{"id":85,"date":"2012-03-08T15:42:17","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T22:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/theairporteconomist\/?p=85"},"modified":"2012-03-19T17:00:55","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T00:00:55","slug":"the-airport-economist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/theairporteconomist\/blog\/2012\/03\/the-airport-economist\/","title":{"rendered":"The Airport Economist"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Australian exporters conquering global markets<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1403\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/theairporteconomist\/?attachment_id=1403\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/timharcourt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Airport-Economist-Cover1.gif\" alt=\"The Airport Economist\" width=\"167\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Did you know that Australia is helping Singapore \u2018be creative\u2019 to address its imbalance of ballet dancers to engineers and that there is a Transylvanian Cricket Club full of Aussies in Romania? Or that Israeli youngsters are crazy for Tim Tams and the French are buying Billabong board shorts in Bordeaux on Bastille Day? Well if you didn\u2019t, The Airport Economist is just for you.<br \/>\nJoin Tim Harcourt \u2014 the airport economist \u2014 as he travels the globe in chase of Australian international business success and unravels the economic life of the many countries he visits. He talks to business leaders, entrepreneurs, workers, government officials, academics, farmers and even a celebrity or two to uncover the world of export beyond economic text books and financial spreadsheets. He even manages to interview Megan Gale in Milan, watch Sachin Tendulkar build an innings in Mumbai and dodge swarms of motorcycles in Asia\u2019s newest tiger, Vietnam, all for the sake of research, of course.<br \/>\nWith a clever turn of phrase, witty observations, and links to a wealth of supporting data, The Airport Economist proves that there is an export dimension to almost everything and that not all economics writing has to leave you high and dry.<\/p>\n<p>The Airport Economist, published by Allen &amp; Unwin is available at all book stores around the country, especially airport bookstores.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/theairporteconomist\/files\/2012\/03\/image0121.jpg\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/theairporteconomist\/files\/2012\/03\/image0121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/theairporteconomist\/files\/2012\/03\/image0121.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/theairporteconomist\/files\/2012\/03\/image013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-159 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/theairporteconomist\/files\/2012\/03\/image013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/theairporteconomist\/files\/2012\/03\/image013.jpg\">&#8220;I officially declare The Airport Economist airborne!&#8221; Prime Minister Julia Gillard at the book launch.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Come fly with me: Tim Harcourt, author, Prime Minister Julia  Gillard, and Allen &amp; Unwin Executive Chairman, Patrick Gallagher at  the launch of The Airport Economist.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/theairporteconomist\/files\/2012\/03\/image014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-173\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/theairporteconomist\/files\/2012\/03\/image014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Airport Economist with Nobel Prize winner for Economics Joseph Stiglitz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian exporters conquering global markets Did you know that Australia is helping Singapore \u2018be creative\u2019 to address its imbalance of ballet dancers to engineers and that there is a Transylvanian Cricket Club full of Aussies in Romania? 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