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

MEDIA RELEASE: Public money for public benefit, not political purposes
October 30, 2014

The economic imbalance in Commonwealth-State financial relations highlighted in recent reports from the Committee for...

The ideological chasm of budget fairness
Simon CowanSeptember 17, 2014ABC The Drum

There are growing differences between the left and right about budget fairness stemming from a...

What the RBA really said about renting versus buying
Stephen KirchnerJuly 25, 2014

A Reserve Bank Research Discussion Paper on whether Australian housing is over-valued attracted considerable media...

Australia mustn’t jump the gun on macro-prudential policy
Stephen KirchnerJuly 25, 2014Business Spectator

The Financial System Inquiry’s interim report recognised that the Reserve Bank and the Australian Prudential...

Improving housing affordability begins at home
Stephen KirchnerJuly 11, 2014

Australia’s capital house prices rose 10% last financial year, with an even stronger rise of...

Foreign investors not to blame for high house prices
Stephen KirchnerJuly 10, 2014

Government policies have increased demand for housing without tackling regulatory and tax barriers to new...

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...

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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