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Why are electricity prices increasing in Germany?

Posted on October 15th, 2013 · Posted in Blog

For much of this year Economists at Large has been lucky to have Georg Molz helping out on various projects.  Now he turns his Teutonic talents to examining his homeland,.. read more

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The many prices of carbon

Posted on July 16th, 2013 · Posted in Blog

In a pre-election manoeuvre designed most probably to diminish carbon pricing as an election issue, Prime Minster Rudd has announced details about the plan to move to floating price for.. read more

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AEMO: No, not an angsty teenager, the Energy Market Operator

Posted on September 23rd, 2012 · Posted in Blog

By Jess Turnbull Last month the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) released its 2012 Electricity Statement Of Opportunities (ESOO), a forecast of electricity supply adequacy and corresponding investment trends over.. read more

Victorian Carbon Comedy Continues!

Posted on January 25th, 2012 · Posted in Blog

Last year I blogged about some of the Victorian government’s ridiculous claims relating to carbon pricing.  I was upset that the Victorian government had made sensational claims without releasing their.. read more

Carbon (mis)information and cost-benefit analysis of carbon pricing

Posted on October 10th, 2011 · Posted in Blog

Tristan and I are winding up our work in Laos for WWF’s sustainable rattan project.  As we’re getting ready to head back home, we looked at the Australian news and.. read more

The Clean Energy Future package is much more than just a carbon pricing scheme.

Posted on August 16th, 2011 · Posted in Blog

With the release of the Australian Government’s carbon pricing scheme on Sunday, Clean Energy Future, this antipodean nation with one of the highest per capita carbon emissions, has finally set.. read more

The Claim. The (lack of) Research. The IPA.

Posted on August 12th, 2011 · Posted in Blog

In last Friday’s Australian newspaper, there was a full-page ad on p5 from the Institute of Public Affairs.  It was sparsely laid out, with only a few lines of text. .. read more

New tax heralds end of a long running subsidy

Posted on July 11th, 2011 · Posted in Blog

Economists at Large warmly welcome the carbon tax legislation in Australia. While many people do not welcome a new tax, another way of looking at this legislation is as the.. read more

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