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

Failed US policies? Not in my back yard
Alexander PhilipatosMay 6, 2011

Earlier this week, when the Aussie dollar reached an all-time high of $1.10, industry leaders...

Reform a boon to all in the money game
May 5, 2011The Age

Imagine if interior designers were ''free''. They were paid not by clients but by commissions...

A failure of political leadership
Stephen KirchnerApril 11, 2011The Straits Times

Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan's rejection of Singapore Exchange's (SGX) bid for the Australian Securities Exchange...

GDP no real guide to wealth or welfare
Adam CreightonMarch 31, 2011The Australian

After the tsunami slammed the Japanese coast, economists were scrambling to update their forecasts for...

A forgotten financial failure
Stephen KirchnerMarch 16, 2011Online Opinion

The regulatory responses to the global financial crisis have for the most part been conditioned...

Ludwig von Mises-Primer
Eamonn ButlerDecember 16, 2010OP120

Ludwig von Mises was one of the greatest economists and political scientists of the twentieth...

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...
AP16
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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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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