Philip Clarke

Nov 1, 2023 | themandarin.com.au | Philip Clarke

Modern monetary policy, which involves an independent reserve bank setting interest rates under instructions from the government to control inflation, was an idea born out of the sweeping reforms of the New Zealand government in the late 1980s. The approach has now been widely adopted across the developed world. NZ’s other radical idea, that pharmaceutical purchasing decisions be devolved to the independent Pharmaceutical Management Agency (PHARMAC) is less well known.

Sep 17, 2023 | jamaicaobserver.com | Philip Clarke

CONGRATULATIONS to fellow actor and musician Slashe for winning the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Festival Song Competition 2023! I saw his performance at the National Stadium at the recently held Grand Gala celebration in Jamaica and I couldn't help but observe his performance which I found typical of most Jamaican entertainers who try to arouse the audience with their usual engagement.

Jul 20, 2023 | theconversation.com | Adrian Barnett |Philip Clarke

The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) is a A$20 billion fund to support Australian health and medical research. It was set up in 2015 to deliver practical benefits from medical research and innovation to as many Australians as possible. Unlike the other research funding agencies, such the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), most of the MRFF funding is priority-driven.

Apr 12, 2023 | theconversation.com | Philip Clarke |Jack Pollard |Mara Violato

More than three years into the COVID pandemic, both the virus and the measures taken to control its spread have affected people’s lives across the globe. But how can we fully quantify these effects? While we have estimates of how many people have died from COVID globally (which currently run at just under 7 million), its broader effects – including mental health deterioration due, for example, to the anxiety of getting infected or the isolation of lockdowns – have received less research attention.