Ross Gittins

Ross Gittins

Ross Gittins is economics editor of the SMH and an economic columnist for The Age. His books include Gittins' Guide to Economics, Gittinomics and The Happy Economist.

Idea of a fair society taken for a ride

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Ross Gittins Australians aren't racist - and even if some people are, you and I certainly aren't.

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Idea of a fair society taken for a ride

Ross Gittins Australians aren't racist - and even if some people are, you and I certainly aren't.

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Damned lies and economic modelling

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Ross Gittins One of my resolutions this year is to spend more time trying to prevent lobby groups from using dodgy economic ''modelling'' to mislead my readers.

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Carbon price is no fix-all

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Ross Gittins Gillard slashes sundry green programs, wrongly believing a price on carbon will suffice.

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A rabble without a cause

Ross Gittins We're losing the ability to fall in behind a leader, naysayers stealing the floor at every turn.

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All that glitters is not gold

Ross Gittins Economic good times lie ahead, but interest rates are likely to go up, and stay up, perhaps until the next downturn.

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It's in your own best interest to save before Reserve forces you

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Ross Gittins Barring some global catastrophe, the outlook for our economy is particularly bright - so a lot of people aren't going to like it. Why not?

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How the puny Pacific Peso became a pumped-up dollar

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Ross Gittins Last week a picture of Australia's Reserve Bank governor, Glenn Stevens, appeared on the front page of The Wall Street Journal, a rare occurrence.

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Rate rises set to start, but pain won't be great

Ross Gittins There's a high chance the Reserve Bank board will decide to raise the official interest rate at its meeting tomorrow. Failing that, it will move at the following meeting on Melbourne Cup day.

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