Consultation with the Department of Treasury & Finance (DTF) and Centre for Market Design (CMD) was gratefully undertaken in research...
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This is the first in a series of blogs that aims to connect founding ideas in economics to life in...
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Overall, the Australian welfare state performs two main functions – redistribution between rich and poor (the Robin Hood function), but...
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The appropriate level and structure of public spending is high on the policy agenda. A recent Grattan Institute report Budget pressures...
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Despite the overwhelming support among academics, business leaders and economists for an emissions trading scheme type approach to global warming,...
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This article was featured as part of ESSA’s annual Equilibrium publication. Had anyone told me when I set out on...
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Cost complaints about university parking systems typically stem from the misconception that university administrations exist to fulfil every need of...
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Olivier Blanchard, chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), recently told the Council of Foreign Relations that he was...
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I attended my first Downing Lecture on Thursday night, and heard a fascinating speech by Professor John Micklewright, a research...
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Edwina Economist is driving to an important meeting with her boss to discuss the prospects of her promotion. She is...
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