Andreas Ortmann

Crowds of people sitting on concrete sunbathing near the ocean.

What a doppelganger Sweden teaches us about their COVID-19 strategy

13 Oct 2020

Research by UNSW economist has found that Sweden’s coronavirus infection rates could have been reduced had its policymakers adopted stricter containment policies.

Sweden eschewed lockdowns. It's too early to be certain it was wrong

06 Aug 2020

Sweden's daily total of new coronavirus deaths is close to zero. Australia is at an all-time high.

Bill Shorten's promise of a living wage is both realistic and necessary. But it's not enough

07 May 2019

It ought to be possible to replace Australia's minimum wage with a higher "living wage" without putting people our of work, but more will be needed.

Economic theories that have changed us: experimental economics

10 Jul 2015

The experimental method has established itself firmly as a key tool in economists’ toolbox, writes Andreas Ortmann.

Bus driver research by UQ’s Frijters and Mujcic deserves publication

04 Mar 2015

Research by University of Queensland economists Paul Frijters and Redzo Mujcic revealing discrimination by Brisbane bus drivers deserves to be published, writes Andreas Ortmann.