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: 2018


Arts and regional economies

The Arts | 22nd October 2018

Remarks as part of a panel discussion on ‘The Place of Art in the Art of Place’, Burnie Theatre, NW Tasmania, 22nd October 2018


The global and Australian economies

The Australian Economy | 17th October 2018

Presentation to a Corporate Leaders’ Network lunch in Melbourne on Wednesday 17th October 2018


Factors behind last week’s turbulence on stock markets

Publications, The Global Economy | 15th October 2018

Article published by Inside Story on Monday 15th October 2018


The global financial crisis – a decade on

Publications | 25th September 2018

Reflections on the global financial crisis (what was I doing – what was I thinking?) a decade after the collapse of Lehman Brothers – originally published by FIIG’s The Wire blog on 25th September 2018.


The Australian economy, property prices, interest rates and debt

The Australian Economy | 19th September 2018

Presentation to a forum hosted by Kessler Financial Services Australia in Melbourne on 19th September 2018


Housing demand and supply in Tasmania

Housing, Tasmania | 6th September 2018

Introductory remarks at an ‘Affordable Housing Roundtable’ hosted by National Shelter and Shelter Tasmania in Hobart on 6th September 2018


Review of the Parliamentary Budget Office’s latest medium-term budget projections

Economic Policies, News, Publications | 6th September 2018

Commentary published by The Conversation website on 6th September 2018 https://theconversation.com/morrisons-return-to-surplus-built-on-the-back-of-higher-tax-parliamentary-budget-office-102712


The Australian Government’s ‘backflip’ on raising the pension age to 70

Economic Policies, News, Publications | 5th September 2018

Commentary published by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on 5th September