Financial markets provide a useful reminder of just how humble we economists should be about our understanding of the world, write Richard Holden and Justin Wolfers.
It's time universities put more money and effort into socialising international students who daily face situations in which they embarrass themselves, offend people, or are misunderstood, writes Gigi Foster.
Tim Harcourt, former Chief Economist at Austrade and author of the best-selling book, The Airport Economist,has been appointed the first J.W. Nevile Fellow in Economics at UNSW.
The architect of Poland's "shock therapy" post-communist economic transformation, Professor Leszek Balcerowicz, will give a public lecture at the UNSW this week.
UNSW's Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer has launched the Australian School of Business, which resulted from the merger of the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) and the Faculty of Commerce and Economics.
Larry Dwyer, Qantas Professor of Travel and Tourism Economics from the University of New South Wales, has been recognised for his outstanding contributions to tourism.
