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Jessica Rozen

Jessica Rozen is an economic consultant and commentator. She has taught, researched and applied economics for over a decade. She previously wrote as Jessica Mizrahi

January 2026

  • Australia Observes National Day Of Mourning For Victims Of Bondi ShootingsSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 22: Stones of remembrance are place in front of Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach on January 22, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. A National Day of Mourning will be observed across Australia on January 22 to honor the victims of the Bondi shootings, with flags to be flown at half-mast and communities gathering for memorial services and moments of reflection. (Photo by George Chan/Getty Images)

    double quotation markAfter the Bondi terror attack people keep calling me a hero. But I am not a hero. I’m a mum who was at a Hanukah event

    Jessica Rozen
    My phone zoom helped me see better. One man was on the footbridge. He was holding a gun. It was pointed towards me

January 2024

  • Salary and gender Inequality gap between women and men business concept flat style design vector illustration. Man and woman stand on its level of money incomes. Wealth and poor comparison.

    double quotation markAustralian women are about to find out just how wide the gender pay gap is. Prepare for a rude shock

    Jessica Rozen
    The heat is on from 27 February, when you’ll be able to find out the difference between how much the median man and the median woman get paid at any large company

November 2023

  • Woman putting on lipstick in a mirror

    double quotation markWhy do we irrationally spend money on things we cannot afford during a cost-of-living crisis?

    Jessica Rozen
    The internet has made a relatable, lighthearted joke and called it ‘girl maths’, but we all rely on purchasing heuristics to make our lives easier

April 2023

  • CSIRO opens lab

    double quotation markAustralia aimed for, and got, more Stem graduates. So where are the jobs for them?

    Jessica Rozen
    When it comes to employment, science and technology graduates fare only slightly better than ‘starving artists’

March 2023

  • Mother and child

    double quotation markThat Australians are having fewer children isn’t just about money – but cutting the cost would help

    Jessica Rozen
    If policymakers want a bigger population, they should do more for those who want to have kids

October 2022

  • A homeless woman sits on a street corner in central Brisbane, Friday, June 9, 2017.

    double quotation markAustralia a wealthy country? Only if you forget the poor – and poorest

    Jessica Mizrahi
    The cost of living is rising for everyone – but the ‘poverty premium’ means low-income people are paying even more

July 2022

  • Australian dollars in Sydney, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

    double quotation markWith inflation rising in Australia, an uncomfortable truth is we waste a lot of what we have

    Jessica Mizrahi
    Buying less may not directly translate into GDP. But it would have benefits for our planet and ease some of the supply-side inflationary pressures

June 2022

  • Jim Chalmers and Philip Lowe

    double quotation markSkilful economic measures are needed to fight the inflation stalking Australia’s households

    Danielle Wood, Steven Hamilton, Jessica Mizrahi
    Tight labour markets, geopolitical uncertainty and the climate crisis all present gnarly challenges. Three experts explain the solutions

May 2022

  • Anthony Albanese is offered a cupcake by a small child

    double quotation markLike it or not, winning elections has as much to do with perception as it does with policy

    Jessica Mizrahi
    When it comes to getting more votes, political alignment and marketing razzle-dazzle are both key. Will Australians look beyond spin to substance?

March 2022

  • Federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg outside the Treasury department building in Canberra, Australia. On Tuesday night he will deliver his 2022 federal budget speech.

    double quotation markGreat economic managers need a budget that looks past preening and self-interest

    Jessica Mizrahi
    Winning an election is clearly in their sights. But if you really want to test a government on their economic chops, don’t focus on debt and deficit numbers

February 2022

  • Father holding newborn baby while mother watches

    double quotation markEqual paid parental leave could provide the economic boost Australia needs

    Jessica Mizrahi
    Australia’s parental leave rules entrench old social gender roles. Making them equal and gender-neutral could be our ticket out of a recession

January 2022

  • Runners pass by kangaroo's during early morning exercise on Look At Me Now Headland, north of Coffs Harbour, Saturday, October 28, 2017. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING.

    double quotation markThere’s been an exodus from Australia’s cities to the regions. What does that mean for local economies?

    Jessica Mizrahi
    A diversified economy is a healthy thing, but there are growing pains

December 2021

  • Mariah Carey 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' concert, New York, USA - 14 Dec 2016

    double quotation markA Christmas hit can be the gift that keeps on giving, so why have so many artists given up?

    Jessica Mizrahi
  • Christmas decorations are seen at Royal Arcade Gallery in Melbourne

    double quotation mark’Tis the season to work a lot less – just in time for the economy’s annual peak

    Jessica Mizrahi

November 2021

  • Black Friday sales in Melbourne

    double quotation markDon’t be fooled by Australia’s GDP growth – buying more things is not a good measure of our welfare

    Jessica Mizrahi
    Using GDP to assess wellbeing is a flawed view which has led us to narrow, short-term decision-making

October 2021

  • Melbourne barista hands out free masks with coffee amid rising coronavirus cases<br>epa08559638 Barista Alex Pallas (L) serves a customer a coffee and a face mask at Eeffoc Cafe in Prahran, Melbourne, Australia, 22 July 2020. The cafe is handing out single use face masks with takeaway coffee purchase as the use of masks will become mandatory in Melbourne at 11:59pm on 22 July amid rising cases of COVID-19. EPA/JAMES ROSS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

    double quotation markThe spending habits of avocado-toast millennials are more complex than you think

    Jessica Mizrahi
    Post-pandemic, will a generation of wanderers become staycation aficionados, carefully counting their pennies? Only time will tell

September 2021

  • I love my job office desk<br>GettyImages-110682190

    double quotation markWhat ‘great resignation’? Through love or loyalty, Australians are staying in their jobs

    Jessica Mizrahi
    There is no shortage of job vacancies. And though we’re spoiled for opportunities, there’s no evidence we’re taking them up
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