Columns, contributions thereto, and media mentions

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7 Sep 2021: BusinessThink. "Is Australia’s coronavirus bill a debt burden future generations must bear?” https://www.businessthink.unsw.edu.au/articles/debt-government-australia

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17 Feb 2021: BusinessThink. “What Tesla’s $1.5 billion bet on Bitcoin means for crypto legitimacy”, https://www.businessthink.unsw.edu.au/articles/tesla-bitcoin-crypto-legitimacy

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4 Feb 2021: BusinessThink. “Should short selling be banned following GameStop's surge?”, https://www.businessthink.unsw.edu.au/articles/GameStop-stock-shares-short-selling

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16 Dec 2020: BusinessThink. “Is there a basis for a Royal Commission into News Corp?”, https://www.businessthink.unsw.edu.au/articles/royal-commission-news-corp-australia

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22 April 2020: BusinessThink, 7 reasons why the government should not bail out Virgin Australia, https://www.businessthink.unsw.edu.au/articles/government-bailout-virgin-australia?

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28-Jan-2020: The Conversation, “What we know suggests the economic impact of Wuhan coronavirus will be limited”, https://theconversation.com/what-we-know-suggests-the-economic-impact-of-wuhan-coronavirus-will-be-limited-130598

Republished in Smart Company: https://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/economy/wuhan-coronavirus-australian-economy/

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09-Dec-2019: The Conversation, “Litigation is the real reason financial reports are becoming harder to read”, https://theconversation.com/litigation-is-the-real-reason-financial-reports-are-becoming-harder-to-read-127102

Republished in Canberra Times: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6533551/litigation-is-the-real-reason-financial-reports-are-becoming-harder-to-read/

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05-Dec-2019: Columbia Blue Sky, “Does Litigation Risk Make Financial Reports Less Readable?”, http://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2019/12/05/does-litigation-risk-make-financial-reports-less-readable/

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13-Nov-2019: The Conversation, “Why Australia’s first securities class action judgment (sort of) cleared Myer”, https://theconversation.com/why-australias-first-securities-class-action-judgment-sort-of-cleared-myer-125925

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15-Oct-2019: The Conversation, ”Four questions about mortgages the ACCC inquiry should put to the big four banks” https://theconversation.com/four-questions-about-mortgages-the-accc-inquiry-should-put-to-the-big-four-banks-125224

Republished in The New Daily, https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-news/2019/10/15/questions-big-banks-mortgage-inquiry/

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21-May-2019: The Conversation, “Going up. Monday showed what the market thinks of Morrison”, https://theconversation.com/going-up-monday-showed-what-the-market-thinks-of-morrison-117396

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14-May-2019: BusinessThink, “Good governance may be Uber’s savior”, https://www.businessthink.unsw.edu.au/articles/good-governance-may-be-uber-s-saviour

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21-Feb-2019: The Conversation, “Honest brokers. Why mortgage broker commissions aren’t the problem”, https://theconversation.com/honest-brokers-why-mortgage-broker-commissions-arent-the-problem-111631

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12-Feb-2019: The Conversation, “Why bank shares are climbing despite the royal commission”, https://theconversation.com/why-bank-shares-are-climbing-despite-the-royal-commission-111175

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15-Oct-2018: Australian Pole Dancers Magazine, “Pole Studio Consolidation”

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30-Aug-2018: The Conversation, “Better than the alternative. What the market thought of ScoMo”, https://theconversation.com/better-than-the-alternative-what-the-market-thought-of-scomo-102349

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19-Feb-2018: The Conversation, “FactCheck: do bank profits ‘belong to everyday Australians’?”, https://theconversation.com/factcheck-do-bank-profits-belong-to-everyday-australians-88156

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12-Jan-2018: South China Morning Post, “Think twice before forcing change at the top of a company”, http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2127938/think-twice-forcing-change-top-company

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14-Nov-2017: ABC, “Why religious exemptions on same-sex marriage are a backward step”, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-13/religious-exemptions-on-same-sex-marriage-are-a-backward-step/9145124

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03-Oct-2017: ABC, “Same-sex marriage: Religious exemptions bad for business, Australia's reputation”, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-03/same-sex-marriage-exemptions-would-be-bad-for-buisness/9007896

