Brendan Markey-TowlerHow corporates care for kidsIn recent years, we’ve seen a resurgence of marketing campaigns targeted at children — Coles’ “Little Shop ”, Woolworths’ “Mr Squiggle”…Apr 1, 2019Apr 1, 2019
Brendan Markey-TowlerMuch ado about muffin means it’s time to talk minimum wagesSo the CEO of Muffin Break has discovered over the weekend that there’s muffin so offensive to millennials on social media as her comments…Feb 25, 2019Feb 25, 2019
Brendan Markey-TowlerIgnore Hayne and deregulate the banking sectorIt may seem paradoxical — even insane in polite society. But with a surge of new technologies emerging, which could provide competition…Feb 25, 2019Feb 25, 2019
Brendan Markey-TowlerInitiative Q is not the new Bitcoin, but here’s why the idea has valueCould free units of a new digital currency end up being worth thousands of dollars?Nov 5, 20183Nov 5, 20183
Brendan Markey-TowlerinDataDrivenInvestorHow markets are making our lives betterThe latest data out of the ABS reveal that we’re spending ever more money on dining out and takeaway. Indeed, it’s up to A$1 in A$5 of the…Oct 30, 2018Oct 30, 2018
Brendan Markey-TowlerThe economics of Australia’s too-common leadership spillsAt the end of another week of chaos in Canberra, we’re all asking why this keeps happening. Why are our leaders playing politics instead of…Aug 28, 20181Aug 28, 20181
Brendan Markey-TowlerExplainer: what is loss aversion and is it real?A recent study claims a core idea in behavioural economics — loss aversion — is a fallacy. Loss aversion is the theory that the pain of…Aug 28, 2018Aug 28, 2018
Brendan Markey-TowlerObesity is a market failure and innovation, not sin taxes, may be the solutionThe standard economic response to high and rising obesity is to levy what’s known as a “sin tax”. The thinking is simple — add a tax to the…Aug 14, 20181Aug 14, 20181
Brendan Markey-TowlerDoomsaying about new technology helps make it betterThat new technologies could actually be bad for us, by sapping our attention or ruining our memories, is an argument that goes back to…Jun 26, 2018Jun 26, 2018
Brendan Markey-TowlerA Public Choice case study: Senator Hanson and Company TaxSenator Pauline Hanson is considered something of a dangerous joke in polite Australian society — an Australian Nigel Farage to placate the…May 30, 2018May 30, 2018