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Shaun Brien
- Mar 9, 2022
- 2 min
Productivity without the city
A discussion of changes in recent AS policies which is really just a chance to talk about the evils of capitalism
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Shaun Brien
- Feb 2, 2022
- 1 min
Why inflation means you're earning less.
One of the hottest economic topics of discussion currently is whether or not the RBA will increase the cash rate and therefore interest...
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Shaun Brien
- Sep 16, 2021
- 2 min
When data is unreliable... who can you trust?
We are living in unprecedented times currently where our economic data for the Government's domestic macroeconomic goals are varying...
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Shaun Brien
- Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min
The Labour Farce (Why Full Employment isn't actually being achieved)
The latest unemployment statistics have been reported and the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6%! Our goal of full employment is to...
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Shaun Brien
- Jul 28, 2021
- 2 min
Stancing with Wolves (the 2021/22 Budgetary Stance)
We live in an era where for the past two decades the Federal Government has long promised a return to a budget surplus to help achieve...
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Shaun Brien
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
Contracts in COVID-19 (yet another blog about Full Employment)
The Federal Government have done it! Unemployment has fallen below 5% with a measurement of 4.9%, a number not seen since before the...
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Shaun Brien
- Jul 20, 2021
- 2 min
Modern Monetary Messaging
Why the RBA is targeting unemployment rather than low inflation in the modern era.
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Shaun Brien
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
Corporate Greed and Government Failure
An analysis of how the Federal Government has allowed Harvey Norman to pocketed $22 million of unused JobKeeper but won't help Victorian's.
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Shaun Brien
- May 27, 2021
- 2 min
China's appreciation of Australia.
An explanation to why the Australian dollar has been appreciating despite recent trade barriers from China
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Shaun Brien
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
A Productive Lockdown
Australia (especially Victoria) spent a large proportion of 2021 in various states of lockdown where non-essential businesses were...
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Shaun Brien
- Mar 25, 2021
- 2 min
The Goal of Fool Employment
Last week the most recent measurement of the unemployment rate was released by the ABS and it was announced that unemployment has fallen...
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Shaun Brien
- Jan 16, 2021
- 2 min
Should I “watch the news” while studying VCE Economics?
A quick analysis on whether the news is worth watching for VCE Economics.
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Shaun Brien
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min
The Problem With Boycotting China This Christmas
Australia has historically been one of the only nations ever to hold a trade surplus with China. China's rapid industrialization, cheap...
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