Tim Harcourt

Sydney

Host, The Airport Economist and Industry Professor and Chief Economist at UTS at Freelance

Industry Professor & Chief Economist IPPG UTS Author & Host: The Airport Economist, Footynomics, TV Presenter, Economist, Historian, public speaker, commentator

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Articles

Why India is emerging as the new global economic owerhouse

1 week ago | tickernews.co | Tim Harcourt

With the world in turmoil from the trade war started by President Xi and escalated by President Trump, more exporters and foreign investors are looking towards the emerging economic superpower, India. It’s no surprise. After all, India has a GDP of over US$3.5 trillion (A$5.8 trillion) spread across a massive 1.4 billion people. It is growing at an impressive 7 to 8% a year. But even with this large population, India’s economic projections are mind-blowing.
Memories of Chris Hurford

3 weeks ago | johnmenadue.com | Tim Harcourt

Chris Hurford was an old-fashioned social democrat, a true Labor man with great values who knew the labour movement could lift up the poor without hurting the rich and could support his Labor principles and his Catholic faith not on his sleeve but into action for social improvement. In Adelaide in the 1960s & 70sChris was instrumental in my mother Joan Harcourt running for SA Parliament for the ALP. Chris and Don Dunstan were looking for talented women to fly the Labor flag.
Thats not an Accord now, this is an Accord!

3 weeks ago | johnmenadue.com | Tim Harcourt

Prime Minister Scott Morrison, on the back of some successful Covid19 crisis leadership, recently proposed that employer groups and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) sit down together to negotiate a new Industrial Relations (IR) framework for the post Covid19 labour market under the guidance of IR Minister Christian Porter. He did this having already worked closely with ACTU Secretary Sally McManus on the details of the Governments wage subsidy programme JobKeeper.
TIM HARCOURT. Eight things we need to do for Corona recovery

3 weeks ago | johnmenadue.com | Tim Harcourt

Bill Kelty, the former Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Secretary (and my old boss) recently praised Prime Minister Scott Morrison in The Conversation and his: Go big, Act fast and keep the lights on approach to Coronavirus. Intuitively, Kelty was recommending the same approach suggested by leading international economists.
Coronanomics We need good leadership in turbulent times.

3 weeks ago | johnmenadue.com | Tim Harcourt

As the world tackles the Coronavirus pandemic, there’s been a lot of talk about leadership and trust, not just between nations but within nations as well. Similarly, in businesses and a whole range of organisations, good leadership has come to the fore as leaders have to focus on some urgent issues affecting short term revenue and how it affects their workforce.
Asian Tiger, Hidden Treasure - Looking at Taiwan

4 weeks ago | tickernews.co | Tim Harcourt

Taiwan is a real surprise package. For a small tropical island of just 23 million people it has become the centre of the world’s semiconductor industry. And with a population smaller than Australia, Taiwan is full of energy and innovation. It has invented items as diverse as the DVD, Connect 6 laptop projectors and bubble tea, and in terms of GDP at nearly US$760 billion ($AUS 1210 billion) is approaching the top 20 economies in the world.
10 things to know about the Federal Budget 2025-26

4 weeks ago | uts.edu.au | Tim Harcourt

1. The context. This is the budget that nobody wanted. It was only necessary because of the partial delay in the calling of the election due to cyclone Alfred in Queensland. This makes it Treasurer ‘Sunny Jim’ Chalmers’s 4th budget when normally Treasurer would only bring down three in a normal term of government. 2. The macroeconomic outcomes present a good story.
10 things to know about the federal budget 2025-26

1 month ago | tickernews.co | Tim Harcourt

The context. This is the budget that nobody wanted. It was only necessary because of the partial delay in the calling of the election due to cyclone Alfred in Queensland. This makes it Treasurer ‘Sunny Jim’ Chalmers’ 4th budget when normally Treasurer would only bring down 3 in a normal term of government. The macroeconomic outcomes present a good story.
First Xi, now Trump: tariff impacts on the Australian economy

1 month ago | tickernews.co | Tim Harcourt

First, the tariffs from China hit Australian exporters now it’s the Trump tariffs on steel and aluminium – and as we have just learnt there will be no exemption. How will these measures affect the USA, but also China, Australia and the rest of the global economy? Like the China COVID tariffs, the Trump tariffs will hurt Australian workers.
First Vegas, then the world? Why the NRL is eyeing international markets

1 month ago | tickernews.co | Tim Harcourt

This weekend, Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) continues to trumpet its now annual pilgrimage to open its season in Las Vegas. While it’s only the second year of a five-year arrangement, the NRL claims its Vegas experiment has been a great success at a time when the league has been in excellent health on and off the field. But why is the Australian league hosting games in Las Vegas? And has this experiment paid dividends? The NRL has made the bold decision to play games at Las Vegas.