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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.

Shaking the 2012–13 money tree
Andrew BakerJuly 6, 2012

New financial years often mark the beginning of new government policies, programs and payments, and...

The Condensed Wealth of Nations and The Incredibly Condensed Theory of Moral Sentiments
Eamonn ButlerJune 12, 2012OP126

Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations is one of the most important books ever written....

Regulation or Strangulation? Banking After the Global Financial Crisis
Ian Harper, Robert CarlingJune 12, 2012PF23

Rightly or wrongly, inadequate regulation of finance has taken much of the blame for the...

Why the euro project must end
Stephen KirchnerMay 22, 2012Business Spectator

The most important lesson to emerge from the crisis in the eurozone has very little...

There are better ways to ensure State’s future
Stephen KirchnerMay 21, 2012The West Australian
Independent body needed to preserve integrity of fiscal forecasts
Stephen KirchnerMay 21, 2012The Conversation

The Melbourne Institute's recent "Intergen +10" workshop was a retrospective on Australia's pioneering Intergenerational Reports,...

Failure, Chaos and Leadership: Ingredients of Democratic Reform
Kenneth BaxterAugust 1, 1994OP49

In this Occasional Paper, delivered as a Bert Kelly Lecture in June 1994, Kenneth P....

Should We Worry About the Foreign Debt?
Gary M. White, Max Walsh, Tony Makin, Tom ValentineApril 1, 1994PF11

The question of whether or not the level of Australia’s foreign debt is a matter...

Lessons from the Freiburg School: The Institutional Foundations of Freedom and Prosperity
Wolfgang KasperJuly 1, 1993OP44

West Germany’s post-war economic success was based on the ideas of the ‘Freiburg School,’ a...

Do We Need a Reserve Bank?
Lawrence White, Chris Jones, Bryce WilkinsonJuly 1, 1990PF9

There is much dissatisfaction with the performance of central banks because they have a poor...

Regulating for Competition? Trade Practices Policy in a Changing Economy
Michael JamesDecember 1, 1989

This volume is a record of the combined proceedings of a CIS conference held in...

Beyond the Current Pessimism
Ray BallAugust 5, 1987OP18

Professor Ray Ball gives a personal interpretation of the historical roots of Australia’s economic malaise....

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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