The Australian Economy
Australia hasn’t had a recession – in the widely used sense of two or more consecutive quarters of negative real GDP growth – since 1991. Since then, Australia’s ranking among nations in terms of per capita GDP has risen from 22nd to, in the last four years, either 12th or 13th, behind only the United States, Norway, Switzerland and a number of other smaller states which are predominantly either oil producers or financial centres. Australia’s economic performance reflects a combination of luck and management – the relative importance and quality of which have varied significantly from time to time. Monitoring the performance of and analysing the prospects for the Australian economy has been the major part of my ‘day job’ since I completed my university degree in 1979.
The Future of Super
Economic Policies, News, The Australian Economy | 16th July 2021Saul discusses ‘The Future of Super’ with Federal Liberal MP Tim Wilson, who is also the Chair of the House of Representatives Economics Committee
The Post-Pandemic Economy
The Australian Economy | 13th July 2021Address to a luncheon hosted by the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies in Adelaide on 13th July – looking (briefly) at the outlook for the world economy, (in a bit more detail) about the Australian economy’s performance and prospects, and finishing with some commentary on the changes to the way in which GST revenues […]
Video & Presentation Slides: Australia’s ‘new protectionism’
Australia's New Protectionism, Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, The Australian Economy | 25th June 2021Join Saul Eslake for a discussion about how Australia’s prolonged border closures are indirectly providing a short-term boost to spending, and making it easier to reduce unemployment – although in the long run this form of ‘protectionism’ like all the other forms will make us worse off.
This webinar is being offered free of charge in the interests of prompting wider awareness of some of the implications of the Government’s health and economic strategies.
Video & Presentation Slides: Australia’s ‘new protectionism’ – part 2
Australia's New Protectionism, Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, The Australian Economy | 25th June 2021Australia’s ‘new protectionism’ – part 2
Video & Presentation Slides: Australia’s ‘new protectionism’ – part 3
Australia's New Protectionism, Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, The Australian Economy | 25th June 2021Australia’s ‘new protectionism’ – part 2
How Victoria became one of Australia’s ‘poorer’ states over the past 10 years
Publications, The Australian Economy | 4th June 2021Op-ed article published in the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers on 4th June 2021 outlining how Victoria’s economy has come to depend to a much greater extent on population growth than that of any other Australian state or territory, and the possible consequences for Victoria’s medium-term economic outlook given the way its mis-handling […]
Victorians have become poorer than residents all other states and territories except one
Economic Policies, News, The Australian Economy | 2nd June 2021Saul talks to Melbourne radion 3AW‘s Ross Stevenson and Russel Howcroft about how Victoria has gone from being one of Australia’s richest states to one of its poorest, by some measures, over the past 20 years.
Will the property market stay this ‘hot’?
Economic Policies, News, The Australian Economy | 2nd June 2021Saul talks to Domain’s Alice Stolz about the outlook for property prices, and housing policies