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.
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Stay active if you want to stay alive
Ross Gittins Labour-saving devices boost productivity but not our physical health.
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Eat, drink … and get on the treadmill
Ross Gittins Forgive me for saying so, but don't you think you'd be better off going for a run - or even a brisk walk - than reaching for another mince pie? (The ones my wife made this year were irresistible.)
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Lucky Country's had a lot more going for it than just chance
Ross Gittins It drew little comment, but the centrepiece of Julia Gillard's white paper on the Asian century was her target of raising Australia's standard of living - income per person - from the 13th highest in...
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Lucky country also blessed with skilful management
Ross Gittins It drew little comment, but the centrepiece of Julia Gillard's white paper on the Asian century was her target of raising Australia's standard of living - income per person - from the 13th highest in...
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If reform isn't balanced, it's self-interest
Ross Gittins Do efficiency and progress necessarily mean we have better lives all round?
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Reform is a delicate act of balance
Ross Gittins A lot of the problems the nation struggles with and argues over boil down to the considerable potential for conflict between what economists summarise as ''equity'' and ''efficiency''.
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Change is the price of affluence
Ross Gittins When I was a kid marbles were the rage. When you played at home with your brothers and sisters, mum made sure that, whoever won, everyone got their marbles back when the game was over.
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This is no Sunday school: prosperity comes with pain
Ross Gittins Discord and suffering are the price we pay for getting richer.
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Rates gap a fair price to pay for safer banks
Ross Gittins As I'm sure you've gathered, a surprising number of our industries are going through a painful, job-shifting process economists euphemistically refer to as ''structural adjustment''.
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Next cab off the rank: an equitable taxi service
Ross Gittins Does changing the government make much difference? Both sides of politics always assure us it will. But judging by the infrequency with which we do it, we seem doubtful.
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Time for taxis to get on road less travelled
Ross Gittins Industry is regulated in a way that isn't good for drivers or the public.
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Happiness is a two-way street shared with your fellow man
Ross Gittins Fed up with all the wrangling and speculation over who should be leading the Labor Party? Want something more substantial? How about the meaning of life - that weighty enough for you?
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It pays to put happiness on a pedestal
Ross Gittins What is the role of government? What do our politicians imagine they're there to do? To put it at its broadest, I think most of us would say the role of government is to advance the wellbeing of...
