Travelling North
(To be submitted to the Mildura Motoring News) We left Melbourne knowing there was a problem with our ancient Ford Territory. The expert...
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PD Jonson
- Oct 18, 2016
- 5 min
Confessions of a monetary policy tragic
A lifetime's hard work, mostly pro bono. 'Thank your mother for the rabbit' type of activity. Contents Preface 1. Practitioner 1.1 On...
PD Jonson
- Oct 17, 2016
- 24 min
On The Edge of Chaos
Biographical talk about Australia's financial system, presented at Melbourne University in June 1995. For young RBAers: be careful how...
PD Jonson
- Oct 2, 2016
- 2 min
The Bubble Meister
Martin Wolf reviews for The Economist a book by Sebastian Mallaby about the life and times of Alan Greenspan. Paul Volcker was the brave...
PD Jonson
- Sep 14, 2016
- 7 min
Economics in Uncharted Waters?
Larry Summers has said: ‘If interest rates are negative, all the verities are up for grabs' Mervyn King has warned: ‘The economy is...
PD Jonson
- Jun 4, 2014
- 4 min
Policy breakthrough ...
... financial stability & monetary policy Readers will be aware of my attempts to persuade the RBA to sort out policies to control asset...
PD Jonson
- Mar 2, 2009
- 2 min
Après moi le deluge
'In every stock-jobbing swindle every one knows that some time or other the crash must come, but every one hopes that it may fall on the...
PD Jonson, Alex Erskine
- Jun 1, 2004
- 4 min
The RBA Unplugged
The RBA Board, meeting today, had better remember that it is important to stay on the road, even if it means not leading the race. Global...
PD Jonson, Alex Erskine
- Oct 7, 2003
- 4 min
The Politics of Current Monetary Policy
'Henry' provides advice to the Reserve Bank on how to persuade its political masters to allow a necessary rise in interest rates. The...
PD Jonson, Alex Erskine
- Jun 4, 2002
- 3 min
Interest Rates in Australia ...
... how high, how soon? Despite the RBA Governor’s recent frankness on a ‘normal’ level of interest rates, there is still conjecture...
PD Jonson
- Jan 1, 2002
- 8 min
On Australia's Economic Policy
An Australia day offering on the necessary next wave of economic reform. Australia is currently “defying the world recession”. This is a...