Access Economics benefits from free publicity from the biggest media outlets in the country. And what does it do with it?
Access Economics
Ask the economists: a brief boom, and then what?
In its latest Budget Monitor, Access says that while commodity revenues will benefit the bottom line in the short term by a total of $6 billion, outstripping Treasury’s predictions, things could turn sour as prices inevitably tail off towards the middle of the decade. Crikey asked for a consensus.
Access’ prophet and loss record belongs in the budget bin
Access Economics was up to its old tricks overnight, forecasting doom and gloom for the federal budget and in the process scoring easy publicity.
Economic modelling: more astrology than science
Take caution of any pollie brandishing ‘economic modelling’ in this election year, warns Jessica Irvine, because although they cling to the numbers dearly, it’s all just guesswork with pie in the sky figures.
Australia’s W-shaped recession
Access Economics thinks we have dodged the recession bullet, but a recovery based on growing business and consumer confidence might well be built on mass delusion, says En Passant.
RBA sees blue skies ahead
Til now, the Reserve Bank had been sitting and watching the stimulus and rate cuts work their way through the economy. But the central bank has just announced itself pretty happy at how it’s all going.
Crikey Says: How media’s myopia hurts economic analysis
Economic commentary in Australia is based on numbers of momentary significance, numbers which are loaded with meaning in the few minutes after their release and then promptly forgotten.
The Sydney airport capacity kerfuffle
Anthony Albanese’s diligence in getting Access Economics to put Sydney Airport’s 20 year master plan under the microscope points to a policy break point, says Ben Sandilands.
Financial Planning Week superannuation special
There is another way, though, to increase the capacity of superannuation to provide for a retirement that is not dependent on the aged pension.
Some peer review of Access Economics’ forays into health
Peer reviewing, methodology and misunderstandings … Gavin Mooney examines Access Economics reports on health.
Access and alcopops and evidence for hire
Access Economics’ alcopops report has rightly been described by Health Minister Nicola Roxon as being “as dodgy as a three day-old kebab”, writes Professor Mike Daube.
The peddlers of recession p-rn
Barely a day has gone by without some bank, investment analyst, economics commentator or ratings agency offering their own special index of misery to illustrate just how stuffed we are, writes Bernard Keane.
Bickering over the cost of climate change
The emissions trading debate has been a boon for economic consultants, writes Bernard Keane.
The too-strong economy challenge
Choking on the prosperity of the moment that ranks as our biggest risk for 2008, says Access Economics Chris Richardson. How will the Rudd governemt handle the challenges ahead for the economy? Christian Kerr investigates.