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24-Aug-2017: The Conversation, "Explainer: what exactly must companies disclose to investors?" (The Conversation), https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-exactly-must-companies-disclose-to-investors-82979

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23-May-2017: Lawyers Weekly, ‘Sorry, Slater and Gordon is not an argument against listed law firms’, https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/21146-sorry-slater-and-gordon-is-not-an-argument-against-listed-law-firms#ccomment-content-21146

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8 May 2017: China Policy Institute, ‘The value of foreign VCs to Chinese firms’, https://cpianalysis.org/2017/05/08/the-value-of-foreign-vcs-to-chinese-firms/

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8 May 2017: The Conversation, ‘TPG bid for Fairfax: what usually happens when private equity meets media?’ https://theconversation.com/tpg-bid-for-fairfax-what-usually-happens-when-private-equity-meets-media-77313

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26 February 2017: The Conversation, ‘Why mass deportations are costly and hurt the economy’, https://theconversation.com/why-mass-deportations-are-costly-and-hurt-the-economy-73504

 

Republished in:

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Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com/mass-deportations-arent-just-inhumane-theyre-bad-business-2017-3

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Slate: http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2017/02/mass_deportations_will_hurt_the_economy.html

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Salon: http://www.salon.com/2017/03/02/why-mass-deportations-are-costly-and-hurt-the-economy_partner/

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Univision: http://www.univision.com/univision-news/opinion/why-mass-deportations-are-costly-and-hurt-the-economy?hootPostID=bb3e2a094388a1f8a36e384be45800ae

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Associated Press: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3e6dfc7a4c15454d972de6ddf45797e6/why-mass-deportations-are-costly-and-hurt-economy

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Houston Chronicle: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Why-mass-deportations-are-costly-and-hurt-the-10961136.php

 

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8 February 2017: The Conversation, ‘What’s behind the rise in shareholder class actions’, https://theconversation.com/whats-behind-the-rise-in-shareholder-class-actions-72356

 

Republished in Smart Company: http://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/82813-whats-behind-rise-shareholder-class-actions/

 

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30 January 2017: Huffington Post, ‘Trump's Immigration Ban Is Bad For Business’, http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/mark-humphery-jenner/trumps-immigration-ban-is-bad-for-business/?utm_hp_ref=au-blog

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24 January 2017: The Conversation, ‘Disappearing votes: why investors should steer clear of Snapchat’s dual-class shares’, https://theconversation.com/disappearing-votes-why-investors-should-steer-clear-of-snapchats-dual-class-shares-71710

 

Republished in

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Business Standard: http://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/why-investors-should-steer-clear-of-snapchat-s-dual-class-shares-117012500199_1.html

 

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23 January 2017: The Conversation, ‘Too big, too expensive and too silly: why video game movies fail’, https://theconversation.com/too-big-too-expensive-and-too-silly-why-video-game-movies-fail-71336

 

Republished in:

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Mumbrella: https://mumbrella.com.au/big-expensive-silly-video-game-movies-fail-421719

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Business Standard: http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/too-big-too-expensive-and-too-silly-why-video-game-movies-fail-117012400253_1.html

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NZ Herald: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11791400

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14 December 2016: The Conversation, ‘Politicians who tweet-shame risk economic damage’, https://theconversation.com/politicians-who-tweet-shame-risk-economic-damage-70325

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22 November 2016: The Conversation, ‘Fixing an ailing Obamacare: four ways to address rising costs and less choice’, https://theconversation.com/fixing-an-ailing-obamacare-four-ways-to-address-rising-costs-and-less-choice-69041

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11 November 2016: The Conversation, ‘What’s behind the Trump bump in markets’, https://theconversation.com/whats-behind-the-trump-bump-in-markets-68658

 

Republished in

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Yahoo Finance: https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/-what-s-behind-the-trump-bump-in-markets-001900923.html

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Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/whats-behind-the-trump-bump-in-markets/

 

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27 October 2016: The Conversation, ‘The problems with AT&T’s bid for Time Warner’, https://theconversation.com/the-problems-with-atandts-bid-for-time-warner-67648

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19 October 2016: Xinhua, ‘Pokemon Go no more? Australian professor’, http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-10/19/c_135765784.htm . I discussed the decline of Pokemon Go.

