Episodes
55: Turbocharging The Price You Pay In 170 Secs
Burgernomics describes what happens to the price of products & services when Dynamic Pricing and A.I. are combined.
54: Airline Tickets. Is everyone offered the same price?
Dynamic Ticket Pricing personalises the airline ticket price you are being quoted based on the trail of your personal information which can be data mined. It is a system which maximises revenue for the airline industry and is widely used …
53: Good Or Evil Don't Win Wars. Only Economics Wins Wars.
Welcome to the latest episode of Burgernomics! Today, we delve into the harsh reality that economics, not notions of good or evil, often dictates the outcome of wars. Recent developments, including Vladimir Putin allocating a...
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 the...
51: A Fresh Angle. Beef Price Plunge. Supermarkets Profit. In 150 Sec…
Follow the beef money trail in 150 seconds. Beef producers doing it tough, supermarkets making huge beef profits, while cost of living increases smash their customers. Using basic economic principles to provide an insightful cut through of Australia's beef situation …
50: Beef Drops 46%. But Not In Supermarkets. Why?
Beef prices paid to the farmer have dropped 46% in 15 months. However retail prices for beef have not dropped anywhere near 46%. Why hasn’t the beef price drop been passed through to retail prices? Angus Gidley-Baird Senior P...
49: L.E.O’s Smashing The NBN In 96 Seconds
Low Earth Orbit Satellites are providing Australians the broadband service the NBN hasn't. This 96 second podcast makes you an instant expert on Low Earth Orbit Satellites. Great for dinner party conversations or to impress y...
48: Low Earth Orbit Satellites. Delivering What NBN Hasn't.
Podcast Discussion Points What are LEO’s and why are they so revolutionary? LEO benefits to the NBN. Why hasn’t the NBN delivered the internet service originally promised? LEO vs land based internet infrastructure? Price and ...
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! Househ...
46: Monopolies. Where Would We Be Without Them? In 100 Seconds.
A 100 second cheat note guide to Australia's development relying on organisations that were monopolistic.
45: Misleading & Deceptive Conduct. Masterclass with the original wat…
Professor Allan Fels, inaugural Chairman of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission discusses with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell the realities of policing restrictive business practices that harm Australian consum...
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 …
43: Affordable Housing. Designing Solutions
Peter Maddison, host of the award winning television series Grand Designs discusses Australian housing affordability. Attitudes will need to change regarding the style & size of Australian housing. This will effect how Austra...
42: Australia’s Renewable Energy Reality In 185 Seconds
Australia’s renewable energy debate is a dizzying, multi faceted topic. Highly emotive arguments are forcefully voiced, each declaring theirs is the only rationale argument. Any disagreement can label you a climate denier or ...
41: Power Bills. How renewable energy effects them.
Renewable energy can only be 100% implemented in Australia when its costly transmission infrastructure has been erected. This will keep power bills high for decades. But this community cost should be offset by massive export opportunities of both renewable energy …
40: Airline Ticket Model May Decide Entertainment Pricing, In 80 Seco…
Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell summarises how the airlines Dynamic Ticket Pricing Model is now being adopted by the live entertainment industry. The system adjusts ticket prices based on supply and demand, but while musici...
39: Rocknomics. A backstage economics pass with an industry legend.
Michael Newton, founder of A Day On The Green, provides an exclusive backstage pass to the economics of staging 500 live outdoor shows with 4 million ticket sales. Elton John, Rod Stewart, Rick Astley, Fleetwood Mac, Bryan ...
38: Working From Home In 156 Seconds
Working From Home In 156 Seconds. Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell explains how both employees and companies have changed their attitudes toward employees working from home. A 156 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss or just …
37: Hybrid Working. The good, the bad & the unknown.
Professor Mark Wooden from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discuss working from home, hybrid working and the Great Resignation. Does productivity increase ...
36: Falling House Prices In 98 Seconds
Falling House Prices. Should I feel less wealthy in 98 seconds. Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell explains the Wealth Effect and it’s relationship to house prices. How falling house prices are being caused by interest rate ri...
35: Falling House Prices. Should I feel less wealthy?
Dr Brendan Rynne, KPMG Chief Economist and Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discuss 'The Wealth Effect' when we increase our spending based on our homes rising value, which recently have skyrocketed. Interest rates have rise...
34: 2022 Federal Budget Demystified Without The Politics
A non traditional view of the 2022 Australian Federal Government Budget. Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell explains the different types of budgets, their accuracy in predicting government income & expenditure and their effect on our economy.
33: Plumbers Vs Doctors. Earning Similar Incomes? In 95 Seconds
Plumbers earning similar incomes to G.P's in 95 seconds. Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell discusses how the incomes of plumbers has converged toward highly educated doctors. A 95 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party con...
32: Plumbers Vs Doctors. Earning Similar Incomes?
Plumbers incomes have quickly converged toward that of general practitioners, yet it’s a lot easier and less expensive to become a plumber than a doctor. How have Australia’s labour markets rapidly increased incomes of plumbers, who stop our tap dripping, …