon that is…
4 years, 1 month ago
GDP & the National Accounts: What they are and why they matter w/ Brendan Markey-Towler - EP153
Episode 153
The National Accounts are a huge intellectual achievement and an incredibly useful set of data, including GDP and its components. Chatting about the …
4 years, 1 month ago
ROI of education: how economists estimate it + US economic update - EP152
Episode 152
Do you get a return on investment if you get a university or college degree? Does the taxpayer get an ROI for any subsidies provided? Economics Explo…
4 years, 2 months ago
US recession, climate change & monetary policy w/ Darren Brady Nelson - EP151
Episode 151
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claims the US economy is not in a recession, despite two consecutive quarters of declining GDP. Economics Explore…
4 years, 2 months ago
Global economic outlook + Aussie inflation & house prices - EP150
Episode 150
The message from the IMF's July 2022 World Economic Outlook was that the outlook is “Gloomy and More Uncertain”. This week also saw the United States…
4 years, 2 months ago
Reserve Bank of Australia being reviewed after big mistakes w/ Peter Tulip - EP149
Episode 149
The Reserve Bank of Australia has allegedly made some bad calls in recent years and now the Australian Treasurer has commissioned a major review. Thi…
4 years, 2 months ago
Aussie Conference of Economists wrap-up w/ Leonora Risse & Cameron Murray - EP148
Episode 148
While in Hobart, Tasmania for the 2022 Australian Conference of Economists, show host Gene Tunny caught up with Dr Leonora Risse and Dr Cameron Murra…
4 years, 3 months ago
Charter Cities: A Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model w/ Kurtis Lockhart - EP147
Episode 147
Kurtis Lockhart, Executive Director of the Charter Cities Institute, tells us about the benefits of charter cities - cities with their own rules or c…
4 years, 3 months ago
China, Taiwan & the Indo-Pacific w/ Dr Greta Nabbs-Keller - EP146
Episode 146
The next big global economic shock could come from a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, a shock which would probably have more extensive economic impacts th…
4 years, 3 months ago