Archive - Fresh Economic Thinking

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Jul 6 •

June 2025

Would land value tax really solve that?

Maybe property taxes are nearly as good as land value taxes, so swapping them for each other won't change as much as we think. Oh, and land prices will…

Jun 30 •

Death and COVID. It's personal.

The COVID vaccine's toll

Jun 23 •

Supply and Demand: They MUST apply to housing (Part I)

Those who say supply and demand don't apply to housing are wrong. Yet most of those who swear that their version of supply and demand explains home…

Jun 16 •

FET #57: Is it crazy to tax unrealised gains in superannuation? Talking tax with John Humphreys

Taxpayers Alliance Chief Economist John Humphreys joins the FET podcast to talk all things tax.

Jun 9 •

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FET #56: Why does Ben Phillips reckon there is no Australian housing crisis?

A chat about surprising housing market data, taxing superannuation, and the state of the public debate on economics

Jun 2 •

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May 2025

Explainer: Supply Constraints do not Explain House Price and Quantity Growth

A detailed look at a recent working paper that is making waves amongst housing economists

May 26 •

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FET #55: Daniel Hess on whether housing density destroys fertility

Does urban density and apartment living cause lower fertility?

May 19 •

1:48:23

FET #54: Aussie political elections just work

Australia's elections run smoothly and efficiently. But are they perfect? We do a post-mortem on the process of political elections.

May 12 •

37:44

Retirement Rort: The economic case against Australia’s superannuation orthodoxy

Everyone who studies the superannuation system closely learns its flaws. Here's why it is time to move on from "super is good, let's improve it" to…

May 5 •

April 2025

Rent, Rage, Repeat: Housing’s predictable election comeback

Our political debates about housing repeat as regularly as the property cycle

Apr 28 •

Devaluating Everything. Universities

How technology, feminisation, and immigration, are devaluing universities

Apr 21 •

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