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Worldonomics
Worldonomics is a podcast brought to you by the University of Queensland’s Economics Society’s diversity team. We endeavour to bring you regular exciting podcast episodes with leading academics and industry specialists as well as UQ students as we discuss the important economic issues of today.
Worldonomics
The Economics of Public Transport: An Interview with Robin Barlow
This week the UQES Diversity team present an interview with Robin Barlow, founding director of NineSquared, an economics consulting firm based in Brisbane.
Robin has had a fascinating career, primarily focused on transport economics. In this episode we discuss the beginning of his career, his time in the public sector, and some of the ins and outs of how economic decisions are made in regard to public transport. Come back next week to hear Robin's perspective on private economic consulting, and the challenges and advantages of starting your own firm.