Associate Professor David Byrne
Director, Capability Building, Centre for Market Design, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne
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Business & Economics
2019 Budget: The Verdict Part 2
What does it mean for the unemployed? Refugees? Indigenous Australians? Climate change and education? University of Melbourne experts assess the Federal budget in part two of our coverage
Business & Economics
Why data is king
We love Google and Facebook. We’ve helped turn them into two of the biggest digital giants in the world. But there’s a tension between our privacy and our data as a valuable business commodity
Sciences & Technology
Go Figure
Will water ever be worth more than oil?
Is water a commodity or a right? Cape Town could be the first of many cities around the world to experience the reality of water demand far outstripping supply
Business & Economics
Outlook 2017: What we learned
The Economic and Social Outlook Conference 2017 featured some of Australia’s leading policy minds; our academics report on key sessions
Business & Economics
Australia’s energy trilemma explained
Securing an affordable, reliable and environmentally responsible energy sector is a huge challenge for policy makers - here's why
Business & Economics
How tacit collusion makes consumers pay
The first study of its kind has revealed how petrol retailers can tacitly collude through their own price signalling
Business & Economics
Smart customers save
A smart way to save some money on your power bills