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?
Publications
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Price Drivers: Five Case Studies in How Government is Making Australia Unaffordable
| 14 Dec 2011 | Policy MonographsGovernment influences price levels in more ways than is immediately apparent. Through its direct and indirect interventions... Read More...
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Trans-Atlantic Fiscal Follies: The Sequel
| 30 Nov 2011 | Policy ForumWhat started as the US subprime crisis became the global financial crisis and has now developed into the Trans-Atlantic sovereign... Read More...
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Free-Trade Ferries: A Case for Competition
| 27 Oct 2011 | Issue AnalysisSydney needs a network of ferries that is able to cater to the city’s changing demographics but is also financially sustainable... Read More...
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Alcohol Policy and the Politics of Moral Panic
| 26 May 2011 | Policy MonographsNew Zealand’s proposed liquor legislation marks a return to old attitudes towards alcohol regulation that perversely believe,... Read More...
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Ludwig von Mises – A Primer
| 16 Dec 2010 | Occasional PapersIn Ludwig von Mises – A Primer, Eamonn Butler presents a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the outstanding achievements... Read More...
Opinion & Commentary
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It's time to bust open the pharmacists' closed shop
| 25 Jan 2012 | The AustralianPharmacists are vital healthcare professionals. But as Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott look to keep the nation's health budget ... Read More
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The Fightback! lesson: how politics can stymie good public policy
| 26 Dec 2011 | The Sydney Morning HeraldTwenty years ago, the Liberal-National Party coalition released Fightback!, the most comprehensive and market-oriented policy ... Read More
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Let the online bargain hunt begin, properly
| 15 Dec 2011 | The TelegraphAustralians are being ripped off due to Government regulations, especially when buying cars, bananas, and dvds.... Read More
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Italy defaults on debt and sends lenders broke? So be it
| 15 Nov 2011 | CrikeyThe federal government will need to cut spending to ensure a surplus in 2012-13.... Read More
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Liberals Drop Ball in Super Free-For-All
| 14 Nov 2011 | Australian Financial ReviewLifting superannuation to 12% is wrong.... Read More
Ideas@TheCentre
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World class economy, first class prices
| 16 Dec 2011Government regulations on consumer products make Australia one of the most expensive countries in the world....
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Super changes are unnecessary paternalism
| 11 Nov 2011Lifting superannuation to 12% is a blow to the average wage-earner and business....
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Nanny state taxation
| 04 Nov 2011If the nanny state insists on new or increased behavioural taxes, then government should also introduce equivalent cuts in ...
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Fees disorientation
| 14 Oct 2011Students will be made to a pay a compulsory union fee to fund activities they may or may not use....
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Patently absurd
| 23 Sep 2011Misuse of patent laws needs to curbed or soon only Apple can sell flat computers and smartphones....
