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Gruen points out that the mining boom drags down productivity growth, part of which is a temporary effect that will be reversed. #estimates less than 20 seconds ago via web
David Gruen: "Australia has a very high level of productivity" & has had a productivity growth slowdown since the 1990s 1 minute ago via web
@Pollytics @GrogsGamut CAGR on the all-industries real producer wage = 0.26% from 2003/04 to 2010/11 4 minutes ago via web in reply to Pollytics
@GrogsGamut @Pollytics I can't help but feel as if I'm being mocked 10 minutes ago via web in reply to GrogsGamut
@Pollytics in other news, I think I've managed to replicate Parkinson's real producer wage chart twitter.com/MattCowgill/st… 18 minutes ago via web in reply to Pollytics
@fourforyou lolll 19 minutes ago via web in reply to fourforyou
@feed_the_chooks I never listen to QT - I always listen to Estimates (some committees at least) 23 minutes ago via web in reply to feed_the_chooks
GrogsGamut Yeah, the MRRT and Carbon Tax are killing the mining industry... yfrog.com/mg98676071p 24 minutes ago via TweetDeck Retweeted by MattCowgill and 8 others
@Pollytics yeah but DEBT!@@!@$####$Lthlgkmngjuij 27 minutes ago via web in reply to Pollytics
When you're in a deep hole, "discretionary fiscal policy doesn't constrain monetary policy" says Dr Parkinson #estimates 32 minutes ago via web
@DPlunky @1petermartin @latikambourke how about tax expenditures, too? 44 minutes ago via web in reply to DPlunky
@Pollytics @GrogsGamut Parkinson's point about this being a BOP crisis in which the surplus countries are also implicated is a good one about 2 hours ago via web in reply to Pollytics
David Gruen on Europe: "At best, this is going to be a grinding process that takes the better part of a decade" about 2 hours ago via web
Parkinson: "Australia is very well positioned to respond to [Euro dramas] through fiscal policy, monetary policy, other interventions." about 3 hours ago via web
@Pollytics not sure if you saw, but your blog was mentioned in Parliament by @ALeighMP andrewleigh.com/blog/?p=2694 about 13 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS
@feed_the_chooks I hereby raise the bidding to one lamb borek from the Vic Market. That's $2.50 worth of borek. about 18 hours ago via web in reply to feed_the_chooks
BBCr4today 'The doctrines that are animating core economic policy both sides of the Atlantic are in fact absolutely bonkers' says @NYTimeskrugman about 19 hours ago via web Retweeted by MattCowgill and 49 others
The #Fairfaxstrike will just sneak in to the June quarter industrial disputes data... about 18 hours ago via web
feed_the_chooks Who wants to buy my column originally slated for tomorrow's Age? I'll start the bidding at 20 cents. about 19 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by MattCowgill and 17 others
@GrogsGamut I think your latest Drum piece has some charts in the wrong places about 22 hours ago via web