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19 October 2016: The Conversation, ‘What went wrong with Pokémon Go? Three lessons from its plummeting player numbers’, https://theconversation.com/what-went-wrong-with-pokemon-go-three-lessons-from-its-plummeting-player-numbers-67135

 

Republished in

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ABC: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-19/what-went-wrong-with-pokemon-go/7942726

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Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/from-favourite-to-failing-what-went-wrong-with-pokemon-go-20161019-gs5pbb.html

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The Age: http://www.theage.com.au/comment/from-favourite-to-failing-what-went-wrong-with-pokemon-go-20161019-gs5pbb.html

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Canberra Times: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/from-favourite-to-failing-what-went-wrong-with-pokemon-go-20161019-gs5pbb.html

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WA Today: http://www.watoday.com.au/comment/from-favourite-to-failing-what-went-wrong-with-pokemon-go-20161019-gs5pbb.html

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Brisbane Times: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/comment/from-favourite-to-failing-what-went-wrong-with-pokemon-go-20161019-gs5pbb.html

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Mumbrella: https://mumbrella.com.au/went-wrong-pokemon-go-three-lessons-plummeting-player-numbers-402793

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Tech Central: https://www.techcentral.co.za/pokemon-gone-lessons-from-its-fall/69340/

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Phys Org: http://phys.org/news/2016-10-wrong-pokmon-lessons-plummeting-player.html?ICID=ref_fark

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Australasian Science: http://www.australasianscience.com.au/article/science-and-technology/what-went-wrong-pok%C3%A9mon-go-three-lessons-its-plummeting-player-number  

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NZ Herald: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11731788

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News Guangdong: http://www.newsgd.com/news/2016-10/19/content_157868382.htm

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The Chronicle: http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/pokemon-gone-three-lessons-learn-fad/3102073/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ThechroniclecomauEntertainment+%28The+Chronicle+-+Entertainment%29

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Noosa News: http://www.noosanews.com.au/news/pokemon-gone-three-lessons-learn-fad/3102073/

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Lismore Echo: http://www.echonews.com.au/news/pokemon-gone-three-lessons-learn-fad/3102073/

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Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com.au/3-lessons-for-business-from-the-rapid-decline-in-pokemon-go-2016-10

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Brunei Times: http://www.bruneitimes.com.bn/features/2016/10/20/pokemon-go-no-more

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Manila Bulletin: http://www.mb.com.ph/pokemon-go-no-more-australian-professor/

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Scroll.in: http://scroll.in/article/819474/pokemon-gone-three-lessons-that-game-makers-can-lean-from-pokemon-gos-rapid-decline

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Lifehacker: http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/10/what-happened-to-all-the-pokemon-go-players/

 

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10 October 2016: The Conversation, ‘Private equity isn’t all bad: how PE funds help companies expand overseas’, https://theconversation.com/private-equity-isnt-all-bad-how-pe-funds-help-companies-expand-overseas-65884 . This article discusses my findings that PE funds can help to facilitate cross-border takeovers

 

Republished in

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Startup Smart: http://www.startupsmart.com.au/advice/funding/private-equity-isnt-all-bad-how-pe-funds-help-companies-expand-overseas/

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Inside Retail: https://www.insideretail.com.au/blog/2016/10/11/private-equity-isnt-all-bad/

 

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30 August 2016: Anthill, ‘Is your company advertising in games? Here are the three key reasons why it should’ http://anthillonline.com/three-reasons-companies-advertise-games/ . This article looks at why companies should advertise in computer games.

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18 August 2016: Crikey, ‘How 18C actually protects free speech’, https://www.crikey.com.au/2016/08/18/does-section-18c-really-curtail-free-speech/ . This article analyzes whether the Australian Federal government should repeal Racial Discrimination Act Section 18C

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1 July 2016: The Conversation, ‘Brexit harms startups but it may not be fatal’, https://theconversation.com/brexit-harms-startups-but-it-may-not-be-fatal-61853. This article analyzes the impact of the British referendum to leave the EU on startups in the UK.

