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Greg Jericho

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Greg Jericho

Chief Economist

Dr Greg Jericho is the Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work. He holds an Honours Degree in Economics from Flinders University.

Greg also writes a weekly column on economics and politics for Guardian Australia – a position he has held since 2013. In 2016 he won the Walkley Award for Commentary, Analysis, Opinion & Critique, and in 2018 he was a Walkley Award finalist with Gareth Hutchens for their report on the crisis of wages in Australia in the Best Industrial Reporting category. He has also written for ABC, SBS and Meanjin with a focus on policy and journalism coverage of Australian politics.

Prior to working at the Australia Institute, Greg lectured in journalism and political communication at the University of Canberra and from 2006 to 2011 he worked in the Australian Public Service predominantly in the arts and film portfolios.

In 2012 his book The Rise of the Fifth Estate: Social Media and Blogging in Australian Politics was published by Scribe.

He is passionate about a range of sports and is well known for his twitter @grogsgamut.

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Research

Research by Greg Jericho

Budget Analysis 2022-23

The Commonwealth Government has tabled its budget for the 2022-23 financial year. As the nation emerges from two years of

By Alison Pennington, Dan Nahum, Eliza Littleton, Fiona Macdonald, Greg Jericho, Jim Stanford, Lily Raynes, Mark Dean

Inflation: A Primer

The Reserve Bank needs to acknowledge the failures of the inflation target Over the past year, inflation has accelerated both

By Greg Jericho

The October 2022-23 Commonwealth Budget: A Good Start… But Rocky Times Ahead

The new Albanese Labor government has tabled a revised budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, revising revenue and spending forecasts

By Eliza Littleton, Fiona Macdonald, Greg Jericho, Jim Stanford, Lily Raynes

Profits and Inflation in Mining and Non-Mining Sectors

New research from the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute has shed further light on the role of

By Greg Jericho, Jim Stanford

Minimum wages and inflation

New research from the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute has revealed how rises in the minimum wage

By Greg Jericho, Jim Stanford

Commonwealth Budget 2023-24

The Commonwealth government’s 2023-24 budget reveals a progressive government seeking to help lower paid workers and those struggling to pay

By Greg Jericho, Fiona Macdonald, Eliza Littleton, Charlie Joyce, Jim Stanford

Profit-Price Inflation: Theory, International Evidence, and Policy Implications

New research confirms that higher corporate profits still account for most of the rise in economy-wide unit prices in Australia

By Jim Stanford, Richard Denniss, Matt Grudnoff, Greg Jericho, David Richardson, Matt Saunders

Mid-Term Review of Albanese Government’s Labour Policy Reforms

A review of the Albanese government’s labour and industrial relations reforms at the mid-point of its term in office concludes

By Charlie Joyce, Fiona Macdonald, Greg Jericho, Jim Stanford

The Irrelevance of Minimum Wages to Future Inflation

A significant increase to the minimum wage, and accompanying increases to award rates, would not have a significant effect on

By Greg Jericho, Jim Stanford

Budget 2024-25: Resists Austerity, Reduces Inflation, Targets Wage Gains

Commonwealth Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his 2024-25 budget to Parliament. While it booked a surplus for 2023-24 (the second consecutive

By Greg Jericho, Lisa Heap, Charlie Joyce, Fiona Macdonald, Jim Stanford

The Continuing Irrelevance of Minimum Wages to Future Inflation

Updated analysis reveals that a fair and appropriate increase to the minimum wage would not have a significant effect on

By Greg Jericho