Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Precautionary Principle and COVID-19
Episode 55
The Precautionary Principle is being used to justify the closure of state borders in Australia to deal with COVID-19. Should the Precautionary Princi…
6 years ago
Rationalising Regulation
Episode 54
How cutting red tape and improving regulations could help economies recover from the COVID-crisis. Economics Explained host Gene Tunny speaks with U…
6 years ago
COVID-induced border battle in Australia
Episode 53
Australia is having a big debate about state border restrictions which have been implemented to stop the spread of coronavirus. A conversation with J…
6 years ago
Economics and Public Policy
Episode 52
Host Gene Tunny and his Adept Economics colleague Ben Scott discuss how economics can help us develop sensible public policies on a diverse range of …
6 years, 1 month ago
What Economists do and why the world needs them
Episode 51
Economics Explained host Gene Tunny chats with Brisbane-based businessman Tim Hughes about what economists do and why the world needs them.
Relevant …
6 years, 1 month ago
New Normal Post-COVID
Episode 50
Economics Explained host Gene Tunny presents some of his preliminary views on what the New Normal post-COVID could be like.
Links relevant to the con…
6 years, 1 month ago
Gold with Darren Brady Nelson
Episode 49
Economics Explained host Gene Tunny discusses the drivers of the gold price with Darren Brady Nelson, Chief Economist of LibertyWorks and a policy ad…
6 years, 1 month ago
The Deficit Myth & Modern Monetary Theory – initial views
Episode 48
Discussion of Stephanie Kelton’s book The Deficit Myth, which is popularising Modern Monetary Theory, between Economics Explained host Gene Tunny and…
6 years, 2 months ago
Re-opening economies in this time of COVID-19 with Joe Branigan
Episode 47
Professor Henry Ergas and Joe Branigan have just had a new paper published by the Menzies Research Centre, COVID19: Getting Australia Safely Back to …
6 years, 2 months ago
Challenges of Economic Forecasting in the COVID-19 Pandemic with Prof. Rodney Strachan
Episode 46
Economics Explained host Gene Tunny speaks with Professor Rodney Strachan regarding his recent video on the Challenges of Forecasting in the COVID-19…
6 years, 2 months ago