Possum at Pollytics reports that Andrew Leigh, economist and blogger has won Labor preselection for the seat of Fraser. A great choice by the preselectors.
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John Quiggin 
Excellent! If he wins the seat it will certainly be a move in the right (as in correct) direction.
Yeah, it’s good isn’t it. Leigh will be in parliament for as long as he’s got some support in the federal machine. And the Brodtman win in neighboring Canberra at least kept that tenure-track hack from Plibersek’s office out (no offense to her – maybe one day she’ll be a good candidate, but not right now). It was a good day for the ALP.
Congrats due then.
At least Andy has a half decent chance of suggesting what on earth is wrong with the econometric fractured fairy tales used by Treasuries.
If you get in Andy – can you please look at the PPP models and tell me why Govts are overusing and abusing them? …apart from the reasoning written into governments own documents that goes like this…
“across the globe PPPS are being used to provide many public services”
…are we sheep?
Of course Leigh will be elected to parliament. Just wondering if an MP from Canberra will have more or less policy influence than an econ professor of his prominence? In other words, why does he want to do this.
It is indeed a concern when people acquainted with economics are dragged into politics.
Look at Craig Emerson.
Reckon we’re looking at the Minister for Finance of 2020.
@Alice
We will have to wait and see. His publications are pretty much welfare-state Keynesian expressing concern for the increasing gap in incomes.
I see it as a rerun of Langmore and in effect a ‘no change’ outcome.
The Left was looking for a change – instead the traditional Fraser result held up.
Thanks John- very kind. Will be looking to you to keep me safe from Zombies.
Hey, that’s where I live! That said, as a swinging-voter-on-principle, I hate living in a safe seat (let alone a seat as safe as this one has been).
@Andrew Leigh
Dear Andy – we have a hard enough time with zombies here in JQs blog but Im sure JQ will do his best. Nevertheless, zombies have a propensity to follow closely people who deal with the allocation of scarce resources….historically its always been the same. Comes with the territory. Stand tall young man. Look straight ahead over the tops of their heads and try to keep yours.