Should we cut interest rates? 🤔 Find out now👉melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/news/news/2025… Thanks to our speakers Ross Garnaut, Warren Hogan, Jeff Borland, Peter Tulip, Peter Dawkins, Isaac Gross, Guay Lim & Michael Keating. #costoflivingcrisis #economicdebate

Government funding promotes a powerful punch for innovation and economic growth 💪 Learn more → melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/publications/w… #Innovation #EconomicGrowth #Research #HigherEd Swinburne University of Technology University of Melbourne Business & Economics UniMelb

To mark this anniversary, we have produced a short documentary featuring our current and former chairs: 'Opening Australia to the World'. Catch a snippet below and watch the full video here: bit.ly/3DaKRIn #Trade #Economics #Auspol #InternationalTrade #AusEcon

🌿Check out the latest in climate action and economic growth for Australia! 🌍💼 Read now - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14678462/c… #openaccess #policymakers #Research Wiley Economics University of Melbourne

#healtheconomists have weighed in and the consensus is that most Australians are paying too much 💰 to visit a GP. So what is a fair price? Yuting Zhang says $20-30. Learn more → The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand theconversation.com/should-we-aim-… #policy #Medicare #policyreform #costofliving

"While I have my quibbles, I fully commend the book to anyone seeking to understanding the evolution of economic inequality in Australia": a masterful critique of "Battlers & Billionaires" from #inequality expert Roger Wilkins onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #auspol #ausecon Melbourne Institute

Will Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates tomorrow? 📉#CASiE data shows alignment with RBA #policy of bringing #inflation down. ✂️Experts argue that continued high interest rates undermine #economic growth. Read more → onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

At its meeting today, the Board decided to lower the cash rate target to 4.10 per cent and the interest rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances to 4 per cent. Read more: ow.ly/NvSK50V1Hac

Australians are waiting longer and longer for their first psychiatry appointment, especially outside major cities. Melbourne Institute Yuting Zhang @unimelb theconversation.com/australians-ca…

Is there sufficient justification for removing or limiting current exemption for labour market arrangements from Australia's Competition and Consumer Act? Learn here 👉onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14… Wiley Economics UniMelb Newsroom Australian Treasury Fair Work Ombudsman #gigeconomy #employment

Celebrating the work of our 5th year PhD student Martina Repetto - passionate about exploring gender inequalities, biases and their impact on women's health. She is part of PhD program that is a joint venture between the Department of Economics & Melbourne Institute. #GenderEquality

#HILDA Statistical Report 2024 reveals income equality is the highest since 2001. Read more in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand - theconversation.com/hilda-data-sho… #wealthgap #economicequality #FinancialInclusion

New research using #HILDA data shows the urgent need to depoliticise gender-affirming care to help prevent the negative #MentalHealth impacts of #discrimination (The BMJ). Learn more in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand → theconversation.com/we-tracked-the…

Our Macro experts have published “The Australian Economy in 2024-2025: Living and Housing Affordability”. Get an overview of Australia’s economy & risks for 2025 and beyond - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14… #AusHousing #auspol25 #Economy

Are you considering an academic career as a Financial #Economist? Get Dean Kofman’s advice on how to ‘Survive and Succeed’ - develop new pathways to your desired career today: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14… #phdlife #phd #academicjourney #Economics #Finance #careersuccess

About 37% of PhD students obtain jobs in government after graduation 👩‍🎓 Learn the skills required & rewards of such an opportunity, from Associate Professor Catherine de Fontenay, of @MelbBSchool & Chair of Productivity Commission - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14… #phdlife #publicservice

Our latest #WorkingPaper is for those working to improve outcomes for young Australians! Dr KC, Steeve Marchand & Proff Payne explain YouthView & how to use the tool. Thanks to our supporters Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation & Paul Ramsay Foundation 💙 Read now → melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/publications/w…