 

Republished in Startup Smart: http://www.startupsmart.com.au/news-analysis/what-brexit-means-for-australian-startups/

 

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21 June 2016: The Conversation, ‘Seven ways to tell whether a private equity-backed IPO should be avoided’, https://theconversation.com/seven-ways-to-tell-whether-a-private-equity-backed-ipo-should-be-avoided-60851 . This is an article I wrote on the performance of PE-backed IPOs.

 

Republished in:

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New Zealand Herald: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11660465

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Startup Smart: http://www.startupsmart.com.au/advice/funding/seven-ways-to-tell-whether-a-private-equity-backed-ipo-should-be-avoided/

 

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17 May 2016: The Conversation, ‘Why Australia legalising same-sex marriage makes good business sense’, https://theconversation.com/why-australia-legalising-same-sex-marriage-makes-good-business-sense-59462 . This is an article that I wrote pertaining to the economic reasons for legalizing marriage equality.

 

Republished in Pink News: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/05/18/why-legalising-same-sex-marriage-makes-good-business-sense-for-australia/

 

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22 October 2015: Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, ‘Executive Overconfidence and Compensation Structure’, http://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2015/10/22/executive-overconfidence-and-compensation-structure/

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6 May 2015: Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, ‘Restraining Overconfident CEOs Through Improved Governance’, http://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2015/05/06/restraining-overconfident-ceos-through-improved-governance/ . This is a write-up of my paper “Restraining overconfident CEOs through improved regulation: Evidence from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act”, which was published in the Review of Financial Studies.

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06 May 2013: Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, ‘Takeover Defenses as Drivers of Innovation and Value-Creation’, https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2013/05/06/takeover-defenses-as-drivers-of-innovation-and-value-creation/ . This is a write-up of my paper that subsequently appeared in SMJ.

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04 July 2012: Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, ‘The Sources of Value Destruction in Acquisitions by Entrenched Managers’, https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2012/07/04/the-sources-of-value-destruction-in-acquisitions-by-entrenched-managers/ . This is a write-up of my paper that subsequently appeared in JFE.

 

Television interviews

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6 December 2021: A News Turkey. Chinese property market & tech crackdown; bitcoin volatility. https://youtu.be/yX0zmEq39jw

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29 November 2021: A News Turkey. Omicron variant and financial markets. https://youtu.be/y9nieWM3mkc

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22 November 2021: A News Turkey. Oil prices, lockdowns, and inflation. https://youtu.be/LGd9-FREtEo

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15 November 2021: A News Turkey. Beijing stock exchange; US-China tension. https://youtu.be/UluQQOrV0n8

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8 November 2021: A News Turkey. Oil prices, Elon Musk selling Tesla shares. https://youtu.be/iRAf90fACUQ

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1 November 2021: A News Turkey. COP26, Border reopening, Australia-France tension. https://youtu.be/DTVJ0bJ13xA

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25 October 2021: A News Turkey. Evergrande & Saudi Arabia approaching Net Zero. https://youtu.be/XLpXGDScQdM and https://youtu.be/Yf04P00LWOY

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18 October 2021: A News Turkey. China’s GDP and property market. https://youtu.be/Eh9GSfERebU

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11 October 2021: A News Turkey. Debt ceiling, Chinese Financial Markets, Energy Prices. https://youtu.be/r3abrMRCfFA

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4 October 2021: A News Turkey. Evergrande update; oil prices; interest rates. https://youtu.be/huS3weAgVcc

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27 September 2021: A News Turkey. Evergrande update; Bitcoin Ban in China; power Prices. https://youtu.be/dhgzWuLNvqo

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20 September 2021: A News Turkey. Evergrande crisis. https://youtu.be/utM9LQs4MSI

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13 September 2021: A News Turkey. Asian Financial markets, and debt levels in the US and in Australia. https://youtu.be/aQuqDaEUuYA

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6 September 2021: A News Turkey. China’s trade with Australia and with Afghanistan. https://youtu.be/PB2y3z6QYv4

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30 August 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update.

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23 August 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update.

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17 August 2021: A News Turkey. Economic Crisis in Lebanon. https://youtu.be/OUlnTYECozo

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9 August 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update. https://youtu.be/fBV-I9YAw5c

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2 August 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update.

