SAUL ESLAKE

Economist

SAUL ESLAKE

‘Welcome to my website …
I’m an independent economist, consultant, speaker,
and Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Tasmania’

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    Speaking Engagement | Boardroom Advisory | Commissioned Report | Expert Witness



    Saul Eslake spoke to Zurich Australia executives and staff at their ‘Accelerate’ conference in Sydney on 9th May 2024, covering short- and longer-term trends in major ‘advanced’ economies, China, India and Australia, with a bit of geo-politics thrown in.



    “You are the best economic thinker in the country hands down”

    Sheryle Bagwell, recently retired Senior Business Correspondent (and sometime Executive Producer),
    ABC Radio National Breakfast


    “Just want to congratulate you Saul on the unbelievably good set of slides you just presented, possibly the best I have ever seen. You have set the bar very high.”

    Dr Joe Flood, Adjunct Fellow, RMIT University, Pandemicia


    “Thank you very much for your excellent presentation for the Economic Society today. It is always a great pleasure to hear your eloquent, up-to-date and comprehensive talks.”

    Andrew Trembath, economist, Victorian and Australian Government agencies


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    TESTIMONIALS

    What Others Say


    Australian Minister for Housing, the Hon. Clare O'Neill MP on ABC Q&A, September 2024

    “We are lucky as a State to have an economist of your calibre willing to readily make yourself available to give us a clea r perception of where we are at and the direction we need to go for a better future”
    Diplomatic Representative, August 2024

    “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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    WHAT'S NEW

    Most Recent Articles, Talks and Presentations


    ‘Tasmanian Money Matters’ – Tasmania’s Economy and Public Finances
    Economic Policies, Tasmania
    3rd October 2024


    Challenges and Opportunities for Australian Agriculture
    Commodities, The Australian Economy
    1st October 2024


    Negative Gearing
    Economic Policies, Housing, News, Recent Media Interview, Taxation
    26th September 2024


    Will Anthony Albanese succeed where Bill Shorten failed in making changes to the taxation treatment of property investment?
    Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, Taxation
    26th September 2024


    ‘Super for housing’ is a souped-up first home owners grants scheme – and it won’t help any more than first home owners grants have
    Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing
    24th September 2024


    ‘Super for Housing’ – a Thoroughly Bad Idea
    Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, The Australian Economy, Topics
    19th September 2024


    A ‘path back to surplus’ for the Tasmanian Budget? Not really
    Tasmania
    17th September 2024


    What’s happening in the economy – nationally and in Tasmania
    Economic Policies, Tasmania, The Australian Economy
    13th September 2024


    Tasmania’s State Budget 2024 – 2025 with Leon Compton
    News, Recent Media Interview, Tasmania
    13th September 2024


    Tasmania’s 2024-25 State Budget – an Assessment
    Economic Policies, Tasmania
    12th September 2024


    Solutions to Australia’s Housing Crisis
    Australian Society and Politics, Housing, News, Recent Media Interview
    11th September 2024


    Tasmania’s State Finances – presentation to the Local Government Association of Tasmania’s Annual Conference
    Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Tasmania
    4th September 2024


    All about inflation
    Economic Policies, News, Recent Media Interview, The Australian Economy
    31st August 2024


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