How Treasurer Jim Chalmers is rated by 10 economists

Leading economists surveyed by The Australian Financial Review were asked to assess the performance of Treasurer Jim Chalmers and rate him out of 10.

John KehoeEconomics editor

Jan 22, 2024 – 5.00am

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been one of the government’s most important and high-profile ministers. He has been billed as a potential future Labor leader and spoken of his admiration for Paul Keating.

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John KehoeEconomics editorJohn Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury.