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

Curbing Corporate Social Responsibility
Jeremy SammutAugust 24, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

A current school of thought urges a legal approach to stop public companies becoming involved...

Pacific anxiety: Should we worry about China?
Hugh MorrisonAugust 17, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

China’s increasing aid and infrastructure projects in the Pacific have stirred considerable media attention. But...

Farm finance ripe for disruption
Charles JacobsJuly 6, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

The banking royal commission placed the spotlight on the tricky relationship between banks and farmers....

It’s not just about distribution
Robert CarlingJune 1, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

It is difficult to find anyone in politics willing to make a case for income...

Superannuation reform score: maths 1, good intentions 0
Matthew O’DonnellJune 1, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

The Productivity Commission wants to help Australians get a better return from superannuation, but unfortunately...

Personal responsibility, not regulation, will fix rogue banks
Simon CowanMay 26, 2018The Sydney Morning Herald

A clear narrative is emerging from the Banking Royal Commission that the banking industry’s only...

Australian Takeovers: The Evidence 1972-1985
Peter Dodd, R.R Officer, Steven BishopApril 16, 1987PM12

 

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Corporate Control, Economic Efficiency and Shareholder Justice
Peter Dodd, R.R OfficerMay 18, 1986PM9

This book is an examination of the theoretical background and economics of the market for...

Capital Xenophobia: Australia’s Controls of Foreign Investment
Wolfgang KasperDecember 18, 1984PM6

An early study by the CIS which supported the lifting of controls on foreign investment...

The Role of the Entrepreneur in the Economic System
Israel KirznerNovember 25, 1984OP10

In the Inaugural John Bonython lecture, Israel Kirzner strongly defends the entrepreneur’s role in keeping...

A New Financial Revolution? An International Review of the Campbell Report
Malcolm Fisher, A. R. Prest, Michael Parkin, Geoffrey E. Wood, John F. O. Bilson, Tim CongdonFebruary 1, 1982R3

When the Final Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Australian Financial System (the...

Taxation, Inflation and the Role of the Government
Milton FriedmanJune 5, 1981OP4

Milton Friedman is one of the most authoritative and independent figures in the fields of...

The failure of German banking
Oliver Marc HartwichSeptember 30, 2010Business Spectator

In which country would you expect to find that 15 of the largest 20 banks...

Fiscal authority the way to go
Robert CarlingSeptember 21, 2010The Australian (Business)

One of the governance reforms that both Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott conceded to the...

Grave euro doubts remain
Oliver Marc HartwichAugust 19, 2010Business Spectator

The stronger the fears about a double-dip recession in the US grow, the better it...

Bond market vigilantes should also weigh the risks of continued inactivity
Stephen KirchnerApril 13, 2010Sydney Morning Herald

Global bond markets are jittery against a backdrop of unprecedented fiscal deficits, the monetisation of...

Benefits grow in monthly CPI data
Stephen KirchnerMarch 1, 2010Canberra Times

Timely information is crucial to the conduct of monetary policy. Yet the single most important...

Imbalances essential to global economic system
Stephen KirchnerJanuary 22, 2010The Australian

The federal Treasury’s David Gruen recently told a conference at the University of Western Australia...

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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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