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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.

The budget deficit in the (very) long term
Robert CarlingFebruary 21, 2014

The Commonwealth budget deficit this year and into the future has captured a great deal...

Balancing the budget
Robert CarlingFebruary 7, 2014

The holidays are over, the Commission of Audit is about to report, and it is...

We must fortify fiscal rules
Stephen KirchnerDecember 16, 2013The Canberra Times
Improving on the debt limit
Stephen KirchnerDecember 13, 2013

This week's abolition of the federal debt limit is not an unwelcome development, but only...

Implement Fiscal Commission to counter future budget crisis
December 12, 2013

Australia needs to strengthen its fiscal institutions and rules, and hold government to account, to...

Haria Law
Peter KurtiNovember 15, 2013Quadrant Online

At the World Islamic Economic Forum held in London last week, British Prime Minister David...

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...

Economic policy must re-earn our respect
Stephen KirchnerJanuary 20, 2010Business Spectator

Financial market pundits in Australia and abroad are thoroughly divided on the inflation outlook. Some...

Big spending, poor results
Stephen KirchnerDecember 16, 2009The Australian

Treasury Secretary Ken Henry observed in a recent speech to the Whitlam Institute that the...

End of trend is nigh for central bank sales of gold
Stephen KirchnerNovember 17, 2009The Age

It may seem odd that simply transferring ownership of existing above-ground stocks should make a difference...

US dollar down but not out as kingpin of global finance
Stephen KirchnerNovember 5, 2009The Australian

Recent US dollar weakness has given added impetus to the sentiment that one hedge fund...

The US deficit canary has rattled the cage in warning of dire eventualities
Robert CarlingOctober 27, 2009The Age

Imagine our Government’s finances being in such bad shape that the Treasury sounded a public...

Policymakers Sold Australia Short
Stephen KirchnerOctober 14, 2009The Australian Financial Review

Key economic data, including GDP growth and the unemployment rate, have come in better than...

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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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