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Monthly Archives: June 2008
One born every minute
The ABS has a new survey out today on personal fraud (HT: Dan Andrews). The headline in tomorrow’s reporting will doubtless be the finding that 453,100 Australians lost on average $2,160 as a result of personal fraud. But what surprised me … Continue reading
Posted in Law
2 Comments
Housing affordability workshop
For any Canberrans interested in the hot topic of housing prices, we’re running an event on Monday afternoon that may be of interest. Speakers are Brian Howe, Stephen King, and Rob Taunton. Details over the fold.
Posted in Coming Events
3 Comments
The World's Social Laboratory?
My colleagues at ANU’s Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute are running a series of “Case Studies of Australian Social Policy” seminars. They have an impressive lineup, which I’ve reproduced over the fold.
Posted in Australian Politics, Economics Generally
Keeping you safe, one queue at a time
A paper in the latest issue of the Journal of Law and Economics demonstrates the welfare cost of more stringent security at US airports. The Impact of Post 9/11 Airport Security Measures on the Demand for Air Travel Garrick Blalock, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics Generally, Travel
2 Comments
Sharing the Boom
With resource prices rising far faster than expected, my AFR op-ed today discusses the arguments for and against a windfall profits tax on mining companies. Full text over the fold.
Posted in Economics Generally
24 Comments
Economists' emotions: empirical evidence
According to research by Joshua Gans, I am the happiest of the six Australian econ-bloggers in his survey. What can one do but smile?
Posted in Blogging, Economics Generally
4 Comments
Development Conference Papers
For anyone who was unable to attend last week’s New Techniques in Development Economics Conference (supported by AusAID), some of the papers are available online. Full program over the fold. Those that are available are hyperlinked; others should show up with … Continue reading
Posted in Trade & Development
