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Campaigners for both the UK leaving and remaining in the EU have made claims regarding how a Brexit will affect the country’s finances. Campaigners for both the UK leaving...

A familiar theme of this column has been the significant uncertainty about the global economy that is leaving investors - and to some extent, consumers - standing on the...

In today’s hyper competitive job market, internships are becoming a must-have on almost every job applicant’s CV. However, when should a worker be paid for an internship, and is...

A complacent government could easily adopt a wait-and-see approach when it comes to the effects of technology on our economy, but a report from the Productivity Commission advocates what governments...

The tragedy of modern Iraq is often studied with a humanitarian, moral, religious, polit The tragedy of modern Iraq is often studied with a humanitarian, moral, religious, political or military lens, but fiscal perspectives are much harder to come by. In...

The proposed federal government changes to insolvency that reduce the bankruptcy period from three years to 12 months need to be questioned.  It has been argued the shortened default period will...

South Africa has narrowly survived a downgrade of the rating of its government bonds. The reprieve, however, is temporary because government has been warned by the Big Three rating agencies...

  Outstanding student loan debt in the United States reached a record US$1.35 trillion in March, up six percent from a year earlier.  About 10 million people who borrowed from the...

Most of the headlines in recent weeks have focused on Brazil’s troubling political crisis. However, the country is also in the midst of a deep economic recession.  The economy has...

There are numerous studies showing the economic costs of Brexit and the weight of academic opinion backs these estimates. However, the Vote Leave campaign does have a small group of economists who...