Episodes of The Economy Stupid by topic

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Gross Domestic Product

The 'weird' number running the country, December 3, 2025

What is your digital life worth? September 3, 2026

Employment


How COVID changed Australian jobs, November 20, 2025


Will AI really take our jobs? August 6, 2026



Inflation


Why the official inflation rate feels wrong, 30 October, 2025



Stagflation




Monetary policy


Interest rate rises are designed to hurt. But how much is too much? May 7, 2026


This is what worries Australians most about the economy, August 13, 2026


Did the RBA just choose recession? March 19, 2026



Home prices


Home prices are heading down, but how far? July 2, 2026


The budget and housing — a fix? May 13, 2026


What would it take to house a nation? January 8, 2026



International trade


What's With Trump and Tariffs?  July 17, 2025


When Trade Wars Hit Home, September 11, 2025



Inequality 


The great Australian wealth gap, October 9, 2025


How to avoid a world on fire July 18, 2026



Retailing


The tricks they use to stop us getting cheaper petrol, July 6, 2026



Petrol


Why we still can’t quit petrol even as prices soar, April 16, 2026


Navigating a global energy crisis, March 12, 2026



Capital Gains Tax


Is tax reform even possible anymore? July 25, 2026



Bracket creep


Is bracket creep saving us from ourselves? July 11, 2026



Tax expenditures 


Australia's $200 billion budget secret May 28, 2026



Superannuation


Superannuation: Are We Saving More Than We Need? December 18, 2025


One Nation wants to allow early access to super. Is it a good idea? September 10, 2026



Wealth tax 


Why not tax wealth, and why not start with billionaires? July 16, 2026



Means testing




NDIS


What can save the NDIS? 20 August, 2026



Tobacco tax


How to end the tobacco wars, May 21, 2026



Tax collection


'Sexually transmitted tax debt', 16 October, 2025


How abusive partners turn the tax system into a weapon, 27 August 2026



Carbon tax


A Carbon Tax Comeback? February 12, 2026


Could we really become a superpower?  January 1, 2026



Resource royalties


Australian gas is booming. But who benefits? April 23, 2026



Share market


Every revolution starts with a bubble. AI is no different, December 11, 2025


Is corporate social responsibility dead? November 27, 2025



Insurance


An Uninsurable Future, November 13, 2025



Fertility 


Australia’s baby bust: what happens when a nation stops replacing itself? April 2, 2026



Gender


What can convict Australia tell us about the manosphere? July 30, 2026