Region. Keen treks to Mt Kosciuszko

Steve Keen, associate professor of Economics & Finance, at UWS, will commence his trek to Mt Kosciuszko tomorrow (April 15) after earlier losing a bet with economist, Rory Robertson, of Macquarie Bank, over Australian house prices. Professor Keen said prices would fall by 40 per cent, whereas they rose by 7 per cent this year. He plans to run 15 kilometres in the morning and walk 15 kilometres in the afternoon and is expected to reach his destination by April 23, according to The Australian Financial Review.