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Daylight saving can boost the economy but Australia needs to make it uniform

  • Written by Andrew C. Worthington, Professor of Finance, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith University

When we compare daylight saving across countries, states and territories its economic impact is mostly positive. But this breaks down in the “transition” in and out of it, such as the days before and after, and when people cross borders between states that have daylight saving and those that don’t.

The easiest way to resolve this...

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