279 - From Clever to Competitive: Lifting Productivity Through Innovation
This podcast features speeches and conversations with Andrew Leigh, the federal member for Fenner in the Australian Parliament. Andrew is an economist, author and triathlete. His website is andrewleigh.com. Authorised by Andrew Leigh MP, Gungahlin Place, Gungahlin ACT 2912.
279 - From Clever to Competitive: Lifting Productivity Through Innovation
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This podcast features speeches and conversations with Andrew Leigh, the federal member for Fenner in the Australian Parliament. Andrew is an economist, author and triathlete. His website is andrewleigh.com. Authorised by Andrew Leigh MP, Gungahlin Place, Gungahlin ACT 2912.
Episodes
279-
From Clever to Competitive: Lifting Productivity Through Innovation
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Wed, 20 May 2026
278-
The Diffusion Dividend
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Tue, 19 May 2026
277-
AI for the Underdog
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Fri, 08 May 2026
276-
Mobility Is a Productivity Policy
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Fri, 01 May 2026
275-
Bequests, Belonging and the Long Future
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Tue, 21 Apr 2026
274-
Rethinking Economic Foundations in an AI World
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Fri, 27 Mar 2026
273-
Discussing ‘The Shortest History of Innovation’ on ABC Nightlife with Philip Clark
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Tue, 17 Mar 2026
272-
Discussing ‘The Shortest History of Innovation’ with Anna-Maria Arabia in Canberra
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Tue, 10 Mar 2026
271-
Discussing "The Shortest History of Innovation" on ABC Conversations
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Fri, 20 Feb 2026
270-
The Power of Proximity
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Thu, 06 Nov 2025
269-
Opening Doors: How Non-Compete Reform Will Unlock Australia’s Talent
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Thu, 30 Oct 2025
268-
Repairing Competition
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Fri, 17 Oct 2025
267-
The Force of Truth: Gandhi’s Impact on Australia
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Fri, 17 Oct 2025
266-
Strong Communities, Strong Nation: What the Regions Teach Us
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Tue, 14 Oct 2025
265-
Degrees of Growth: How Universities Help Drive Productivity
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Wed, 08 Oct 2025
264-
The Politics of Abundance and the Perils of Zero-Sum Thinking
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Fri, 26 Sep 2025
263-
Startups for Growth
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Thu, 25 Sep 2025
262-
The Great Unbinding: Non-Competes, Freedom and the Future of Competition
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Wed, 17 Sep 2025
261-
Fair Work in the Age of AI
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Thu, 04 Sep 2025
260-
Open Trade: Australia’s Strength
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Mon, 11 Aug 2025
259-
Launching “Heads and Tales”, a history of coins
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Thu, 07 Aug 2025
258-
Government as a Learning Machine: Using Randomised Trials to Improve Productivity
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Tue, 29 Jul 2025
257-
The Shortest Histories of Everything: Andrew Ford and Andrew Leigh in conversation
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Thu, 24 Jul 2025
256-
How economics underpins change for the worse and the better: Conversation with Richard Holden
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Wed, 23 Jul 2025
255-
Consumer Trust in a Fast-Changing Australia
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Tue, 01 Jul 2025
254-
The Progressive Productivity Agenda
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Thu, 26 Jun 2025
253-
The Abundance Agenda for Australia
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Wed, 04 Jun 2025
252-
Molten Ambitions: Building a Low-Carbon Future, One Tonne at a Time
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Tue, 27 May 2025
251-
Stronger Together: How Co-operatives Build a Fairer Economy
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Sun, 23 Mar 2025
250-
The Least of These: Dignity, Justice, and the Fight Against Inequality
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Sat, 22 Mar 2025
249-
From Monopoly to Lego: Building a More Competitive Economy From the Ground Up
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Fri, 21 Mar 2025
248-
Understanding Evidence: Can we face the truth about the truth? – 2025 Fenner Lecture with Brian Schmidt
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Wed, 19 Mar 2025
247-
Why Competition Reform Is More Fun Than It Looks and More Significant Than You Thought
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Mon, 17 Mar 2025
246-
The Power of Charitable Advocacy: Three Stories and a Commitment
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Tue, 19 Nov 2024
245-
Anti-Monopoly: Competition Policy for a Dynamic Economy
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Tue, 19 Nov 2024
244-
Sydney launch of 'Battlers and Billionaires: The Updated Story of Inequality in Australia'
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Wed, 06 Nov 2024
243-
Caught in the Middle: How Market Concentration Hurts Farmers
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Mon, 04 Nov 2024
242-
Canberra launch of “Battlers and Billionaires: The Updated Story of Inequality in Australia”
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Mon, 04 Nov 2024
241-
Discussing Battlers and Billionaires with Richard Glover
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Sun, 13 Oct 2024
240-
A Symphony of Impact
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Tue, 06 Aug 2024
239-
Bumps and breakthroughs: the journey of Australia's merger reforms
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Tue, 06 Aug 2024
238-
The Future of Medicare
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Tue, 25 Jun 2024
237-
Discovering What Works: Why Rigorous Evaluation Matters
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Tue, 25 Jun 2024
236-
Experimenting for Excellence: Randomised Trials in Human Resources
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Wed, 01 May 2024
235-
Healthy Surprises: How Randomised Trials Can Challenge Conventional Wisdom and Debunk Dogma
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Wed, 10 Apr 2024
234-
Unshackling Innovation: Rethinking Non-Compete Clauses for a Dynamic Economy
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Tue, 09 Apr 2024
233-
Harnessing the Data Deluge
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Wed, 03 Apr 2024
232-
Starting with Statistics to Transform Disadvantage
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Wed, 03 Apr 2024
231-
Canberra launch of “The Shortest History of Economics”
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Wed, 13 Mar 2024
230-
Sydney launch of “The Shortest History of Economics”