Stephen Kirchner  

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Program Director, International Economy, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney. Views expressed are my own.🌐

Sydney, Australia
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    Oct 25

    That's easy: it's caused by being over 60.

    could someone explain to me the "mystical hold" of inflation fear mongering over hawks in the economist and business class for over 40 years?
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    Oct 24

    Contrary to what suggests, no-one has ever said planning is the only cause of high house prices. It is the interaction of inelastic supply and rising demand that matters. Planning makes supply unnecessarily inelastic. 1/3

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  3. Oct 24

    Secretive MoD ‘banking’ unit helps UK wage economic warfare

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    Oct 22

    Do this one next

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    Oct 22

    This is the key challenge of our time. Arbitrary limits to new housing in places like LA mean their populations are countercyclical - the better the economy is the more people have to move away from those key cities, bc their housing stock can't grow as fast as a good economy. 1/

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    Oct 22

    has increasingly engaged in coercive economic behaviour on an international scale. and its allies will need to unite to coordinate a strong geoeconomic response, writes 's Dr Stephen Kircher .

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    Oct 21

    Really excited for this event next Tuesday on the future of the . Getting macro policy right is so important to the wellbeing of Australians. Come along!

    Join our upcoming Webinar on Tuesday 26th! Our expert panel will identify what a review of Australia’s monetary policy framework should cover, and what it should find. With , , and Register:
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    Oct 21

    When I hear an Aussie arguing sports venues generate large economic impacts.

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    Oct 20

    .: “Neoclassical economics … has no theory of prices” Milton Friedman, arguably the most influential intellectual leader of the neoclassical school of economic thought, literally wrote a book called “Price Theory”

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  10. Oct 20

    Chinese authorities struggling to contain a doubling in thermal coal futures prices, a negative supply shock exacerbated by the ban on Australian coal imports

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    See my Mercatus working paper 'Reforming Australian Monetary Policy' for where the RBA went wrong and how to fix it

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  12. Oct 20

    Phil Lowe is wrong when he says other central banks have moved towards the RBA's approach. The US Fed's long-term strategy review rejected the RBA's let bygones-be-bygones approch to inflation targeting

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    Oct 20

    We really do have the best guests...😄

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    A special guest on was very excited about Weidmann’s departure from the Bundesbank
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  14. Oct 20

    Claims that increased migration will dent wages growth and put the recovery at risk are mistaken. As Phil Lowe has noted, labour shortages will hold back economic growth and are themselves a risk to the recovery

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  15. Oct 20

    I made the case for catch-up immigration in my report, "Avoiding US-Style Demographic Stagnation: The role of immigration and population growth in Australia’s post-pandemic recovery."

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  16. Oct 20

    The federal government is considering re-jigging post-pandemic immigration policy

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    Oct 19

    When you don’t have to buy bonds in order to try to meet the YCT.

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    Oct 19

    I argue for redirecting Federal infrastructure spending to areas that build more housing. This would help overcome local opposition and expedite housing supply. In today's SMH and Age.

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    Oct 18

    János Kornai (1928-2021) passed away. Rest in peace.

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    Oct 17

    My understanding is Singapore officials conveyed this view privately to US officials during recent visits. Another sign that those who think China will be blocked from joining risk not reading correctly the mood in much of the region, which sees Chinese involvement positively

    Singapore backs Beijing's CPTPP bid, Chinese ministry says
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