SAUL ESLAKE

Economist

SAUL ESLAKE

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I’m an independent economist, consultant, speaker,
and Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Tasmania’

Yearly Archives: 2017


The third annual ‘Tasmania Report’

Tasmania | 11th December 2017

Report prepared for the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce & Industry and presented in Hobart, Launceston and Devonport on Monday 11th December 2017. A detailed analysis of trends in Tasmania’s economy, labour and housing markets, population and public sector, with recommendations for change. The Full Report Executive Summary Presentation slides


Outlook for the Australian Economy against a Global Economic Backdrop

The Australian Economy | 29th November 2017

Presentation to the ACTE-CAPA (Association of Corporate Travel Executives – Centre for Asia-Pacific Aviation) Conference, Sydney, 29th November 2017


The quest for ‘security’ – is it rational, has it actually made us safer, and at what cost?

Security | 14th November 2017

Address to the Royal Society of Tasmania, Government House, Hobart, 14th November 2017


Submission to the Productivity Commission’s Review of Horizontal Fiscal Equalization

Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies | 10th November 2017

The Productivity Commission (PC) is conducting a review of the way in which the revenue from Australia’s goods and services tax (GST) is shared among Australia’s States and Territories, with a view to evening out their capacity to provide a similar range and standard of public services to their citizens, having regard both to differences […]


The Tasmanian Economy

Tasmania | 3rd November 2017

Presentation to Local Government Professionals Tasmania annual conference held in Hobart on 3rd November 2017.


Insecurity, Inequality and the Labour Market

Labour Market | 2nd November 2017

Presentation to the Jobs Australia annual conference held in Hobart on 2nd November 2017. This presentation looks at, among other things, suggestions that a large proportion of jobs will be replaced by computers, robots and algorithms.


Take a look beyond the numbers

Publications, Tasmania | 24th October 2017

Op-ed piece published in the Hobart Mercury newspaper on 24th October 2017


Housing Affordability 2030

Housing | 24th October 2017

‘Mini-note’ presentation to the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) national conference in Melbourne on 24th October 2017