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• Finance, Banking, Monetary Systems

Our research explains and advocates why a sound financial and monetary system is critical for economic prosperity.

Ferry woes show no signs of abating
Alexander PhilipatosMay 27, 2011

In 2009–10, the state-owned Sydney Ferries carried just 1.7% more passengers than in 2004–05, beset...

Dwelling upon ‘investment’
Adam CreightonMay 23, 2011The Age

Ask any economist. Buying a house or unit that someone else built is not an...

Budget office helps pollies, not punters
Stephen KirchnerMay 20, 2011ABC News

Thirty-five years ago, Donald Horne reflected that ‘Australia is one of the most economic nations...

IMF’s credibility sinks with its head
Adam CreightonMay 20, 2011

The arrest of the former head of the International Monetary Fund in New York provides...

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae: Guaranteed to fail?
Stephen KirchnerMay 17, 2011The Conversation

The global financial crisis has occasioned a vast literature purporting to analyse the causes and...

Budget cuts can be popular
Adam CreightonMay 10, 2011The Australian Financial Review

Alexis De Tocqueville worried that democracy would only last until politicians realised they could bribe...

Adam Smith and Why He Matters Today
Paul Oslington, David M. HartDecember 7, 2023OP199
Adam Smith, the Scottish philosopher and economist, is one of the most significant figures to...
Debunking Degrowth
Gene TunnySeptember 7, 2023AP54
In a country with a growing population, such as Australia, a policy of degrowth would...
A Future Without Future Funds
Dimitri BurshteinAugust 10, 2023PP52

In 1984, Milton Friedman reminded us that “there is nothing so permanent as a temporary...

The Return of Inflation: What It Means for Australia
Warren HoganFebruary 28, 2022AP33
Inflation is rising around the world, the sting in the tail of the pandemic economic...
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The End of Monetary Policy?
Warren HoganOctober 29, 2020AP16

Monetary policy is not the answer to our economic problems; and central bank actions could...

A Fiscal Vaccine for COVID-19
Tony MakinJune 10, 2020PP30

The fiscal response to the Covid-19 crisis ensures that the federal and state governments will...

Wages growth boost would boost government’s election hopes
Simon CowanMay 7, 2022Canberra Times

This week, the Reserve Bank increased interest rates by 0.25%. This comes in response to...

RBA needs to do more to boost economy
Peter TulipNovember 16, 2020Canberra Times

Last week the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates to zero and said it...

Why the price of cheap money will always be too high
Warren HoganOctober 29, 2020Financial Review

Next Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to reduce the cash rate to...

Increasing JobSeeker not an open and shut case
Robert CarlingJuly 31, 2020Ideas@theCentre

Should there be a permanent increase in unemployment benefit (now called JobSeeker)? There is widespread...

Tom Switzer - Executive Director Centre for Independent Studies
Note from Tom Switzer
Tom SwitzerApril 2, 2020Ideas@TheCentre

We’re only a few weeks into the coronavirus crisis, and already our intellectual opponents are...

Truth is, not all tax cuts are created equal
John HumphreysOctober 27, 2019The Canberra Times

TREASURY’S flawed tax model has caused the government to underestimate the benefits and overestimate the...

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Submission to the inquiry into the Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures Bill
Robert CarlingMay 14, 2024CIS
Submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee in relation to its inquiry into the Better...
Principles and recommendations for tax reform – CIS submission National Reform Summit
Simon Cowan, Robert Carling, Henry ErgasAugust 27, 2015CIS Submission

The slant towards cutting taxes before 2010 was welcome, but for such an approach to...

Submission to the National Commission of Audit
Alexander Philipatos, Jennifer Buckingham OAM, Jeremy Sammut, Robert Carling, Simon Cowan, Stephen Kirchner, Trisha JhaApril 1, 2014T30.08

The federal government’s Commission of Audit (CoA) was established in 2013 to review the performance...

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