Internationally renowned Australian political economist Geoffrey Harcourt died, aged 90, on 7 December 2021. The editors of Progress in Political Economy and the Journal of Australian Political Economy honour his contributions. His writing ranged over diverse fields, including national income [...]
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As the nation prepares for the next Federal election, we can expect a plethora of party politics. Standing back from hurly burly of the parties jockeying for position, however, deeper and more enduring political economic challenges also deserve attention. Indeed, there is never any shortage of [...]
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Have you recently written an honours thesis for your Bachelor’s degree? Or another similar in-depth study? If so, did you enjoy the research and writing process, despite the study interruptions resulting from the pandemic? Did it turn out well in the end? If so, you might consider capping it [...]
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It has just been announced that the recipient of this year’s prestigious international award, the Joan Robinson Prize, is Franklin Obeng-Odoom who completed his PhD in Political Economy at the University of Sydney. The prize is awarded annually by the European Association for Evolutionary [...]
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The Journal of Australian Political Economy has a long-standing commitment to publishing articles on the evolving political economic conditions and challenges in Australia and the world economy. This ongoing concern is evident in the contents of the latest issue.
Each article directly [...]
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Just starting to write an essay or a thesis on a topic in political economy? Or thinking about putting together an article for an academic journal? Maybe something shorter for a broader audience? Of course, whatever you are planning, you need to have something significant to say, but you [...]
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Each year the Journal of Australian Political Economy (JAPE) offers a $2000 prize to encourage young scholars to convert their research work into a publishable article.
‘Young’ in this context is defined in terms of the experience of the applicant. Applicants may be of any age, [...]
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The budget delivered this week by the Federal government aims to get the economy ‘back to normal’. Is this the right goal? What if the old ‘normal’ was deeply flawed, as its political economic critics have long argued?
When the pandemic first hit, the Morrison government talked about [...]
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