@drcameronmurray.bsky.social
New at FET:
What an economics experiment taught me about corruption and human nature
All social games that steal from the collective pie require coordinating with your mates by repeatedly exchanging costly favours.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/a-guide-on...
What an economics experiment taught me about corruption and human nature
All social games that steal from the collective pie require coordinating with your mates by repeatedly exchanging costly favours.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/a-guide-on...
What an economics experiment taught me about corruption and human nature
All social games that steal from the collective pie require coordinating with your mates by repeatedly exchanging costly favours. This article is a lesson and a warning.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:54 PM
New at FET:
What an economics experiment taught me about corruption and human nature
All social games that steal from the collective pie require coordinating with your mates by repeatedly exchanging costly favours.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/a-guide-on...
What an economics experiment taught me about corruption and human nature
All social games that steal from the collective pie require coordinating with your mates by repeatedly exchanging costly favours.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/a-guide-on...
FET Thursday Throwback:
Landlords selling = first home owners buying
More homeownership means landlords selling, yet everyone pretends otherwise
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/landlords-...
Landlords selling = first home owners buying
More homeownership means landlords selling, yet everyone pretends otherwise
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/landlords-...
Landlords selling = first home owners buying
More homeownership means landlords selling, yet everyone pretends otherwise
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:02 AM
FET Thursday Throwback:
Landlords selling = first home owners buying
More homeownership means landlords selling, yet everyone pretends otherwise
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/landlords-...
Landlords selling = first home owners buying
More homeownership means landlords selling, yet everyone pretends otherwise
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/landlords-...
FET #69: David Maywald explains how the war on masculinity affects health, education, and families
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-69-dav...
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-69-dav...
FET #69: David Maywald explains how the war on masculinity affects health, education, and families
Has the cultural and political pendulum swung too far in favour of women?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
FET #69: David Maywald explains how the war on masculinity affects health, education, and families
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-69-dav...
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-69-dav...
FET Thursday Throwback:
Please stop confusing supply and density in housing debates
People say they get it. But they don't.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/please-sto...
Please stop confusing supply and density in housing debates
People say they get it. But they don't.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/please-sto...
Please stop confusing supply and density in housing debates
People say they get it. But they don't.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:55 AM
FET Thursday Throwback:
Please stop confusing supply and density in housing debates
People say they get it. But they don't.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/please-sto...
Please stop confusing supply and density in housing debates
People say they get it. But they don't.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/please-sto...
New FET article:
Is 2026 the peak of Australia's housing cycle?
I dig into price patterns to see where the cycle is at:
- Apartments versus houses
- Major city prices relative to each other
- Housing returns versus returns on other investments
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/is-2026-th...
Is 2026 the peak of Australia's housing cycle?
I dig into price patterns to see where the cycle is at:
- Apartments versus houses
- Major city prices relative to each other
- Housing returns versus returns on other investments
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/is-2026-th...
Is 2026 the peak of Australia's housing cycle? Or is there not really one cycle at all?
Digging onto the data with an eye to historical trends
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
New FET article:
Is 2026 the peak of Australia's housing cycle?
I dig into price patterns to see where the cycle is at:
- Apartments versus houses
- Major city prices relative to each other
- Housing returns versus returns on other investments
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/is-2026-th...
Is 2026 the peak of Australia's housing cycle?
I dig into price patterns to see where the cycle is at:
- Apartments versus houses
- Major city prices relative to each other
- Housing returns versus returns on other investments
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/is-2026-th...
FET #68: How evolution shapes perception, emotion and culture
I had the privilege of chatting with theoretical cognitive scientist @markchangizi.bsky.social about the hidden evolutionary logic behind our perception, emotion and culture.
Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-68-mar...
I had the privilege of chatting with theoretical cognitive scientist @markchangizi.bsky.social about the hidden evolutionary logic behind our perception, emotion and culture.
Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-68-mar...
FET #68: Mark Changizi on the Hidden Logic Behind Emotion, Language, and Social Order
During the COVID panic one of the sane voices was congitive scientist Mark Changizi.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:39 PM
FET #68: How evolution shapes perception, emotion and culture
I had the privilege of chatting with theoretical cognitive scientist @markchangizi.bsky.social about the hidden evolutionary logic behind our perception, emotion and culture.
Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-68-mar...
I had the privilege of chatting with theoretical cognitive scientist @markchangizi.bsky.social about the hidden evolutionary logic behind our perception, emotion and culture.
Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-68-mar...
FET Thursday Throwback:
The Consumer Price Index is a chameleon.
What we measure today is not what we measured in the past, and this matters when making comparison with previous eras.
Enjoy. Like. Comment. Share. Subscribe.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/the-consum...
The Consumer Price Index is a chameleon.
What we measure today is not what we measured in the past, and this matters when making comparison with previous eras.
Enjoy. Like. Comment. Share. Subscribe.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/the-consum...
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a chameleon
The way inflation is measured changes to suit our economic environment
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January 14, 2026 at 10:38 PM
FET Thursday Throwback:
The Consumer Price Index is a chameleon.
What we measure today is not what we measured in the past, and this matters when making comparison with previous eras.
Enjoy. Like. Comment. Share. Subscribe.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/the-consum...
The Consumer Price Index is a chameleon.
What we measure today is not what we measured in the past, and this matters when making comparison with previous eras.
Enjoy. Like. Comment. Share. Subscribe.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/the-consum...
New FET article:
How evolution opens the black box of competition
With plenty of interest in competition/anti-trust policy, it would be nice to have a more sophisticated view of the process of economic competition.
Enjoy
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/how-evolut...
How evolution opens the black box of competition
With plenty of interest in competition/anti-trust policy, it would be nice to have a more sophisticated view of the process of economic competition.
Enjoy
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/how-evolut...
How evolution opens the black box of market competition
Bad firms die and profitable ones thrive, even when no one knows what they’re optimising
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January 12, 2026 at 12:08 AM
New FET article:
How evolution opens the black box of competition
With plenty of interest in competition/anti-trust policy, it would be nice to have a more sophisticated view of the process of economic competition.
Enjoy
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/how-evolut...
How evolution opens the black box of competition
With plenty of interest in competition/anti-trust policy, it would be nice to have a more sophisticated view of the process of economic competition.
Enjoy
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/how-evolut...
This year, I will share an old FET article each Thursday.
The first "Thursday Throwback" is from June 2023.
I review Michael Cannon's book The Land Boomers, which documents the 1880s Victorian land boom.
I note some timeless lessons in it. Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/does-victo...
The first "Thursday Throwback" is from June 2023.
I review Michael Cannon's book The Land Boomers, which documents the 1880s Victorian land boom.
I note some timeless lessons in it. Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/does-victo...
Does Victoria's rollicking 1880s land boom have lessons for today?
Michael Cannon's book, The Land Boomers, contains three important lessons for anyone trying to understand today's property market
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January 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM
This year, I will share an old FET article each Thursday.
The first "Thursday Throwback" is from June 2023.
I review Michael Cannon's book The Land Boomers, which documents the 1880s Victorian land boom.
I note some timeless lessons in it. Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/does-victo...
The first "Thursday Throwback" is from June 2023.
I review Michael Cannon's book The Land Boomers, which documents the 1880s Victorian land boom.
I note some timeless lessons in it. Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/does-victo...
Many Aussies worry that using superannuation to buy housing assets to live in instead of housing assets for others to live in is VERY BAD.
I unpick the issues at play here 👇
fresheconomicthinking.com/p/unpicking-...
Now with no paywall! Please comment, share, like, and subscribe
I unpick the issues at play here 👇
fresheconomicthinking.com/p/unpicking-...
Now with no paywall! Please comment, share, like, and subscribe
December 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Many Aussies worry that using superannuation to buy housing assets to live in instead of housing assets for others to live in is VERY BAD.
I unpick the issues at play here 👇
fresheconomicthinking.com/p/unpicking-...
Now with no paywall! Please comment, share, like, and subscribe
I unpick the issues at play here 👇
fresheconomicthinking.com/p/unpicking-...
