Research reports
In the Meantime
In August 2025, Dr Oliver Hartwich delivered the inaugural Da Vinci Lecture at the Portfolio Construction Forum Strategies Summit, an essay called Leonardo’s Legacy.
Economics
Research reports
Leonardo’s Legacy
The Western order that has long underpinned global prosperity is cracking.
The Australian
Why Donald Trump’s tariffs may not be worth the paper money they’re written on – nor ours
Almost two decades ago, I published my first journalistic article.
Speeches
History doesn’t repeat but does it rhyme?
Speech at PortfolioConstruction Forum’s Markets Summit 2024 in Sydney.
Newsroom
Do politicians need economics degrees?
Perhaps high office holders do not need a higher education, let alone an economics degree.
The New Zealand Herald
Why this is the biggest global bailout in history
Enjoy the relatively positive economic data while it lasts.
Insights
Sneaking a preview of our economic future
Based on real-time data from the economy, a small team of researchers around Professor Christoph Schumacher has created a model to estimate current GDP as it happens.
Insights
Be careful what you wish for
The Covid-19 crisis does not and will not change the principles of economics – but that will not stop politicians from trying.
National Business Review
The purpose of business is profit
Just as we should not change the basic rules of rugby lest we destroy the game itself, we should not change the basic principle of the market, either.
National Business Review
Economic literacy and the housing debate
At my next housing discussion, I will not mention I am an economist.