Category: Spend Analysis

[ad_1] The latest GDP figures released on Wednesday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed that in the first three months of this year, Australia’s economy shrank for the first time in nine years and removed any lingering doubt that we are in a recession. The headline news is that Australia’s GDP fell 0.3% in the…

[ad_1] Across the world, countries have imposed social distancing regulations to avoid overwhelming the health care capacity during the corona pandemic — the so-called “flatten the curve.” Such a policy can make a lot of sense. The first peer-reviewed cost-benefit analysis of the United States shows just that. It looks at moderate social distancing, an…

[ad_1] Momentum is building at the White House for another round of stimulus checks, with President Donald Trump saying this week, “I think we’re going to be helping people out” and “getting some money for them.” A number of issues need to be negotiated in Congress about what form the next relief package takes, but…