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‘Growth mindset’ just another platitude
February 23, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

We’re constantly told schools should go beyond literacy and numeracy, and instead focus on ‘21st...

Producers vs consumers
February 23, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

Too often, economists inadvertently fall into the trap of promoting the interests of producers, rather...

Economics in One Lesson
February 23, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

Just over 70 years ago, economist Henry Hazlitt wrote an economics textbook, Economics in One...

Closing the gap billions must be evaluated
February 16, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

The Prime Minister’s annual Closing the Gap speech unsurprisingly revealed that for yet another year...

Higher minimum wage will lower economic health
February 16, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

Bill Shorten’s proposal to permanently link the minimum wage rate to 60% of the median...

In praise of John Hyde
February 16, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

In economic policy, as in fashion and music, the 1970s were generally a dreary decade:...

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