Burgernomics

Dr Brendan Rynne, KPMG Chief Economist and Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discuss 'The Wealth Effect' when we increase our spending based on our homes rising value, which recently have skyrocketed.
Interest rates have risen and our home's price has dropped.
We should feel anxious and reduce our spending....but we haven't!
Why not?
Does this mean interest rates will continue to rise?
Is an increase in unemployment a possibility?
How long before interest rates stabilise, house prices stop dropping and the 'good times' return?

A non traditional view of the 2022 Australian Federal Government Budget.  Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell explains the different types of budgets, their accuracy in predicting government income & expenditure and their effect on our economy. 

Plumbers earning similar incomes to G.P's in 95 seconds. Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell discusses how the incomes of plumbers has converged toward highly educated doctors. A 95 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss or just because you need to understand why a visit from the plumber usually costs more than a visit to your G.P. After this 'cheat note', listen to the full episode when Prof Jeff Borland of The University Of Melbourne and Ross MacDowell come to some interesting conclusions.

Plumbers incomes have quickly converged toward that of general practitioners, yet it’s a lot easier and less expensive to become a plumber than a doctor. How have  Australia’s labour markets rapidly increased incomes of plumbers, who stop our tap dripping, compared to doctors, who prolong our life? Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discusses with The University Of Melbourne’s Truby Williams Professor Of Economics, Jeff Borland how labour markets price various jobs.

How economics can save the world in 120 seconds with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell. A 2 minute 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss...or anyone else! Economics is the solution to most of the worlds issues, net zero, poverty, famine, to name a few. Yet younger Australians are not studying economics enabling these problems to be solved quicker. After the 'cheat note' listen to our detailed podcast when Reserve Bank economists Tanya Livermore & Mike Major discuss their recent research detailing the plummeting number of secondary students studying economics with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell.

The Reserve Bank Of Australia researched why interest in economics has fallen off a cliff. Interest in studying economics at secondary school has declined 70% in the last 30 years. The authors of the research, Reserve Bank Of Australia economists Tanya Livermore and Mike Major discuss with Ross MacDowell whats caused economics to decline in interest? Why economics is crucial to solving the biggest problems confronting humanity? How Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones features in how to make economics more appealing.

Dive Deeper
Reserve Bank Of Australia easy to understand explainers....fantastic range of topics, written so everyone can understand economics.
https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/

What Is Driving Participation and Diversity Trends in Economics? A Survey of High School Students. RBA Research By Tanya Livermore & Mike Major
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2021/pdf/rdp2021-06.pdf

Reserve Bank Of Australia. Meet The Economists
https://www.rba.gov.au/education/explore-economics/people-in-economics/meet-the-economists.html

Electric Vehicles in 55 seconds with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell. A 55 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss...or anyone else! There are a lot of myths, controversy and opinions surrounding electric vehicles. At this stage most can be disregarded because of one simple fact which is revealed in this cheat note. After the 'cheat note' listen to our detailed podcast when EV expert, Bryce Gaton debunks the economic myths of electric vehicles with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell.

Australia has one of the worlds slowest up takes of electric vehicles. Independent electric vehicle expert, Bryce Gaton discusses with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell the owner, manufacturer and government issues causing the slow electric vehicle adoption in Australia. Bryce targets E.V. myths, explains ownership costs, driving range issues and when we can expect everyone to be driving electric vehicles in Australia.

Want to dig deeper?
Bryce Gaton recommends;
The Driven. Australia's Most Trusted Electric Vehicle site https://thedriven.io/
EV Choice. http://evchoice.com.au/index.html
Aust Electric Vehicle Assoc https://www.aeva.asn.au/

Foot & Mouth Disease in 75 seconds. A 75 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss...or anyone else! Foot & Mouth Disease is widespread in Bali, on Australia's door step. Tourists can unwittingly bring FMD back into Australia. Why not close the border with Bali? What are the economic ramifications if Australia gets one case. Will our meat export market evaporate overnight? Will our livestock industry crash? Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell provides the answers in 75 seconds

Foot & Mouth Disease. Is it Australian agricultures $80 bn armageddon?
Richard Norton, a beef producer and ex-CEO of Meat & Livestock Australia is one of Australia's best positioned experts to discuss the reality versus the hysteria. Many describe a situation where all $30 bn plus meat export markets are instantly lost with just one case of foot & mouth disease. Vivid descriptions of cattle being killed and a $80 bn economic hit to our rural communities are published daily in the media. Richard describes the preparations previously set up to minimise any foot & mouth disease incursion, our largest export markets desperate need for protein that may induce them not to instantly ban our export meat and the delicacy of our relationship with Indonesia, our largest total beef export market and also the home to the foot & mouth outbreak which currently threatens Australia.