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Jenny Gordon
Dr Jenny Gordon is an Honorary Professor at the Centre for Social Research and Methods, at the Australian National University and a non-resident fellow at the Lowy Institute. Jenny was the Chief Economist at DFAT from 2019 to 2021, establishing the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) to bring together trade and investment economics with development economics. Jenny joined DFAT from Nous Group where she helped build their economic analysis service offer. Prior to this she spent 10 years at the Productivity Commission as the Principal Advisor Research. Jenny has a PhD in Economics from Harvard University and started her professional career at the Reserve Bank of Australia.
  • Are we really measuring what matters for future generations?

    14 October 2025

    A comprehensive analysis of forward-looking data could help us identify gaps between our current trajectory and what we really want for our descendants.

    Jenny Gordon

  • Aged care insurance: time to shift the burden from the young

    25 September 2025

    Compulsory aged care insurance for retirees could share the costs of care more equitably while offsetting growing budget pressures.

    Jenny Gordon

  • Australia should invest more in R&D to drive productivity growth

    5 August 2025

    Changes to the R&D tax incentive and a modest levy on big business could deliver a long-term productivity boost by adequately funding basic research.

    Jenny Gordon

  • The biggest risks of AI don’t come from it getting smarter than us – they come from us

    20 June 2023

    Policymakers should prioritise the risks of inequality, a loss of creativity and self-interested manipulation when thinking about AI.

    Jenny Gordon

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