Lecturer, Monash University
Zac Gross is a Lecturer at Monash University and founding member of ‘What if, Australia?’ A forum devoted to ambitious new public ideas for Australia.
Negative rates explained: how money for (less than) nothing is helping out the budget
Dec 17, 2020 11:07 am UTC| Economy
A week ahead of Thursdays budget update, it finally happened. Instead of the government paying to borrow in a way that would add to the burden on the budget (as has happened since time immemorial) it actually got paid...
Small businesses are being starved of funds: here's how to make their loans cheaper
Aug 14, 2020 15:49 pm UTC| Economy
The government has widely touted its support for small businesses most notably the provision of loans subsidised by the Reserve Bank. In its economic update on Friday the Reserve Bank talked up its low-cost Term...