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27 July 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update. https://youtu.be/79QDiRA1mCU

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19 July 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update. https://youtu.be/woBdJTJ9Awg

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12 July 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update. https://youtu.be/_xSiyYkkSNk

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6 July 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update. https://youtu.be/qRXdqWg2PF0

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28 June 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update. https://youtu.be/vUw-oSZldEI

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21 June 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update. https://youtu.be/NLchmxGdPmg

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14 June 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update. https://youtu.be/l8bRyHqJgm4

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7 June 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update. https://youtu.be/L0C1cY40U7k

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31 May 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update. https://youtu.be/vPPGCkxqFEA

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17 May 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update.

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10 May 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update.

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6 May 2021: BBC News. Commercial property and the impact of working from home. https://youtu.be/dH_HQhHSkUU

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3 May 2021: A News Turkey. Weekly market update.

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26 Apr 2021: A News Turkey. I discussed the markets in India, potential Fed rate hikes, and technology stocks

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19 Apr 2021: A News Turkey

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12 Apr 2021: A News Turkey

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5 Apr 2021: A News Turkey. I discussed government cryptocurrencies.

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29 Mar 2021: A News Turkey. An interview on recent economic developments.

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22 Mar 2021: A News Turkey. I discussed deflation in Japan.

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15 Mar 2021: A News Turkey: Coverage included inflation and bond yields.

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8 Mar 2021: A News Turkey. I discussed the week in economics. This includes covid’s impact on women, Australia-India trade and the US stimulus payments. https://twitter.com/anews/status/1368847923837075456

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2 Mar 2021: A News Turkey. I discussed the week in economics. This includes market movements, Australia-China trade relations, and government stimulus. https://twitter.com/anews/status/1366309069150158849

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25 Feb 2021: BBC World News. I discussed Qantas earnings and the airline industry.

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22 Feb 2021: A News Turkey. I discussed the week in economics. This includes stimulus, Australia’s vaccine roll out, and inflation.

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15 Feb 2021: A News Turkey. I discussed the week in economics. Including post-covid economic recovery.

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8 Feb 2021: A News Turkey. I discussed the week in economics.

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21 April 2018: ABC Weekend Breakfast. I discussed the banking royal commission

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05 October 2017: Sky News. I discussed religious exemptions to same-sex marriage , https://twitter.com/SkyNewsAust/status/915843969241640960?s=09

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17 February 2017: WWL TV. I discussed housing finance. http://www.wwltv.com/news/investigations/the-real-cost-of-the-free-jp-down-payment-assistance/409064005

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19 October 2016: ABC News 24. I discussed the decline of Pokemon Go.

 

Radio interviews

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23 November 2021: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on Cryptocurrency. Copy available here: https://youtu.be/Xp1pRMv-FQk

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11 May 2021: 3AW. Federal Budget

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12 March 2021: BBC Radio: Quad summit

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6 October 2020: Hope 106.5. Interview on the Australian Budget.

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23 July 2020: 103.2 FM. Interview on Australia’s economic update

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15 October 2019: ABC Radio National. Interview on the ACCC Inquiry into mortgage rates

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21 August 2018: ABC Radio

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14 November 2017: ABC Radio National

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24 January 2017: 2SER. I discussed video game based movies. 

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19 October 2016: ABC News Radio. I discussed the decline of Pokemon Go.

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19 October 2016: Interview on 702 Drive. I discussed the decline of Pokemon Go.

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20 May 2016: Interview on 2SER at 0915. I discussed the business case, and economic reasons, for legalizing marriage equality.

 

Article interviews, write-ups, and mentions

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10 December 2021: Business Insider: “Inside Australia’s booming luxury watch market, where buyers will pay thousands above retail price — and a steel Rolex is as good as gold”, https://www.businessinsider.com.au/luxury-watch-market-rolex-retail

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23 September 2021: Lawyerly: “MIS regime to vex class action judges, experts say”, https://www.lawyerly.com.au/mis-regime-to-vex-class-action-judges-experts-say/

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17 August 2021: Australian Investors Association: Pre-IPO investing: How does it work and is it worth the risk?, https://www.investors.asn.au/magazine/what-is-pre-ipo-investing-and/

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10 August 2021: mLex: Alleged cartels between ANZ, Deutsche, and Citi over a capital raising.

