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3 lessons from behavioural economics Bill Shorten's Labor Party forgot about

  • Written by Tracey West, Lecturer in Behavioural Finance, Griffith University
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The Australian Labor Party’s 2019 election campaign showed a depth and breadth of economic policies rare for an opposition party to present. Its policy agenda was boldly extensive. But in developing these...

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