Supply & Demand Episodes

52
Nov. 28, 2023

52: Ukraines Battlefield Economics. Tactics When Your Enemy Has More.

Ukraines Battlefield Economics. Tactics When Your Enemy Has More. Retired Major General Mick Ryan takes us for a journey through the battlefields of Ukraine, the tactics, planning and munitions supply status. The economic theories of ‘supply & demand’ and the ‘allocation of scarce resources’ couldn’t be more applicable to the life and death struggle of war on a battlefield. A battlefield comprises adversaries who attempt to kill each other to occupy land and become victorious. This requires m...
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May 30, 2023

47: Family Treasures. Priceless Or Worthless?

Connor Slattery is an expert valuer and auctioneer for Abbeys Auctions, a company that specialises in clearing houses of their contents. Downsizing, deceased estates and decluttering, Connor has seen and valued it all! Households spend thousands of dollars on furniture, collectables and household items, but what has happened to their value? Connor Slattery and Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discuss; How the law of supply & demand diminishes the value of your household items. Why the ...
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April 11, 2023

44: 537 New Villains To Blame For Unaffordable Housing In 146 Seconds

House prices are a function of the law of supply & demand. Why did the RBA create the demand for which it is named the villain? But that's only half the supply & demand equation. Who takes the responsibility for house supply? A 146 second cheat sheet that will make you sound the economic expert on Australia's housing affordability.