Category Archives: Coming Events

Social Mobility Conference

Posted on November 12, 2009 by

I still have a few spare spaces for my intergenerational mobility conference at ANU on Monday 30 November. The conference will now be opened by Terry Moran, the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. So if it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Coming Events, Inequality | 4 Comments

Wryside on Nudging

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

My Wryside Economics chat on Life Matters tomorrow will be on Nudging. I’ll be on Radio National about 9.15am. If you miss it, the link will be up later that day. Until then, check out the Nudge blog. Update: Here’s … Continue reading →

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Happiness Workshop

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

On very short notice, I’m running a half-day workshop at ANU on ‘The Economics of Happiness’ next Wednesday, 11 November. The program features three stars of the international happiness literature – Paul Frijters, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers. The flyer … Continue reading →

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Let’s get fiscal

Posted on October 22, 2009 by

My Wryside Economics segment on ABC Radio National this morning is about fiscal policy. I’ll be on about 9.15am, and will post the mp3 link when it’s up. Update: The audio can be downloaded here. My statement about the political … Continue reading →

Posted in Coming Events, Macroeconomics | 1 Comment

Free Conference Tickets

Posted on October 7, 2009 by

I’m speaking at this year’s ‘Policy Exchange’ conference, organised by the thinktank Per Capita. They’ve offered me two free invitations to the conference (valued at $1089 apiece), so I thought it might be nice to allocate them to blog readers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Coming Events, Thinktanks | 6 Comments

The Size of Nations

Posted on September 30, 2009 by

My Wryside Economics talk on ABC Radio National’s Life Matters program tomorrow is on “The Size of Nations”, a terrific book by Alberto Alesina and Enrico Spolaore, which posits that country size is a tradeoff between the economic benefits of … Continue reading →

Posted in Coming Events, Economics of Elections, Trade & Development | 4 Comments

Inquiring minds

Posted on September 20, 2009 by

I’m giving evidence at 10.45am tomorrow to the Senate inquiry into the government’s economic stimulus initiatives.* If you’ve read my paper on the topic, you’ll know everything I intend to say. * Oddly, mine is presently the only submission on … Continue reading →

Posted in Coming Events, Macroeconomics