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Cameron Murray

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Cameron Murray

Australian economist specializing in housing economics, land value, and political economy. Runs the “Fresh Economic Thinking” Substack. Floyd is a subscriber. Murray bridges rigorous academic economics with Georgist policy advocacy — rare combination.

State

Economist, writer. PhD from University of Queensland (supervised by Paul Frijters). Author of “Rigged” (with Paul Frijters) — on political favouritism in Australia. Runs Fresh Economic Thinking Substack. [Source: Readwise, “FET #74: How to think about scenarios in the Iran as an economist and scientist”, April 12, 2026]

What They Believe

  • Housing/land markets are fundamentally rigged by political favouritism
  • LVT (Land Value Tax) is the correct policy reform for housing affordability
  • “Supply-side progressivism” — in Floyd’s Readwise (Wikipedia article on supply-side progressive housing policy)
  • Economics as the study of human conflict: “Prices are one way to settle conflicts over who gets what.” [Source: Readwise, FET #74]
  • Explores “underlying emotional drivers of greed and love” as group dynamics in markets

What They’re Building

  • Fresh Economic Thinking Substack — regular podcasts and essays on economic policy
  • “FET” podcast series with expert guests (Paul Frijters, others)
  • Academic research on housing policy, land economics

Key Works

  • “Rigged” (book with Paul Frijters) — political favouritism in Australia
  • “An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks” (with Gigi Foster and Paul Frijters)
  • Fresh Economic Thinking Substack/podcast [fresheconomicthinking.com]
  • Academic papers on housing supply, LVT, fiscal policy

Assessment

High-quality economic voice connecting land theory to policy. Floyd reads because of the LVT/land economics angle that supports his UBI Works / CommonWealth advocacy. Murray’s work provides rigorous academic backing for the Georgist framework.

Network

  • Paul Frijters — PhD supervisor, co-author; runs Academia Libera Mentis (new academy)
  • Gigi Foster — co-author
  • Fresh Economic Thinking podcast network

Timeline

  • 2026-04-12 | FET #74 published: Paul Frijters on war scenarios [Source: Readwise]
  • 2024-2026 | Floyd subscribed to Fresh Economic Thinking [Source: Readwise presence]
  • 2024 | Murray referenced in USER.md as author Floyd reads [Source: User, Floyd profile]

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