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The Conversation editors, Jenni Henderson and Josh Nicholas, delve into a new topic every week, unearthing the latest business and economic analysis from our best academics.... more
FAQs about Business Briefing:How many episodes does Business Briefing have?The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.
December 06, 2017What happened to the price of Bitcoin? The truth behind big bubbles and crashesOn this episode of Business Briefing we unpack great heights and crashing lows of a bubble and a crash....more19minPlay
October 30, 2017Business Briefing: questioning the economics of prisonPrisons are big business in Australia. Companies not only run entire prisons but provide many of the services. But what does the research say about the impact?...more14minPlay
August 24, 2017Business Briefing: the ‘get rich quick scheme’ influencing what you buyEven though online influencers might not be overtly endorsing a product, advertisers will still pay a lot to have something featured, even subtly, in a post....more15minPlay
July 13, 2017Business Briefing: are our standards dropping in the workplace?Our workplaces are becoming less formal. But there were some advantages to the old formality....more17minPlay
June 21, 2017Business Briefing: following the money in cricketRather than just admiring a good hit or delivery, there’s another way to analyse what’s happening on a cricket pitch. Cricket players are actually business people, in the sense that they’re weighing up…...more13minPlay
May 22, 2017The science of business decision making: giving out perks doesn’t necessarily lead to resultsResearch shows paying people more can actually lead to worse decisions. Getting the best results from executives requires understanding our complex motivations...more11minPlay
March 14, 2017Business Briefing: how the attitudes of the next generation are changing the property marketThere's been a shift in attitudes to the property market over generations, from owning a home as a right, to owning a home as a commodity....more14minPlay
December 14, 2016Business Briefing: when robots and customers meetCustomers might prefer digital robots who don't judge for now but physical robots with empathy may be the customer service workers of the future....more13minPlay
December 07, 2016Business Briefing: what super is doing to banking and financeNew research modelled how an increase in the superannuation guarantee would affect the finance sector and the results show it all balances out....more8minPlay
November 30, 2016Business Briefing: Former chief World Bank economist on inequality and doing away with big moneyA former chief economist to the World Bank and economic adviser to the Indian government says doing away with big currency notes is a noble idea but an ineffective tool....more17minPlay
FAQs about Business Briefing:How many episodes does Business Briefing have?The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.