The Dismal Science

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

Episodes

Total: 216

96 - Net zero plans

2021/10/29

The government announces a 'plan' for net zero, plus is the inflation genie coming for Australia?

The China economy is creaking. Could the crash be coming and what can the authorities do to stop it?

94 - Natural experiments

2021/10/15

NSW reopens and spending takes off, the Great Resignation, a global tax deal and a Nobel Prize for n

93 - All brakes no gas

2021/10/10

Gas shortages are leading to spiraling energy prices across the world. Are we headed for another era

92 - Evergrande Illusion

2021/9/24

"Everything Evergrande owns belongs to the Party and the Chinese people," Evergrande Chairman Hui Ka

91 - Wait, survive and see

2021/9/19

Large parts of the economy are in 'wait, survive and see' mode, according to RBA governor Philip Low

The RBA is expecting the economy to bounce back in December but should the halting recovery of other

89 - Mistakes were made

2021/9/5

The Delta lockdowns have caused widespread job losses and decimated consumer demand. Were economic p

The latest confidence numbers tell a tale of two Australias as the bickering continues over the nati

87 - gOlD StAnDaRd

2021/8/20

As more of Australia goes into lockdown, the RBA is maintaining what some are describing as a 'bizar

86 - Dose of hope

2021/8/15

Despite the lockdowns, businesses and consumers are clinging to vaccine hope. Plus, the IPCC's Code

Guided by the Doherty Institute modelling, National Cabinet has outlined the path out, but much is s

84 - Turn up the base

2021/7/31

Base effects are starting to show up as inflation spikes in Australia. But with Delta ravaging the A

83 - Deconstruction

2021/7/23

The shut down of the construction industry is another hammer blow to the NSW economy. Are policymake

82 - Home and away

2021/7/16

Starting local then going global, we talk about the economic cost of the latest lockdowns before doi

81 - Phaseology

2021/7/9

The government announces its four phase plan to return to a kind of normal. Will it work? Plus, lock

80 - Delta blues

2021/7/1

With almost half of Australia's population plunged back into lockdown as the Delta variant spreads,

79 - Ready for the four

2021/6/18

Australia's unemployment rate has fallen to 5.1%, below the pre-pandemic level, and approaching a 'f

78 - Cheeky Beveridge

2021/6/11

Job vacancies are at an all-time high, yet there is still slack in the labour market. Is the economy

77 - Jabs and growth

2021/6/4

Australia's economy is now larger than it was pre-pandemic but the slow rollout of the vaccine conti