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Vital Signs: swaps, options and other derivatives aren't just for the financial elite

06 Apr 2021

The dark side of 'financialisation' is well-known. But it's not all bad news.

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Vital Signs: the best thing for jobs now is to accelerate the vaccine roll-out

26 Mar 2021

Without greater urgency on vaccinations, Australia's full economic recovery is still at least nine months away.

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Taking care of business: the private sector is waking up to nature's value

03 Feb 2021

There's a growing push among businesses, including the finance sector, to protect the climate and nature.

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We're facing an insolvency tsunami. With luck, these changes will avert the worst of it

30 Sep 2020

New rules will allow insolvent small businesses to keep trading rather than go straight into administration.

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Ocean accounting: measuring progress towards sustainable development of the ocean

23 Jul 2020

UNSW Sydney plays a key role in developing a new accounting framework for recognising the ocean’s benefits beyond economic growth and employment.

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UNSW tops Australia in ARWU world subject rankings for third year

29 Jun 2020

UNSW leads the ARWU subject rankings, appearing in 52 research disciplines and topping the nation for subjects ranked number one in Australia.

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Vital Signs: why ‘the marketplace for ideas’ can fail – from an economist’s perspective

12 Jun 2020

Competition in the marketplace for ideas is different to competition in the market for ordinary goods and services. Bad ideas don't necessarily get trashed.

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Medicine and business leaders top UNSW Queen’s Birthday Honours list

08 Jun 2020

Among the highest UNSW honourees are a current Deputy Vice-Chancellor and a prominent alumna recognised for her leadership in philanthropy and business.

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Vital Signs: Remembering Alberto Alesina, the father of political economy

05 Jun 2020

Much of what we now think is obvious about politics and economics was worked out by Alberto Alesina.

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Deregulation: the road to recovery for business and government

28 May 2020

If deregulation is to aid Australia's economic recovery then businesses must work with the government to effect real change in society, explains UNSW Business School's Pamela Hanrahan.

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