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17 May 2021: Yahoo Finance, Musk tweets, dogecoin leaps and bitcoin retreats, https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dogecoin-pops-musk-tweets-promising-233117424.html

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13 May 2021: Reuters, Tesla’s Musk halts use of bitcoin for car purchases, https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-stops-taking-bitcoin-cites-fossil-fuel-use-mining-cybercurrency-2021-05-12/

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16 January 2021: ABC, Tesla boss Elon Musk gives wrong Signal, as consumers dump WhatsApp over 'badly timed' decision, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-16/signal-telegram-facebook-whatsapp-privacy/13062920

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16 December 2020: BusinessThink,  Is there a basis for a Royal Commission into News Corp?, https://www.businessthink.unsw.edu.au/articles/royal-commission-news-corp-australia

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25 August 2020: Law.Com, The Ups and Downs of Australia’s Listed Law Firms, https://www.law.com/international-edition/2020/08/25/the-ups-and-downs-of-australias-listed-law-firms/

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10 August 2020: BusinessThink, Australia’s coronavirus bill: who is the government in debt to?, https://www.businessthink.unsw.edu.au/articles/australia-coronavirus-government-debt

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7 August 2020: India Education Diary, UNSW academics and student finalists in Australian Law Awards.

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8 May 2020: The Australian, ASIC defers mortgage brokering industry reforms,  https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/financial-services/asic-defers-mortgage-brokering-industry-reforms/news-story/396fbf2f3cee142dcec3e4e37b2618ae

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6 May 2020: BusinessThink, Succession planning checklist: 7 ways Boards can hire the right CEO,  https://www.businessthink.unsw.edu.au/articles/Board-succession-planning-checklist-to-hire-CEO

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31-Jan-2020: Time, As Wuhan Coronavirus Drags on Chinese Markets, the World Economy Braces for a Slowdown , https://time.com/5775027/wuhan-coronavirus-global-economy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Fworld+%28TIME%3A+Top+World+Stories%29

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30-Jan-2020: South China Morning Post, “China coronavirus: WHO in uncharted territory in dealing with emergency in world’s second largest economy”, https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3048166/china-coronavirus-who-uncharted-territory-dealing-emergency

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31 May 2019: Australian Banking Daily, “End of the Emperor CEO”

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22 May 2019: The Australian, “Quiet Australians”

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1 May 2019: Australian Banking Daily, “Shareholders have enough power: experts”

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13 March 2019: Your Money, “What’s the big deal about mortgage broker payments?”

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13 March 2019: The New Daily, “The banking reform proposal our politicians are too scared to touch”

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13 March 2019: Australian Banking Daily, “Mortgage broker mayhem continues”

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08 August 2018: Bloomberg, “Asia Embraces Dual-Class Shares, and Investor Activists Smolder”, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-07/asia-embraces-dual-class-shares-and-investor-activists-smoulder

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28-Jan-2018: AFR, “Who should be blamed for the McGrath debacle?”, http://www.afr.com/real-estate/who-should-be-blamed-for-the-mcgrath-debacle-20180123-h0ne8a

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18-Oct-2017: BusinessThink “How companies need to plan ahead for CEO succession”, https://www.businessthink.unsw.edu.au/pages/how-companies-need-to-plan-ahead-for-ceo-succession.aspx/

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17-Aug-2017: Australian Financial Review “Forget Slater & Gordon: Why Thomson Geer may be first corporate law firm on ASX”, http://www.afr.com/business/legal/forget-slater--gordon-why-thomson-geer-may-be-first-corporate-law-firm-on-asx-20170816-gxxvxe

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01-Aug-2017: Bloomberg, “S&P Dow Jones to Block Multi-Class Shares From Key Benchmarks”

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22-Jul-2017: Lawyers Weekly, “Senior Slaters departures could burn client bridges”, https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/21519-senior-slaters-departures-could-burn-client-bridges

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03-Jul-2017: Lawyers Weekly, “The Thorns in Slaters’ Side”, https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/21394-the-thorns-in-slaters-side

