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Business bears majority of burden of illicit drug use

The Australian business sector bears a larger share of the social costs associated with illicit and illegal drug use than does government, according to a new report. ... read more
AUTHOR: Editor   DATE: 01.05.07   ISSUE 1, 2007

Milton Friedman

“There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” Many of the obituaries and encomiums published in the days since the death of Milton Friedman in November have wrongly made the claim that he coined the phrase. ... read more
AUTHOR: Robert Marks   DATE: 13.12.06   ISSUE 2, 2006

The Sky’s Not Falling

Forty-two years ago Australian crude oil was first delivered to Sydney refineries. That same year BHP teamed with Esso to begin searching for oil and gas in Bass Strait, on the advice of geologist Lewis Weeks. Success there and elsewhere meant that by the late 1980s Australia needed to import less than ten percent of its oil and petroleum products to satisfy domestic demand. ... read more
AUTHOR: Professor Robert Marks   DATE: 17.05.06   ISSUE 1, 2006

BCP for AFP

Y2K, Bird Flu (also known as Avian Flu Pandemic — AFP), what’s the difference? ... read more
AUTHOR: Professor Robert Marks   DATE: 10.05.06   ISSUE 1, 2006

Avian influenza pandemic

Australian health and emergency services authorities recently tested their preparations for a potential Avian Influenza pandemic with the virtual exercise, Operation Eleusis, and business organisations should be following that lead with their own continuity planning. ... read more
AUTHOR: Robert Marks   DATE: 08.12.05   ISSUE 3, 2005

The Elephant and the Dragon: can India’s rise match China’s?

Is India the new China? Or even the new India? ... read more
AUTHOR: Tim Harcourt   DATE: 01.05.05   ISSUE 1, 2005

Free trade-off?

Is the rush towards global abandonment of quotas and tariffs rational or even ethical? Stewart Fist* asks pre-eminent trade economist, professor Murray Kemp. ... read more
AUTHOR: Stewart Fist   DATE: 30.08.04   ISSUE 2, 2004

Fighting price wars with game theory

When the heat is on to cut prices, use game theory’s strategic calculations to determine sustainable price actions. Lachlan Colquhoun* reports. ... read more
AUTHOR: Lachlan Colquhoun   DATE: 30.11.03   ISSUE 3, 2003

The lessons of behavioural economics

It makes good business sense to understand the shortcomings of traditional economic theory. Debra Maynard reports. ... read more
AUTHOR: Debra Maynard   DATE: 30.08.03   ISSUE 2, 2003

Let the games begin

Robert Marks applies economics-focused game theory to pricing and contract bargaining. ... read more
AUTHOR: Robert Marks   DATE: 30.08.01   ISSUE 2, 2001