Yearly Archives: 2016
The 2016 TCCI Tasmania Report
Tasmania | 14th December 2016Report and presentation on the Tasmanian economy prepared for the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and launched at presentations in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie on 14th December 2016. The Report Presentation Slides
Five Potential Impediments to Improving Australia’s Productivity Performance
Productivity | 13th December 2016Presentation to a conference hosted by the Productivity Commission at its offices in Canberra, 13th December 2016
‘Manufacturing fetishism’ and the gender stereotyping of jobs
News | 30th November 2016Ben Potter and Patrick Durkin | The Australian Financial Review | 30th November 2016 Report in the Australian Financial Review of 30th November 2016 of my comments at a Melbourne Economic Forum, querying the popular notion that there is something inherently more worthy about jobs in manufacturing than other types of jobs, and arguing that […]
Financial Inclusion, Women and the Economy
Australian Society and Politics | 25th November 2016Address to Good Shepherd Micro-Finance’s ‘Resilient Women’ Summit, 25th November 2016
The Importance of productivity as a driver of the Victorian economy
Productivity, The Australian Economy | 24th November 2016Presentation to Members of Victoria’s Parliament, Melbourne, 25th November 2016
A Country Executive Guide to the Australian and New Zealand Economies
The Australian Economy | 15th November 2016Webinar presentation hosted by the CEO Forum Group for executives of multi-national companies with a presence in Australia and New Zealand, on 15th November 2016
Market reaction to Donald Trump’s apparent victory in US Presidential election
The Global Economy | 9th November 2016Saul Eslake | The Conversation | 9th November 2016 An assessment published on The Conversation, 9th November 2016. Donald Trump has emerged as the winner in the US Presidential election, but even before the result was clear the prospect came as a profound shock to financial markets. As I wrote last month, financial markets had […]
Tasmania: State of Opportunity
Tasmania | 8th November 2016Presentation to an event for University of Tasmania Alumni in Canberra, 8th November 2016