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25-Jun-2017: Australian Financial Review (Sponsored Content) "Shareholder class actions on the rise", http://paidcontent.afr.com/liberty-international-underwriters/business/article/shareholder-class-actions-rise/

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22-Jun-2017: Lawyers Weekly, "Slater and Gordon served again", https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/21336-slater-and-gordon-served-again

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19-Jun-2017: Internet Retailing, "Surfstich moves one step closer to settling class action", https://internetretailing.com.au/surfstitch-moves-one-step-closer-settling-class-action/

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08-May-2017: Australian Financial Review, “To understand TPG’s Fairfax media Strategy, look at wine”, http://www.afr.com/business/media-and-marketing/to-understand-tpgs-fairfax-media-strategy-look-at-wine-20170508-gw03x0

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4 May 2017: Inside Retail, “When customers strike back” , https://www.insideretail.com.au/blog/2017/05/04/when-customers-strike-back/

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17 March 2017: Lawyers Weekly, “Slaters Debt Fire Sale”, http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/news/20719-lenders-to-back-slater-and-gordon-expert-predicts

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13 March 2017, “Lenders to back Slater and Gordon, expert predicts”, http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/news/20719-lenders-to-back-slater-and-gordon-expert-predicts

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16 February 2017: Bloomberg, “Rivals Singapore and Hong Kong Fight to Snag the Hottest IPOs” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-16/singapore-hong-kong-restart-dual-class-push-as-rivals-snag-ipos

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8 February 2017: Professional Planner, “Understand which answers AI can’t provide”, https://www.professionalplanner.com.au/technology-2/2017/02/08/understand-which-answers-ai-cant-provide-53789/

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5 April 2016: Times of India, ‘Firms set terms and perks by seniors' personality traits’, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/work/Firms-set-terms-and-perks-by-seniors-personality-traits/articleshow/51695414.cms  . This pertains to my paper ‘Executive overconfidence and compensation structure’, which was published in the Journal of Financial Economics.

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28 March 2016: Science Daily, ‘CEO personality traits play role in incentive pay, compensation’, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160328101626.htm . This pertains to my paper ‘Executive overconfidence and compensation structure’, which was published in the Journal of Financial Economics.

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22 April 2015: BusinessThink, ‘How overconfident CEOs could take down the firm’, https://www.businessthink.unsw.edu.au/pages/how-overconfident-ceos-could-take-down-the-firm.aspx/?Keyword=humphery-jenner&PageNumber=1 . This is a write-up of two of my papers and an accompanying interview. The two relevant articles are (1) “Restraining overconfident CEOs through improved regulation: Evidence from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act”, which was published in the Review of Financial Studies., and (2) “CEO Overconfidence and Securities Class Actions”, which at the time of coverage was a working paper.

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16 April 2014: BusinessThink, ‘Come Together: How Grants, Venture Capital and Private Equity Lift Innovation’, http://knowledge.asb.unsw.edu.au/article.cfm?articleId=1865 . This is a write-up of my paper with Jo-Ann Suchard and George Shinkle.

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07 April 2014: McGilvray, A. ‘Private Money’, Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 200, no. 6, https://www.mja.com.au/careers/200/6/private-money . I was interviewed for an article on the role of private equity in Australia’s health care industry.

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22 January 2013: The Economist, ‘Venturing into venturing’, The Economist (online), 22 Jan 2013, http://www.economist.com/whichmba/venturing-venturing   . This is a write-up of my work with Jo-Ann Suchard on VC/PE investment in mainland China. The two papers in question were published in Journal of Corporate Finance and Journal of International Business Studies.

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07 November 2011: Knowledge @ ASB, ‘Private Equity: Diversification Is Not Always the Name of the Game’, http://knowledge.asb.unsw.edu.au/article.cfm?articleid=1509 . This is a write-up of my paper that subsequently appeared in JFQA.

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17 April 2010: Washington, S. ‘Mergers and acquisitions back with a bang’, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 Apr 2010, http://www.smh.com.au/business/mergers-and-acquisitions-back-with-a-bang-20100416-skms.html . This is a write-up of my work with Ronan Powell that analyzes M&A in Australia. The work appeared in the Journal of Corporate Finance.