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‘Dens of plague’: the future of the city (ep4)

‘Dens of plague’: the future of the city (ep4)

How working from home, closed borders and social distancing will affect the property market and the cities we live in. With Jason Choo and Tony Venables.

Department of Banking and Finance

‘Connecting the dots of COVID-19’

‘Connecting the dots of COVID-19’

When it comes to the economy, everything is connected. Thought Capital podcast host Michael Pascoe takes a six-part walk through some of the implications of COVID-19, from our mental health, to whether cities are dead, the survival of small business, the economy and global trade and the winners and losers of all this digital transformation.

Simon Wilkie

Gaurav Datt

Tracey Danaher

Zen Goh

Ralph Kober

Heather Anderson

Paul J Thambar

Giovanni Caggiano

Will only the big sharks be left after the ravages of the pandemic?  (ep3)

Will only the big sharks be left after the ravages of the pandemic?  (ep3)

Small businesses have predictably taken the brunt of the pandemic wave. But with some innovation, flexibility – and a little accounting – some have managed to resist the undercurrent. With Tracey Danaher, Ralph Kober, Paul Thambar and Martin Halphen.

Tracey Danaher

Ralph Kober

Paul J Thambar

Department of Accounting

The marathon ride: driving the Australian economy through a pandemic (ep2)

The marathon ride: driving the Australian economy through a pandemic (ep2)

The marathon ride. Record budget, record spending, record debt. Is this the right way to drive the Australian economy through a pandemic? With Professor Heather Anderson, Professor Giovanni Caggiano and Associate Professor Gaurav Datt.

Heather Anderson

Giovanni Caggiano

Gaurav Datt

Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability

Mental health – two small words, one very big cost (Ep 1)

Mental health – two small words, one very big cost (Ep 1)

Productivity Commissioner Dr Stephen King spent two years trying to identify the economic cost of mental illness and suicide. The human cost is even greater. And Dr Zen Goh explains how we can actually thrive at work.

Stephen King

Zen Goh

Department of Management

The battle to retain COVID’s flexible work arrangements

The battle to retain COVID’s flexible work arrangements

Researchers seek to investigate the work-life balance experience of workers during the COVID-19 and help shape new laws.

Dominique Allen

Adriana Orifici

Department of Business Law and Taxation

Earlier, cheaper: How COVID has changed our Christmas shopping habits

Earlier, cheaper: How COVID has changed our Christmas shopping habits

The fallout from COVID-19 is changing the way Australians will shop for their family and friends this Christmas.

Stephanie Atto

Department of Marketing

Financial resilience: How accounting helped a food relief charity when COVID hit

Financial resilience: How accounting helped a food relief charity when COVID hit

When COVID-19 plunged a thriving food charity into crisis, Monash Business School researchers were on hand to observe what happened next.

Ralph Kober

Paul J Thambar

Department of Accounting

The businesses turning pandemic threats into opportunities

The businesses turning pandemic threats into opportunities

The global services sector has been rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic, yet it has provided some companies opportunities for innovation.

Tracey Danaher

Department of Marketing

COVID-19 business reset: Risk, uncertainty and opportunity

COVID-19 business reset: Risk, uncertainty and opportunity

Does COVID-19 identify greater risk or more opportunities for business? Board members need to find out – fast.

Andrew Matthews

Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics

Melbourne’s retail shutdown: how will shoppers and retailers adjust?

Melbourne’s retail shutdown: how will shoppers and retailers adjust?

As Melburnians adjust to Stage-4 lockdown restrictions, a new study shows how both consumers and retailers are likely to adjust to the ‘new normal’.

Eloise Zoppos

Department of Marketing

How COVID-19 has impacted access to capital markets

How COVID-19 has impacted access to capital markets

COVID-19 has created a surge of riskier, lower rated corporate bond offerings to investors. But debt overhang is a looming concern.

Jin Yu

Department of Banking and Finance