As the federal election approaches, we're expected to drown in slogans like "lower taxes", "wage growth", "franking credit reform" or "negative gearing reforms". These mostly assume voters are as obsessed as the politicians ...
Environment
May 2, 2019
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In business as well as international politics, the best and ideal agreement is one that is credible and expected to be complied with. Compliance often necessitates trade sanctions or other sufficiently severe consequences ...
Political science
Mar 4, 2019
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Too often in economics, where you publish can be more important than what you publish.
Economics & Business
Oct 2, 2018
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Follow the money. It's a famous phrase from the Watergate era, but it applies to everyday life in modern Washington as well. That advice just got easier for everyone to carry out, thanks to the launch of LobbyView.org, a ...
Other
Sep 13, 2018
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New research from the University of Bristol has found that embracing organic farming methods can bring gains in social sustainability, and benefits for farmers and workers.
Environment
Oct 28, 2016
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Paying ransoms to terrorist kidnappers may encourage more abductions and worsen the situation for others, according to new research from UT Dallas.
Social Sciences
Aug 11, 2016
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New research from the University of Sheffield has found that across the EU there has been a significant shift towards weaker job security and employment support since the global financial crisis.
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2016
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Incidents such as the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh in April 2013 and the exposé of slavery and human trafficking in the Thai shrimp industry in 2014 have focused attention on the supply chains of global ...
Economics & Business
Jan 15, 2016
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The politics of climate change are often depicted as a simple battle, between environmentalists and particular industries, over government policy. That's not wrong, but it's only a rough sketch of the matter. Now a paper ...
Social Sciences
Sep 11, 2015
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After a winter that saw the price of oil drop to historic lows, what does the future hold for the American consumer and the worldwide market?
Environment
Jun 24, 2015
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