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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.

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...

Trans-Atlantic Fiscal Follies: The Sequel
Oliver Marc Hartwich, Robert CarlingNovember 30, 2011PF21

What started as the US subprime crisis became the global financial crisis and has now...

Trans-Atlantic Fiscal Follies: The Sequel
Adam Creighton, Oliver Marc Hartwich, Robert CarlingAugust 30, 20111

The GFC is back. What started as the US subprime crisis became the global financial...

Ludwig von Mises-Primer
Eamonn ButlerDecember 16, 2010OP120

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

Shooting the Messenger: The Ban on Short Selling
John M. Green, Stephen Kirchner, Robert BianchiFebruary 1, 2010PF19

In September 2008, governments around the world instituted bans on the short sale of equity...

Fiscal Fallacies : The Failure of Activist Fiscal Policy
Stephen KirchnerOctober 14, 2009PF18

The global financial crisis that emerged in 2007 has turned into a major, worldwide economic...

Emissions Tax: The Least Worst Option
Luke MalpassJuly 16, 2009IA113

Following warnings from mainstream scientists, politicians around the world have rushed to implement a range...

Just how independent is the Reserve Bank?
Simon CowanAugust 12, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

It will be interesting to see whether the RBA’s paralysis will be successful in taming...

‘Greedflation’ myth hides real causes of inflation
Simon CowanAugust 12, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

With much fanfare this week, the ACTU initiated an “Inquiry into price gouging and unfair...

Taming inflation
Wages can be a great threat to taming inflation
Simon CowanJune 3, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

Reports this week that inflation has again increased to 6.8% for the year to April...

Jim Chalmers
Labor and Treasurer Jim Chalmers have a long way to go to address inflation
Simon CowanJuly 30, 2022CANBERRA TIMES

This week’s economic statement from Treasurer Jim Chalmers has answered some pressing economic questions. First...

A mini budget soon after the election could reset Australia’s economic outlook
Simon CowanMay 21, 2022Canberra Times

This week’s economic data was definitely a mixed bag for the government, at least from...

How to reverse Whitlam-sized growth in government
Robert CarlingMay 8, 2022Australian Financial Review

The day before news broke that inflation had surged to 5 per cent, the Australian...

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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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