The Dismal Science

Join the AICD’s Chief Economist Mark Thirlwell GAICD for this weekly deep dive into the latest econo

Episodes

Total: 216

Trade with China continues to flourish despite strategic and political tension. Does Chinese Premier

195 - Diverging paths

2024/6/16

An end to the era of globalisation has led to developing countries once again falling behind. As the

194 - The shipping news

2024/5/30

Global shipping is gummed up again with Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, renewed pirate attacks in the

New Zealand economist Roger Dennis advises boards globally on long-term thinking and foresight. We s

The treasurer had a juggling act to perform in this budget: fiscal repair, cost-of-living relief, in

The yen has plunged to a 34 year low requiring the Bank of Japan to spend billions to prop it up. Wh

190 - A Cook's tour

2024/5/1

A Cook's tour of the global economy: we take in the European malaise, the Trump spectre over the US,

Inflation remains stubborn in Australia, running hotter in the March quarter than economists expecte

188 - Industrial chic

2024/4/16

Industrial policy is making a comeback globally and Australia wants in on the action. Boosting suppl

A review into the supermarket code of conduct landed this week, raising fresh questions about compet

186 - Statistical error

2024/4/5

Questioning the official labour market data used to be the preserve of conspiracy theorists, but the

Live at last week's Australian Governance Summit, we asked what could be done about Australia's lang

184 - Per capita pain

2024/3/13

Australia's GDP per capital continues to go backwards as growth slows to snail's pace. Plus, we look

183 - Narrowing path

2024/3/7

Inflation is falling but so is growth, is the path to a soft landing for Australia narrowing still?

182 - Trade daze

2024/2/29

The World Trade Organisation met last week. Not that you'd know it. Is the dream of global trade don

181 - Bumpy road

2024/2/18

An uptick in US inflation shows the path back down might not be smooth, plus back home the labour ma

180 - Speak now

2024/2/11

After the new look RBA meeting, the governor now holds a media conference where she addressed the fu

Inflation is moderating in Australia and the IMF says the global economy is on "the final descent to

178 - Stage 3 and me

2024/1/27

We look at the government's changes to the Stage 3 tax cuts. How will this affect the distribution a

177 - Twenty twenty more

2024/1/19

Happy New Year listeners! Big ep to get us rolling: Consumer confidence sliding, signs of slackening