Economic Policy
Freely functioning markets embedded in robust institutions underpin the strong economies that give Australians and New Zealanders the capacity and power, as individuals and through voluntary and public sector organisations, to help those who experience hardship and to play their part in maintaining our physical environments.
The advent of the Global Financial Crisis is giving rise to even bigger government hence the CIS sees an increasingly urgent need for further and continuing economic reform. It is especially important that we rationalise the regulatory environment and reform the way services are provided by the public sector. The new policies we need should be based on the same kinds of fundamental economic principles that have underpinned reforms of the financial system and product markets.
Publications
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After the Wall – Reflections on the Legacy of 1989
, , & | 08 Sep 2010 | Occasional PapersWhen the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, it marked the end of the Cold War and of Eastern European communism. Two decades on, The... Read More...
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July 2010 e-PreCIS
| 13 Jul 2010 | e-PreCISThe taxpayer smells a rat Tax revolts have some history in Australia, the best known example being the Eureka Stockade.... Read More...
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June 2010 e-PreCIS
| 01 Jun 2010 | e-PreCISThe Rudd government’s Resources Super Profits Tax (RSPT) confirms what Ronald Reagan said about politicians and their view... Read More...
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Towards a Red Tape Trading Scheme: Treating Excessive Bureaucracy as Just Another Kind of Pollution
| 10 May 2010 | Issue AnalysisDr Oliver Marc Hartwich, CIS Research Fellow, argues that Government should measure the regulatory costs on the Australian... Read More...
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Defeating Dependency: Moving Disability Support Pensioners Into Jobs
| 28 Apr 2010 | Issue AnalysisJessica Brown, policy analyst with the CIS argues that the focus of reform efforts should be on encouraging some of the 750,000... Read More...
Opinion & Commentary
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Tax policy devised by party that is green with envy
| 03 Sep 2010 | The AustralianRedistributing wealth rather than creating it seems to be the Greens' approach, says Robert Carling in The Australian, 3 ... Read More
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Australia's real challenge is population ageing
| 23 Aug 2010 | The Age (Business)We need a mature debate on population growth, says Jessica Brown in The Age (Business), 23 August 2010... Read More
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Grave euro doubts remain
| 19 Aug 2010 | Business SpectatorExperts have now shifted their attention to the US dollar. However, this does not mean that the euro is off the hook, says ... Read More
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The mining tax debate highlights the terms of trade boom
| 15 Jul 2010 | The Australian (Business)Is the Future Fund the best option to manage the fiscal consequences of the trade boom? Perhaps the revenue would be better ... Read More
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Red-tape trading scheme
| 06 Jul 2010 | The Public Sector InformantRed tape should be treated like pollution and perhaps a ‘cap and trade’ scheme should be considered to minimise regulatory ... Read More
Ideas@TheCentre
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Empires on the edge of chaos
| 30 Jul 2010This year, on the 200th anniversary of Lachlan Macquarie’s appointment as the Governor of New South Wales, it is appropriate ...
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China’s underappreciated boost to global resource supply
| 16 Jul 2010China’s contribution to global resource demand is well known, but its important contribution to augmenting global resource ...
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A small population for our big island?
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The Economic Consensus We Could Do Without
| 25 Jun 2010Treasury Secretary Ken Henry this week accused academic economists of being ‘loath to come to a consensus position on anything’ ...
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How to reduce the budget deficit, without really trying
| 14 May 2010According to Treasurer Wayne Swan, the government is set to preside over the ‘most substantial fiscal consolidation in ...
