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It's unanimous: Economists' poll says we can fix the banks. But that doesn't mean we will

  • Written by Gigi Foster, Professor, School of Economics, UNSW
It's unanimous: Economists' poll says we can fix the banks. But that doesn't mean we willMost of the economists polled think better regulation can make banks put customers first. The rest think it will need more.Shutterstock

After three years and 35 polls, the Economic Society of Australia has received its first-ever unanimous response to a survey question.

It asked just over 50 of Australia’s leading economists to respond to this...

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