• Regulation

Most people agree that some rules are necessary for markets to work. But what rules do we really need? And how can we make sure they do not become too much of a burden on businesses and consumers?

Australians’ Attitudes to Social Media: Connection or Curse?
Monica WilkieMarch 29, 2021PP37

Social media appears in the news cycle, almost daily, and the majority of the coverage...

Victims of failure – how the COVID-19 policy response let down Australians
Monica WilkieDecember 9, 2020AP18

The government response to COVID-19 has imposed restrictions on Australians unseen in peacetime. As Australians...

Planning restrictions harm housing affordability
Peter TulipDecember 3, 2020PP33

Planning restrictions reduce the supply of housing and hence raise its price. This paper summarises...

Resist protectionism and regulation
Simon CowanNovember 27, 2020IDEAS@THECENTRE

  While the short-term issues associated with the recovery are crucially important, they’re not the...

We need freedom to innovate
Matt Ridley, Tom SwitzerSeptember 28, 2020

“The argument that you need government funding to encourage innovation is not true”, Matt Ridley....

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RATIONALISING REGULATION: Helping the economy recover from the corona crisis
Gene Tunny, Ben ScottSeptember 23, 2020AP14

Australia’s anachronistic, inconsistent, and excessive regulatory landscape is an area of immense potential for growth-enhancing...

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