Media Highlights – February 2024

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Media Highlights – February 2024

From chocolate prices to economic predictions, see where Macquarie Business School has been making headlines.

MQBS Media Highlights February 2023

Professor John Dumay, Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, provided comment to ABC News on chocolate prices and the industry’s complex structural issues.

Professor Jana Bowden, Department of Marketing, provided comment to The Australian Financial Review on consumer behaviour in relation to Taylor Swift and her Australian tour.

Professor Elizabeth Sheedy, Department of Applied Finance, provided comment to The Australian Financial Review on the problem with co-owned ventures such as Insurance Australia Group (IAG).

Professor John Croucher, Department of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics, provided comment to Daily Mail and FIVEaa on the likelihood of winning Powerball.

Professor Jeffrey Sheen, Department of Economics, was featured in The Conversation and offered economic predictions for 2024.

Professor John Romalis, Department of Economics, was mentioned in The Australian Financial Review as a member of the RBA shadow board.

Professor Jana Bowden, Department of Marketing, was featured in The Guardian and commented on supermarket pricing strategies.

Distinguished Professor David Throsby, Department of Economics, provided comment to ABC Melbourne on how artists are paid for their work.

Professor Jana Bowden, Department of Marketing, was featured on Inside Retail NZ and commented on consumer spend in the face of an ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Dr Paul Crosby, Department of Economics, provided comment to The Sydney Morning Herald about the economic effects of Taylor Swift's visit to Australia.

Dr Raymond Trau, Department of Management, provided comment to The Sydney Morning Herald on responding to the use of derogatory language in the workplace.

Professor Denise Jepsen, Department of Management, provided comment to Australian Ageing Agenda on the aged care workforce.

Dr Abas Mirzaei, Department of Marketing, contributed an article to Inside Retail Weekly about the reasons for the success of Taylor Swift's brand. This also appeared on The Lighthouse.