A new report written by Dr Stephen Kirchner argues the long-term link between productivity and wages has not broken and that the housing bubble can explain recent declines in the labour share of income.
Late night comedy programs have become a popular platform for candidates running for political office and for politicians looking to shape or reshape their image. But it wasn’t always this way – and what are the pitfalls of relying on comedians for our news and current affairs?
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Twitter may bring the headlines for President Trump, but Facebook is where his reelection campaign is spending millions of dollars as the 2020 race gears up. The Trump team has spent more than double what Democratic contenders combined have on Facebook ads.
The United States Studies Centre will host a keynote address and Q&A with Microsoft President Brad Smith, who will use the occasion to discuss artificial intelligence, ethics and governance, and the use of facial recognition technology in Australia and the United States
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Late night comedy programs have become a popular platform for candidates running for political office and for politicians looking to shape or reshape their image. But it wasn’t always this way – and...
Subdued wages growth has been a feature of the Australian and US economies in recent years, posting the slowest growth on record on some measures. This has led some to question whether workers...
Who's running in the 2020 US presidential election? We're keeping track of all the candidates to formally declare their candidacy in the race for the White House.
The US government may still be partially shutdown, but the 116th Congress has duly convened and Democrats are wasting no time with their new-found control of the House of Representatives and its powerful committees...
There is a phenomenon in US politics known as the Yellow Dog Democrat. This describes a person who would vote for the Texas democratic ticket, even if it were led by a yellow...
The US Congress plays an important albeit limited and context-dependent role shaping US foreign policy in Asia. During President Donald Trump’s first two years in office, the Republican-majority Congress appropriated two major increases...
The college cheating scandal which has embroiled Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin has made headlines around the world. From March 12, ‘Felicity Huffman’ has been the most-searched Google term globally, with...
Why is US energy so inexpensive? Why is its electricity more reliable and pricing more transparent than Australia’s? Why are its carbon emissions declining faster relative to Australia? In this report we answer...
This Australian Financial Review report refers to research written by USSC director of trade and investment Dr Stephen Kirchner.
The Australian's David Uren refers to research by USSC Trade and Investment Program director Dr Stephen Kirchner in this op-ed.
You know the drill: a politician makes a defamatory attack on another person on the floor of Parliament. The aggrieved party demands that they have the courage to repeat their slander outside the...
US Studies Centre’s CEO Simon Jackman says in this Sky News interview that Donald Trump’s attack on Joe Biden shows he sees the Democratic elder as a genuine electoral ‘threat.’ This week President...
Author of new research published by the USSC and director of its trade and investment program, Dr Stephen Kirchner, is quoted in this opinion piece by The Sydney Morning Herald's Jessica Irvine.
