The Economy
Insights and innovations in the world of work and business
The Economy
Insights and innovations in the world of work and business
For golf pros, cool heads beat hot hands: new study
VIDEO: As Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama celebrates his US Masters win, Macquarie University researchers reveal performance-enhancing insights for professional golfers that all of us might learn from.
Beware the bubble as amateur traders break records
Could the boom in small retail investing be fuelling stock market bubbles? In the aftermath of the GameStop trading frenzy, Professor Maroš Servátka, Director of Macquarie's Experimental Economics Laboratory, explains.
Banking anti-misconduct rules bring bosses into line: new research
After a string of scandals in Australia's banks, Macquarie Business School research shows that a new regime to make banking executives accountable is working – for now, writes Dr Dominic Canestrari-Soh.
Are we ready for driverless cars?
Autonomous vehicles are on the way, but are we ready to take a back seat to driverless technology? Dr Mauricio Marrone, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance at Macquarie Business School, suggests we may be.
Budget blowouts and broken promises: how to avoid project failures
Cost overruns and delays are common on many major infrastructure projects. Research from Macquarie Business School looks at the high failure rate and what can be done to ensure future projects are on time and on budget.
In Kamala's footsteps: a girls' guide to crashing through the glass ceiling
VIDEO America's new Vice-President represents how high women can go, but also the obstacles they must overcome to get there, says Macquarie Business School Professor of Gender, Work and Organisation Alison Pullen.
Can’t resist a sale? Here are the tricks retailers use to reel us in
To get us to spend, retailers use aggressive discounting tactics that tap into our psychological vulnerabilities as consumers. Macquarie University retail marketing specialist Dr Jana Bowden explains how to spot the tricks, and resist them.
Not so sweet: chocolate, slavery and complicit corporations
The annual spike in chocolate sales over Christmas is an opportunity for consumers to reconsider who produces our chocolate and how, Macquarie researchers say.
Job cuts in middle management risk losing key innovators
A knee-jerk reaction to reduce staff numbers could cost companies innovative progress and a competitive edge, research from Macquarie Business School has found.
Against the odds, festive season shopping is set to break records
With Black Friday sales on this week, retail marketing specialist Associate Professor Jana Bowden explores how shopping has changed during COVID-19 – and why we’ll be spending more this Christmas.
Fuel's paradise: NSW energy plan aims to reduce emissions
The NSW government’s newly released energy blueprint intends to transform the state’s electricity network to one that is cheaper and carbon-friendly, writes Macquarie Business School economist Dr Rohan Best, but does it go far enough?
Raw deal for workplace minorities amplified by COVID-19
Despite having one of the most ethnically diverse populations on the planet, Australia still falls behind other nations when it comes to representation and treatment of minorities in the workplace, researchers from Macquarie Business School say.