Economists may not be much chop at forecasting how fast the economy will grow in the next year or two, but that doesn't mean they haven't learnt a few things about how economies work.
Our school motto was et facultatem culturae - culture and capability - and I was keen to show my old classmates I had that in abundance.
The Tax Justice Network research found that while the largest losses occurred in rich economies such as the United States, lower-income countries were the biggest victims of profit shifting.
The tax man should be undertaking random audits of employers to help identify potentially $5.6 billion worth of unpaid superannuation owed to almost 2.8 million Australians, according to Industry Super Australia.
The bad news about the regulators' new attempts to hose down housing investment enthusiasm is that they are, at best, second rate.
Pimco has joined the chorus of global investors turning bullish on global growth prospects, saying the Trump administration's war on trade is "more symbolic than real".
The commodities mini-boom moves beyond share prices and macro data and is starting to be felt at ground level, NAB says.
Australia's central bank highlighted threats in the property market and an acceleration of domestic household debt even as it lent credence to the global reflation story.
Australia's starkly sex-segregated workforce will remain that way for at least another decade, as young men and women defy expectations and increasingly self-select into traditionally gendered fields of study.
Australia's banking regulator says the country's housing market is in an environment of "heightened risk", but he won't say there's a housing bubble.
It's a dangerous thing to talk a big game before taking the field. Treasurer Scott Morrison did that pre-departure for the weekend G20 finance ministers meeting in Germany. He's been left trying to claim a big loss was actually a win. Monty Python's dismembered Black Knight comes to mind.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has castigated Australia for inadequate progress on tax, Indigenous affairs and support for business in a report card to be presented to finance ministers from the group of 20 leading industrial nations in Germany on Saturday.
If you learn nothing else about the economy, remember that it moves not in straight lines but in cycles of good times followed by bad times, and bad times followed by good.
If the Reserve Bank and National Australia Bank were competitors, the consumer watchdog could have a case against them for price signalling.
The Dutch banking giant's Australian arm expects to increase lending to housing investors this year, allowing it to gain market share as the big four banks pull back for fear of breaching regulatory caps.
Former treasurer Peter Costello often gave good advice to the nation. Perhaps most memorable was his suggestion about family planning.
The Federal Reserve may be determined to lift US rates three times this year, but soft local jobs numbers were a timely reminder that the RBA is still at a very different stage of the rates cycle.
One almost wonders whether the Fed is really raising rates to puncture the asset bubble out of moralistic urges, just as it did from 1928 to 1929.
The jobless rate has unexpectedly jumped to 5.9 per cent, its highest level in just over a year, as the economy shed 6400 jobs in February.
The sheer scale of Australia's household debt means lifting interest rates is going to be a far more sensitive operation than in previous times.
Australian consumer sentiment has held steady in March as worries over family finances were offset by optimism over the longer-term economic outlook.
The Reserve Bank is considering tighter bank lending standards amid concern about how the financial system would handle a collapse in housing prices.
The reality is that higher profits aren't translating into higher wages.
The ability of employers to exploit casual workforces made up mainly of women and students would be reduced if the Turnbull government removes a $450 minimum income level for superannuation guarantee payments, a federal inquiry has been told.
Traders betting on further gains in the US dollar aren't being dissuaded by its slump late last week after the February employment report showed robust jobs growth
Shadow assistant treasurer Andrew Leigh wants the nation's highly-paid chief executives and politicians to forgo a big tax cut they are due to get on July 1.
Confidence and capacity are the real drivers of investment.
Mortgage pain in towns hit by a commodities downturn is beginning to be felt in parts of the financial system.
Company boards are on notice. The world's third largest asset manager will use its proxy voting powers to influence greater gender diversity.
Australia's solid labour market performance is sullied by its failure to fully tap the potential of women: those with young children, single mothers and females in their late 50s
Co-working grows up as WeWork launches in Australia.
The plan to release this data is a huge win for businesses that do the right thing and pay their bills.
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