Jason Murphy
Journalist and economist @jasemurphy
Jason Murphy is an economist and freelance journalist. He has worked at The Australian Financial Review and for the Republic of Nauru and the Australian Treasury. He blogs at Thomas the Think Engine.
We know that plane travel is terrible for the environment, but 'flight shame' probably won't bring us towards a real solution.
WeWork is a darling of the international co-working community — so why is it running at such a huge loss? And is it really all that different from a traditional business?
Interest rates are sitting at record lows and the world of start-ups is booming. But there are much more important things that need investment.
Libra, the well-publicised Facebook cryptocurrency experiment, could see hugely destabilising shifts in power.
Humans didn’t invent the price system on purpose; we are the beneficiaries of a happy accident.
With Frydenberg "absolutely committed to the surplus", all signs are pointing towards labour market reform. This would be a huge mistake.
It is not possible to live in a city and have the size and density level of your area remain constant over the long term. So why do some people think that it is?
Scams rely on the victim’s involvement in their own fleecing. Because of that, we often don't hear enough about them.
It’s a great time to have a lower dollar. But we wouldn't want it to stay too low for too long.
The question is: will either of our big department stores succumb to woeful conditions? And if so, who goes first?