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.
As the COVID-19 crisis grows worse and worse, it's crucial we hear from the right people. But who are they, exactly?
The government is looking to freeze the economy to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The only problem is nobody knows if it will work...
It may be hard to swallow, but a short, sharp tumble in the economy may be precisely what the doctor ordered to weather the coronavirus crisis.
If we let the fear of the virus turn into economic fear, our troubles will multiply.
It's not easy to congratulate the Morrison government for biting the bullet and going ahead with stimulus, but it's the right thing to do.
The RBA — like the rest of Australia — is trapped by the government's policies of stagnation and surplus-addiction.
The tourism industry will suffer because of the bushfire crisis. But it can recover. And it's never been more clear we need to foster it.
If we don't do it right, we risk walking into ruin.
One of the biggest risks to decarbonisation is economic. How do we create public acceptance of the cost?
2020 was always predicted to be a risky year for Australia's economy — and that was before the bushfires hit.
