Concept Economy Podcast

Using design principles to re-evaluate the Australian economy and the wider world. samkellahan.substack.com

Concept Economy Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Sam Kellahan, with 17 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Sam Kellahan hosts Concept Economy Podcast, a news show with 17 episodes published.

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  "The Australian financial system" with Kevin Davis

  May 30, 20261h 2mS0

  <p>It’s been said that if money is the lifeblood of the economy, the financial system is a network of veins threaded through the nation.</p><p>The financial system provides a place for people to invest and store their savings. It helps to channel funds into new businesses. It can also be used for speculation and in some cases, money-laundering. </p><p>With such a range of functions, how can we create a financial system that caters to the needs of customers and promotes productivity?</p><p>Sam is joined by Emeritus Professor Kevin Davis from the University of...

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  “Creating public value” with Janine O’Flynn

  Mar 31, 202642 minS0

  <p>Public policy impacts almost every aspect of our lives. Policy sets constraints on the economy. Policy sets out the rules that we live by. Analysts, politicians, and policymakers from different backgrounds collaborate and compete to create policy. </p><p>But who gets to decide what makes “good” public policy? </p><p>What should “good” policy seek to achieve?</p><p>Sam is joined by Professor Janine O’Flynn from ANU to step through two big ideas that have shaped public policy: New Public Management, and Public Value Theory.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Concept Economy at samkellahan.substack.c...

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  “Systemic design for better policy” with Emma Blomkamp

  Jan 31, 202656 minS0

  <p>The creation of good public policy requires policymakers to solve complex problems. This is challenging work, especially because reliable methods for creating good policy are not always clear.</p><p>Science, technology, and product development have made leaps and bounds in recent decades, in part thanks to advances in problem solving derived from fields of study such as design thinking and systems theory. Is it possible to apply the tools from these domains to solve complex policy problems?</p><p>Systemic design and co-design offer strategies for enabling policymakers to develop better policy – a big part of the picture is...

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  "The purpose of universities" with Andrew Norton

  Dec 20, 20251h 8mS0

  <p>Does higher education hold the key to national prosperity?</p><p>Universities are complex and ancient institutions, yet instrumentalists view them primarily as a means to achieving government goals. The workers of the future will require advanced skills – so it is reasoned – and universities are perfectly positioned to deliver the training.</p><p>But does increasing the number of students at university automatically lead to a better educated workforce? Does it matter whether university educators have been trained to teach? And how can we know what the jobs of the future will be?</p><p>Professor Andrew Norton joins Sam...

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  "Housing, banking, and MMT" with Alan Kohler

  Dec 3, 202545 minS0

  <p>In a nation grappling with expensive housing, our lives are dominated by banks. Social mobility is no longer a function of hard work but a question of how much cash you can borrow from your parents.</p><p>Economic policy has played a central role in shaping these undesirable outcomes but it can be hard to understand how this works. That’s where Alan comes in.</p><p>Alan Kohler has been helping ordinary punters understand finance and the economy for over five decades. He joins Sam to unpack his writing – The Great Divide: Australia’s Housing Mess and How to...

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