Profits v Wages, what’s driving inflation? – Rerun | Summer Series
Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars and live events in 2023.
This episode, we’re listening back to one of our most popular episodes from the year with our Executive Director Richard Denniss, digging into the cycle of corporate profits, inflation, and low wages.
This was recorded on Wednesday 7th June 2023 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest:
Richard Denniss, Executive Director, the Australia Institute // @RDNS_TAI
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey
Edited by: Emily Perkins
Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
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