Assistant professor, George Washington University
I am a Visiting Scholar at the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Australian National University, and Assistant Professor of Economics at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. I have a PhD and an MA in economics from the University of Michigan, and a First-Class Honours degree in economics from the University of Queensland. I am a former Australian Treasury official who worked on a number of federal budgets.

Oct 21, 2022 06:17 am UTC| Economy
Economics is confusing at the best of times. But, at the moment, its downright counter-intuitive. Inflation is at its highest in decades, and were feeling the pain of the lower real wages that brings. Meanwhile,...
Economic snap-back? Not so fast
Jun 04, 2020 12:38 pm UTC| Economy
With the virus on the back foot, its tempting to declare victory. Provided we stay vigilant on the public health front, we do have a good chance of keeping the pandemic at bay. But theres another enemy still to...