Author : The Conversation

Airbnb, Dropbox and Reddit are all companies that emerged out of tech accelerators. These incubators of talent have been a crucial component in turning tech start-ups into businesses that...

Newsroom unions are back. In newly found solidarity, journalists in American digital newsrooms are being organised. As “new” digital news outlets are turning “old" - or rather maturing and...

If you read or watch detective stories, you probably do not think about them as an expression of economic principles. However, at their heart, that is exactly what they...

Credit card surcharging is in the news. Apparently, consumers are going to benefit by new surcharge limits that will be imposed on retailers. However, what is surcharging? In addition,...

The Bank of England has entered the EU referendum debate. Its report, along with comments from Governor Mark Carney, emphasise the benefits that membership of the EU brings the...

With tax reform back on the agenda, the future of dividend imputation remains uncertain. Allowed in Australia since 1987, dividend imputation ensures companies and shareholders don’t end up paying...

Free education in South Africa is a goal worth pursuing, especially for students who are poor and want access to tertiary institutions and those who correctly see it as...

Recently, the Economic Society of Australia polled 49 prominent Australian economists on the issue of GST reform. They asked each member of the panel whether they agreed with the...

In mid-July 2009, in a twist of irony, online retailer Amazon unilaterally removed digital copies of George Orwell’s classic novel 1984 from a number of Kindle e-readers. Customers were...

Much has been made of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s visit to the UK. Amid all the fanfare, both countries have hailed it as the dawn of a “golden era”...