Economics isn't ideology-free and it's misleading to suggest it is
- Written by Graham White, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney
Trying to answer policy questions with economics is bound to involve ideology.Image sourced from www.shutterstock.comPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull recently commented that when it comes to Australia’s energy supply:
“policymakers have put ideology and politics ahead of engineering and economics”.
It’s not uncommon for a...
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