Amazon's move will gentrify neighborhoods – at what social cost?

Nov 26, 2018 17:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

When large companies move into an area, politicians often proclaim how the new business will create jobs, increase tax revenues, and thus lead to economic growth. This is one reason local governments offer tax incentives...

Here's a tip that could make banks phenomenally successful: radical honesty

Nov 26, 2018 16:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Appearing before the banking royal commission, the newly appointed head of the Commonwealth Bank, Matt Comyn, has held out the prospect of ethical leadership making a difference. He revealed that for more than a year as...

Unravelling British wool: how the local and global are intertwined in the making of everyday products

Nov 26, 2018 16:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Following incidents like the European horsemeat scandal and Rana Plaza building collapse, consumers have begun to demand more visibility and transparency within supply chains. But how easy is it to untangle where products...

Blocking Chinese gas takeover won't damage Australia's foreign investment pipeline

Nov 26, 2018 16:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The Morrison governments decision to block Hong Kongs largest infrastructure company from buying one of Australias key infrastructure companies seems to make a complicated relationship with China even more...

Barley is not a random choice – here's the real reason China is taking on Australia over dumping

Nov 26, 2018 16:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

This week China launched its first ever anti-dumping investigation against Australia, targeting barley exports. Australias barley industry is upset because it doesnt believe it has been dumping. But that isnt the...

Global Geopolitics Series

Brexit deal sealed in Brussels: believe it or not, that was the easy bit

Nov 26, 2018 15:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

With the centenary of the end of World War I in November, there have been plenty of sombre occasions for European leaders of late. But perhaps none have been quite as sombre as the brief meeting to sign the withdrawal...

Mobilising the social sciences to rethink finance

Nov 26, 2018 15:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Ten years have passed since the collapse of Lehman Brothers: this unprecedented event remains today a topic of the greatest concern. Indeed, regulation theory teaches us that the major financial crises those of 1929 and...