Finance
How insider traders dodge jail on geography
Insider trading attracts different penalties around the globe, but Australia's tough approach is a deterrent that helps build trust in the market.
Climate change action unleashes global innovation
Climate change action makes economic sense. Effective government policies are necessary to motivate business and investors globally.
The precarious potential of megacities
As more and more of the world's population is urbanised, the potential of megacities is being scrutinised.
Emerging insights into the way we choose
Professor Peter Bossaerts argues that investigating brain activity as we make decisions is generating new insights into how we deal with uncertainty and risk.
Research helps wipe the slate clean
A pilot program that sees financial counsellors embedded in the court to give immediate advice to those facing bankruptcy is providing many with a fresh start.
Twin Peaks
South Africa is hoping new financial regulation legislation, including recommendations from Melbourne Law School experts, will help save it from a recession.
8 tips for preparing financially savvy teenagers
Eight expert tips to prepare your teenager for financial independence, from understanding compound interest to always reading the fine print.
Bubbly personality: how our biology hits budgets
New research is taking the human element of financial decision-making into consideration, by combining economics with psychology and neuroscience.