Chris Edmond and Steve Hamilton are Australian economists.

Show notes
Selected links

 •Follow Chris Edmond: Website | Twitter
 •Follow Steve Hamilton: Website | Twitter
 •'A Rush Back to 'Normal' Would Be the Blunder of the Century', WIRED's interview of Larry Summers
 •'Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions to reduce COVID-19 mortality and healthcare demand', Imperial College London paper by Neil Ferguson et al
 •'How the recession we have to have can be sharp but short', The Australian Financial Review article by Steve Hamilton and Stan Veuger
 •'Coronavirus: payroll subsidy will save the economy', The Australian article by Chris Edmond and Bruce Preston

Topics discussed 

 •What happens to an economy when non-essential workers are told to stay home? 9:22
 •The false choice between health and economic outcomes. 20:53
 •How long do lockdowns need to last? 36:39
 •Are Australia's lockdowns hard enough? 43:46
 •What does pandemic-appropriate fiscal stimulus look like? 46:29
 •Is this the end of surplus fetishism? 59:45
 •JobKeeper. 1:06:44
 •Will Australia see further rounds of stimulus? 1:19:21
 •Is the financial economy healthy? 1:22:33
 •Which one piece of advice would Steve and Chris give to the Australian Government? 1:26:26

Chris Edmond and Steve Hamilton are Australian economists. Show notes Selected links •Follow Chris Edmond: Website | Twitter •Follow Steve Hamilton: Website | Twitter •'A Rush Back to 'Normal' Would Be the Blunder of the Century', WIRED's interview of Larry Summers •'Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions to reduce COVID-19 mortality and healthcare demand', Imperial College London paper by Neil Ferguson et al •'How the recession we have to have can be sharp but short', The Australian Financial Review article by Steve Hamilton and Stan Veuger •'Coronavirus: payroll subsidy will save the economy', The Australian article by Chris Edmond and Bruce Preston Topics discussed •What happens to an economy when non-essential workers are told to stay home? 9:22 •The false choice between health and economic outcomes. 20:53 •How long do lockdowns need to last? 36:39 •Are Australia's lockdowns hard enough? 43:46 •What does pandemic-appropriate fiscal stimulus look like? 46:29 •Is this the end of surplus fetishism? 59:45 •JobKeeper. 1:06:44 •Will Australia see further rounds of stimulus? 1:19:21 •Is the financial economy healthy? 1:22:33 •Which one piece of advice would Steve and Chris give to the Australian Government? 1:26:26

Joe Walker hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations with founders, scientists, scholars, economists, and public intellectuals.

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Joe Walker hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations with founders, scientists, scholars, economists, and public intellectuals.
(Formerly 'The Jolly Swagman Podcast'.)

Joe Walker hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations with founders, scientists, scholars, economists, and public intellectuals.

The Joe Walker Podcast (Jolly Swagman formerly)

The JSP is a weekly exploration of questions that are both important and overlooked. Joe Walker, a former political speechwriter helping to build a Y Combinator-backed startup, hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations. Topics cover capitalism, science, business, culture and politics. Guests include Nobel laureates, former prime ministers, authors, entrepreneurs, investors and thought-leaders. Australia's best long-form podcast. A space for curious contrarians.

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