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The economics of ticket scalping

  • Written by: Paul Crosby, PhD Scholar in the Department of Economics, Macquarie University
imageEvent promoters are underpricing and undersupplying tickets.Shutterstock

Allegations that tickets to recent AFL and NRL finals matches were being resold for up to three times their initial price raises questions of why ticket scalping happens, and whether anything can be done about it.

To an economist, the existence of a secondary market - where...

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More cyclists are ending up in hospital with serious injuries, so we need to act now

  • Written by: Ben Beck, Research fellow, Monash University
imageSerious injury rates are rising in cyclists, and are associated with significant disability and economic costs. from www.shutterstock.com

Cyclists are suffering more serious injuries in road crashes than ever before, leading to significant disability, our new study shows.

But what is less clear is what’s behind these injuries, which are...

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Giving voice to the young: survey shows people want under-18s involved in politics

  • Written by: Louise Phillips, Lecturer, School of Education, The University of Queensland
imageThe default position in social and political theory is to disregard children altogether, or to consider them as learner-citizens.AAP/Lucy Hughes Jones

Young people are largely excluded from consultation and contribution to government decision-making. Both Australia and New Zealand are signatories to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and...

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Early learning report card: Australia is improving rapidly, but there's more work to do

  • Written by: Sarah Pilcher, Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
imageAustralia still lags behind comparable OECD countries in the participation of younger children – particularly three year olds. Shutterstock/Photographee.eu

Quality early education can set a child up for life, allowing them to develop to their full potential. High quality and affordable early learning opportunities need to be a reality for all...

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