Now with no paywall! Please comment, share, like, and subscribe
New FET #66 podcast:
Energy, economics, and policy blindspots with Ben Beattie
We talk about Australia’s energy conversation, some of the muddled economics and arguments in favour of privatisation, public provision, and more.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-65-ene...
Energy, economics, and policy blindspots with Ben Beattie
We talk about Australia’s energy conversation, some of the muddled economics and arguments in favour of privatisation, public provision, and more.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-65-ene...
FET #65: Energy, economics, and policy blindspots with Ben Beattie
A long chat with power engineer Ben Beattie about Australia’s energy conversation, some of the muddled economics and arguments in favour of privatisation, public provision, and more.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
New FET #66 podcast:
Energy, economics, and policy blindspots with Ben Beattie
We talk about Australia’s energy conversation, some of the muddled economics and arguments in favour of privatisation, public provision, and more.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-65-ene...
Energy, economics, and policy blindspots with Ben Beattie
We talk about Australia’s energy conversation, some of the muddled economics and arguments in favour of privatisation, public provision, and more.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-65-ene...
Some people think that as we get richer and build more housing that the average rent-to-income ratio will decline.
This is wrong.
I dive deep into the data, the economics, and the policy lessons here.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/why-doesnt...
This is wrong.
I dive deep into the data, the economics, and the policy lessons here.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/why-doesnt...
Why doesn't the share of income spent on rent decline as we all get richer?
A puzzle that sits at the heart of our housing conversation
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Some people think that as we get richer and build more housing that the average rent-to-income ratio will decline.
This is wrong.
I dive deep into the data, the economics, and the policy lessons here.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/why-doesnt...
This is wrong.
I dive deep into the data, the economics, and the policy lessons here.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/why-doesnt...
FET podcast #65:
Reaction to "There is no housing crisis"
I respond to push back against my claims that the housing market is operating as we should expect it to.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-rea...
Reaction to "There is no housing crisis"
I respond to push back against my claims that the housing market is operating as we should expect it to.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-rea...
FET #63: Reaction to "There is no housing crisis"
Jonathan calls me out over my recent conversation with Josh Szeps where I explained that the housing market is functioning completely normally
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
FET podcast #65:
Reaction to "There is no housing crisis"
I respond to push back against my claims that the housing market is operating as we should expect it to.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-rea...
Reaction to "There is no housing crisis"
I respond to push back against my claims that the housing market is operating as we should expect it to.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-rea...
New at FET:
You can't buy a home young if you aren't working young
We are buying homes older because we are doing everything older
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/you-cant-b...
You can't buy a home young if you aren't working young
We are buying homes older because we are doing everything older
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/you-cant-b...
You can't buy a home young if you aren't working young
We are buying homes older because we are doing everything older
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
New at FET:
You can't buy a home young if you aren't working young
We are buying homes older because we are doing everything older
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/you-cant-b...
You can't buy a home young if you aren't working young
We are buying homes older because we are doing everything older
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/you-cant-b...
New at FET:
A guest post by Arek Drozda on how to avoid housing slop and understand pricing in an economically sensible way.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/why-home-p...
A guest post by Arek Drozda on how to avoid housing slop and understand pricing in an economically sensible way.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/why-home-p...
Why home prices obey economics and price-to-income ratios are a shoddy market metric
A guest post by Arek Drozda
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November 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
New at FET:
A guest post by Arek Drozda on how to avoid housing slop and understand pricing in an economically sensible way.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/why-home-p...
A guest post by Arek Drozda on how to avoid housing slop and understand pricing in an economically sensible way.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/why-home-p...
I had a great chat with The Boyd Institute on housing markets.
Is there a crisis? What can we expect from housing markets?
Plus, what happens when we zoom out to a global and long-term perspective?
Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/economist-...
Is there a crisis? What can we expect from housing markets?
Plus, what happens when we zoom out to a global and long-term perspective?
Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/economist-...
Economist Cameron Murray on Housing
A recording from Cameron Murray and William Miller's live video
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I had a great chat with The Boyd Institute on housing markets.
Is there a crisis? What can we expect from housing markets?
Plus, what happens when we zoom out to a global and long-term perspective?
Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/economist-...
Is there a crisis? What can we expect from housing markets?
