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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.

Why tax-free imports are a retail red herring
Stephen KirchnerJune 24, 2013Business Spectator
The elusive budget surplus
Robert CarlingMay 17, 2013

The Commonwealth budget should already be in balance, if not in surplus, and would have...

Fiscal fixes
Robert CarlingMay 3, 2013

Everyone now agrees the nation’s public finances are in need of repair, but not on...

The end of austerity?
Simon CowanApril 19, 2013

All over the Internet, Keynesians are crowing that austerity has been debunked and high levels...

Tax freedom at last
Alexander PhilipatosApril 5, 2013

This Sunday is Tax Freedom Day! It is the day when Australians stop working for...

Fiscal sausages
Robert CarlingJanuary 11, 2013

The laws made by the United States Congress are like sausages: it’s best not to...

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...

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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