Economics Explored

The gig economy benefits consumers through lower prices and greater choice. Check out how many local restaurants are participating in Uber Eats for example. And obviously the gig economy benefits the platform businesses which have multi-billion-dollar valuations. But does the gig economy benefit the workers, the people working gig-by-gig?  This question and others were considered in a conversation...

Craig Lawrence has three decades of experience as a professional economist and has advised on a wide range of infrastructure projects in Australia, the Pacific, and the Middle East.  Part 2 of our conversation covers, among other things: public private partnerships or PPPs, their pros and their cons; challenges in infrastructure provision in emerging economies; and the geopolitics of infrastructur...

Issues discussed include: drivers of rising incidence of apartment living the nature of strata title issues for apartment owners - body corporate fees, management rights apartment defects crisis in Australia Airbnb economic benefits of pets in apartments Articles relevant to the conversation include: Will 2018 be the year for Airbnb certainty in strata? Pets are good for your health, the budget, a...

Information about our guest Craig Lawrence, Managing Director of Lytton Advisory: https://lyttonadvisory.com.au/craig-lawrence/