Plus, what happens when we zoom out to a global and long-term perspective?
Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/economist-...
FET #63: Is Canada's housing market a glimpse into the future for Australia?
I chat with @johnpasalis.bsky.social about the radical change in Canada's housing market over the past few years—from feverish boom to grinding down.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-is-...
I chat with @johnpasalis.bsky.social about the radical change in Canada's housing market over the past few years—from feverish boom to grinding down.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-is-...
FET #63: Is Canada's housing market a glimpse into the future for Australia?
Would you believe that the same stories told in Australian housing debates about a lack of supply were dominant in Toronto, Canada, right up until the bust?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
FET #63: Is Canada's housing market a glimpse into the future for Australia?
I chat with @johnpasalis.bsky.social about the radical change in Canada's housing market over the past few years—from feverish boom to grinding down.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-is-...
I chat with @johnpasalis.bsky.social about the radical change in Canada's housing market over the past few years—from feverish boom to grinding down.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-is-...
New at FET:
Filtering Across Space and Time: A Scale Synthesis of Housing Supply
Quantity change at a local spatial scale can be redistribution at wider spatial scale
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/filtering-...
Filtering Across Space and Time: A Scale Synthesis of Housing Supply
Quantity change at a local spatial scale can be redistribution at wider spatial scale
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/filtering-...
Filtering Across Space and Time: A Scale Synthesis of Housing Supply
Quantity change at a local spatial scale can be redistribution at wider spatial scale
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
New at FET:
Filtering Across Space and Time: A Scale Synthesis of Housing Supply
Quantity change at a local spatial scale can be redistribution at wider spatial scale
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/filtering-...
Filtering Across Space and Time: A Scale Synthesis of Housing Supply
Quantity change at a local spatial scale can be redistribution at wider spatial scale
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/filtering-...
FET #62: Does economic complexity mean good jobs and high wages?
A companion conversation to the FET article "Australia's economic complexity is fine, actually"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-doe...
A companion conversation to the FET article "Australia's economic complexity is fine, actually"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-doe...
FET #62: Does economic complexity mean good jobs and high wages?
A companion conversation to the FET article "Australia's economic complexity is fine, actually"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
FET #62: Does economic complexity mean good jobs and high wages?
A companion conversation to the FET article "Australia's economic complexity is fine, actually"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-doe...
A companion conversation to the FET article "Australia's economic complexity is fine, actually"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-doe...
Reposted
Supply and demand: The NESTED nature of trading dimensions
When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.
Very relevant to debates about the "marginal cost of supplying a new home"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.
Very relevant to debates about the "marginal cost of supplying a new home"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
Supply and demand: The NESTED nature of trading dimensions (Part III)
When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Supply and demand: The NESTED nature of trading dimensions
When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.
Very relevant to debates about the "marginal cost of supplying a new home"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.
Very relevant to debates about the "marginal cost of supplying a new home"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
Reposted
Charts that lie go viral
Hone your senses to sniff out bad charts
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September 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Reposted
Here are some articles I've released from behind the FET paywall to promote a better public conversation.
You will find deep dives on housing, planning, energy, cost-of-living, and superannuation.
All comments, shares, and likes are appreciated
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...
You will find deep dives on housing, planning, energy, cost-of-living, and superannuation.
All comments, shares, and likes are appreciated
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...
I believe our public conversations about economics can be better
That's why I write FET
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Here are some articles I've released from behind the FET paywall to promote a better public conversation.
You will find deep dives on housing, planning, energy, cost-of-living, and superannuation.
All comments, shares, and likes are appreciated
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...
You will find deep dives on housing, planning, energy, cost-of-living, and superannuation.
All comments, shares, and likes are appreciated
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...
Reposted
New FET podcast: The shakedown business
How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day-to-day business?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-60-the...
How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day-to-day business?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-60-the...
FET #60: The shakedown business
How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day to day business?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
New FET podcast: The shakedown business
How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day-to-day business?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-60-the...
How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day-to-day business?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-60-the...
Reposted
New FET podcast:
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...
FET #61: How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
New FET podcast:
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...
New FET podcast:
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...
FET #61: How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
New FET podcast:
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...