SAUL ESLAKE

Economist

SAUL ESLAKE

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Yearly Archives: 2012


On the Role of Economists, and Leaving Tasmania

Economics and Economists, Tasmania | 16th December 2012

Occasional Address at the University of Tasmania’s Graduation Ceremony for students of the Faculty of Commerce, 16th December 2002


The ‘Asian Century’ – Implications for Australia and for Melbourne

Australian Society and Politics, The Australian Economy | 26th October 2012

Address to the Metro Planning Strategy Joint Industry Symposium, Melbourne, 26th October 2012


Pulp mill mistakes mustn’t be repeated in the Tarkine

Publications, Tasmania | 4th September 2012

Saul Eslake | Launceston Examiner | 4th September 2012 Op-ed article originally published in the Launceston Examiner newspaper on 4th September 2012. Now that it seems increasingly likely that the mill will not be built, it seems to me that there are a couple of important conclusions to be drawn from the experience. The first […]


Saul Eslake – Profile Interview

Profile | 27th May 2012

Richard Aedy | ABC Sunday Profile | 27th May 2012 Saul Eslake – Australia’s household name in economics – talks to Richard Aedy about his return to the financial world and his personal connection with China. Richard Aedy: Hello, I’m Richard Aedy. Welcome to Sunday Profile. Today’s guest is an example of that rare creature […]


Productivity

Labour Market, Productivity | 24th May 2012

2nd Bishop Manning Lecture, hosted by the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations, 24th May 2012


Australia’s Productivity Performance

Productivity, Publications | 18th February 2012

Essay published in the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)’s Annual Political and Economic Overview, February 2012


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The next four years will be difficult for Tasmania
News, Tasmania
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Some initial reflections on the outcome of the 2024 Tasmanian State election
Australian Society and Politics, Tasmania
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Tasmania’s fiscal position
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Productivity, Tax Reform and ‘Peak China’
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Tasmania – lost opportunities
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The Tasmanian Economy
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The massive $50bn GST revenue distribution blow out (with Gary Adshead)
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Tasmania’s senior secondary education reform
Recent Media Interview, Tasmania
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Distribution of GST Revenue: the Worst Public Policy Decision of the 21st Century to date.
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, The Australian Economy
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Insights on Asian Elections 2024 mentioned in The Economist
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Reflections on ‘Australia Day’
Australian Society and Politics
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“You are one of the best at what you do in the world”
Gail Fosler, Chief Economist, The Conference Board, New York, December 2002

“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

“Saul Eslake is … a highly regarded independent economist with the highest degree of integrity"
John Durie, Columnist, The Australian, July 2009

“… one of the few people in this world who can have so many oranges up in the air at the same time but still manage to catch them"
Andrew Clark, journalist, Australian Financial Review, November 2008

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