SIMPLE ECONOMICS
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Employment services - how does the government help people to get a job?
I try to unpack one of our government's most convoluted and interwoven areas of policy - employment services. Know anyone getting or needing help finding a job? This is a good place to start your understanding 👇🏻 -
Underemployment - what does it mean?
What's the difference between employed and UNDERemployed? What does it really mean according to the boffins - and what does it mean to you and your family? -
If I'm on the dole am I unemployed? Statistics explained
Just because you don't have a job doesn't mean you're unemployed.
Stats explained 📊
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Vertical and horizontal fiscal imbalance OH YEAH
Want to sound smart to all your mates? Talk about vertical and horizontal fiscal imbalance -
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Fiscal vs monetary policy
The Reserve Bank of Australia or the budget? Where does our money come from and who controls what that means for our economy? Fiscal and monetary policy explained: -
Understanding the labour market
This time it's my quick and dirty take on why Australia's REAL employment situation is completely different from the official statistics
Featuring a terrible pie analogy
and a cameo from Stanley 
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When is a bargain not such a bargain?
Many of you know I'm an economist with a particular interest in jobs and skills. There's a lot of focus on our economy at the moment and for those trying to wade their way through I thought I'd help with a few economics 101 style primers.FIRST UP: When is a bargain not such a bargain? -
Automatic stabilisers
Automatic stabilisers - what are they and what do they mean for our budget?
Hot tip: right now it's: