Media
Commentaries
“The RBA Should Stick to Inflation Targeting” Pearls and Irritations, August 2020
“Covid-19 Trade-Offs: The Full Story” Inside Story, May 2020
“It's Just Started: We'll Need War Bonds, and Stimulus on a Scale Not Seen in Our Lifetimes” The Conversation, April 2020, with Richard Holden
“The Need for More Fiscal Stimulus” April 2020, with Richard Holden
“Viewpoints: Should the Government Intervene to Fix Low Wages?” The Conversation, May 2018, with Beth Webster
“Why New Zealand Can't Outsource Employment Policy to Its Central Bank” The Conversation, November 2017
“The Idea that Conservatives Are Better Economic Managers Simply Does Not Stand Up” The Conversation, April 2016
“Central Banks Can Deliver on a Devine Coincidence - But Glenn Stevens Is Not a Miracle Worker” The Conversation, November 2015
“Economic Theories that Have Changed Us: Endogenous Growth” The Conversation, June 2015
“The RBA Cut Rates, We Said It Shouldn't. Here's Why.” The Conversation, February 2015
“The Problem with a Living Wage” The Conversation, December 2014
“Quantitative Easing Is Over, But Can Joe Hockey Stop Worrying About Rising Inequality?” The Conversation, November 2014
“Houston... When Will We Have Liftoff? Interpreting the US Federal Reserve's Guidance” The Conversation, September 2014
“Have Australian Bankers Bought the Secular Stagnation Theory” The Conversation, August 2014
“Look at the Data to Understand the Risks for the Australian Economy” The Conversation, June 2014
“Crisis Envy and the Budget: A Very Serious Problem” The Conversation, May 2014
“Inflation - the Dog that Didn't Bark” The Conversation, January 2014
Policy Discussions
CAMA Shadow Board current and past recommendations and comments (archived statements here)
Masterclass lecture on "The Economic Policy Lessons of the COVID Crisis"
CAMA "COVID-19 and Policy Choices" panel discussion (with slides)
Member of Go8 "Roadmap to Recovery" taskforce. Report is here
Podcast on optimal mitigation policy for a pandemic
Podcast with Q&A about the economic challenges of the COVID-19 crisis
Podcast on the fiscal policy response to the crisis
Podcast on the RBA's monetary policy in a time of crisis
Podcast on the economic consequences of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Crisis
2019 Pre-Budget Seminar presentation (starts around 17mins 45secs) at the Australian Parliamentary Library and slides
Podcast for the UNSW Business School 2015 Federal Budget Roundtable