SAUL ESLAKE

Economist

SAUL ESLAKE

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

Topics


Workplace Relations Reform: Examining the Economic Data

Labour Market | 25th October 2005

Address to a conference sponsored by The Australian Financial Review, 25th October 2005


Poverty in Tasmania: An Economist’s Perspective

Tasmania | 19th October 2005

The third annual Dorothy Pearce address to the Tasmanian Council of Social Service (TasCOSS), 19th October 2005


Three Seemingly Unrelated Propositions Concerning Australia’s Identity and Economic Performance

Australian Society and Politics | 6th September 2005

An address to The Royal Society of Tasmania, 6th September 2005


Human Capital and Tasmania’s Economic Future

Education, Tasmania | 24th August 2005

Keynote Address to the Australian Human Resources Institute’s ‘HR Week’ Conference – Wrest Point, Hobart, 24th August 2005


China and India in the World Economy

Asian Economies | 7th July 2005

Paper presented to the International Conference of Commercial Bank Economists, 7th July 2005


Competition, Productivity, Economic Growth and Living Standards

Economic Policies, Productivity | 3rd February 2005

Address to the Adjudication Branch of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission – Mollymook Shores Resort, New South Wales, 3rd February 2005


Is the Australian property market in ‘bubble trouble’?

Housing | 14th November 2003

Presentation to ANZ Queensland customers, Brisbane, 14th November 2003


Education and the Economy

Education | 15th September 2003

Address to the Associations of School Bursars and Administrators 2003 Annual Conference, 15th September 2003


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Most Recent Articles, Talks and Presentations


The implications of Australia’s higher-than-expected March quarter inflation numbers
News, The Australian Economy
25th April 2024


‘A distinctive part of life in Australia’ The Declining Dream of Homeownership
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing
17th April 2024


Could China have a currency crisis at some point in the next 2-5 years?
Asian Economies, The Global Economy, Topics
16th April 2024


“The Great Housing Disaster – Who’s to Blame?”
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, Recent Media Interview, Topics
15th April 2024


The Economic Consequences of Surges in Immigration
Australian Society and Politics, The Australian Economy, The Global Economy, Topics
10th April 2024


Is China heading for some kind of currency or financial crisis?
Asian Economies, The Global Economy
4th April 2024


The next four years will be difficult for Tasmania
News, Tasmania
27th March 2024


Some initial reflections on the outcome of the 2024 Tasmanian State election
Australian Society and Politics, Tasmania
24th March 2024


Tasmania’s fiscal position
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Recent Media Interview, Tasmania
24th March 2024


Productivity, Tax Reform and ‘Peak China’
Asian Economies, Economic Policies, Productivity, Taxation, The Australian Economy
13th March 2024


Tasmania – lost opportunities
Tasmania
12th March 2024


The Tasmanian Economy
Tasmania
29th February 2024


The worst public policy decision of the 21st Century
Economic Policies, Recent Media Interview
20th February 2024


Is ‘price gouging’ a major contributor to inflation?
Recent Media Interview
19th February 2024


The massive $50bn GST revenue distribution blow out (with Andy Park)
Economic Policies, Recent Media Interview
14th February 2024


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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"
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Andrew Clark, journalist, Australian Financial Review, November 2008

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