Tagged with Fabrizio Carmignani

All may not be lost for Australia as they head to Porto Alegre for a daunting second round World Cup clash with the Netherlands. An economic model developed at Griffith Business School suggests Australia is more likely to make the World Cup semi-finals than established football powers like Argentina, Uruguay or even Chile who defeated […]

Fabrizio Carmignani, Professor of Economics, Griffith Business School, says the Queensland government has tough choices to make as Treasurer Tim Nicholls hands down the 2014 budget. Professor Carmignani is confident about the current state of the Queensland economy and does not foresee major increases in taxation or expenditure. He does not believe that anticipated asset […]

Professor of Economics, Fabrizio Carmignani, says a $7.5 billion cut to foreign aid proposed in Joe Hockey’s first federal budget is “a blatant moral failure for the country chairing the G20”. He argues that G20 countries must not lose sight of inclusiveness in their pursuit of economic growth. “And while this budget completely fails to […]

Premier to open 'outreach' conference on Monday.

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman will officially open The G20 and Development Conference in Brisbane in May. High-level delegates from around the world will investigate a potential role for the G20 in the development of the world’s poorest countries at the May 5 event hosted by Griffith University and the Lowy Institute for International Policy. The […]

The Federal Treasurer’s plan to establish targets for economic growth at this weekend’s meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations is not without its merits. However a one-size-fits-all approach ignores key complex factors. This is the view of Griffith University professor of economics, Fabrizio Carmignani, who argues that quality […]