SAUL ESLAKE

Economist

SAUL ESLAKE

‘Welcome to my website …
I’m an independent economist, consultant, speaker,
and Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Tasmania’

Publications


Here you can find articles or essays which I have written and which have been published elsewhere

Germany’s economic and political generals are fighting the wrong war

Publications, The Global Economy | 25th November 2011

Op-ed article published in the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers, 25th November 2011


What can be done to improve Australia’s productivity performance

Productivity, Publications | 8th September 2011

Saul Eslake | The Conversation | 8th September 2011 What is to be done about Australia’s deteriorating productivity performance? It’s by no means inconceivable that the answer to this question could be “nothing”. Historical precedent strongly suggests Australians and their politicians will feel no great compulsion to embrace a program of productivity-enhancing economic reforms as […]


Reflections on climate change, and the quality of Australian economists

Economics and Economists, Publications | 6th July 2011

Op-ed article published in the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers on 6th July 2011


Europeans and Americans don’t run the world economy any more, and shouldn’t automatically run the IMF

Publications, The Global Economy | 24th May 2011

Op-ed article published in the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers, 24th May 2011


The case against negative gearing …

Publications, Taxation | 25th April 2011

Op-ed article published in the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers, 25th April 2011


A tax system that penalizes working & saving, and rewards borrowing & speculating

Publications, Taxation | 30th March 2011

Op-ed article published in the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers, 30th March 2011


Billions of dollars wasted on First Home Owner grants

Housing, Publications | 16th March 2011

Op-ed article published in the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers, 16th March 2011


Yes, we could have bananas … 

Economic Policies, Publications | 14th February 2011

Op-ed article published in the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers on 14th February 2011