People & associates
Alan Moran
Prices and Planning: The state of the housing industry
Housing Affordability - Address to HIA
All seven of Australia’s major capital cities are placed in the top dozen least affordable cities.
The Economics of Nuclear Power
Impact and Outcome of Regulation on the Economy
There is an understandable tendency for people to dismiss 'regulation' as a boring topic for economists. But the effects, for good and ill, of regulation pervade everyday life. Regulation profoundly affects what you can and cannot buy, how much...
Moomba to Adelaide Pipeline System: Revocation of Coverage under the National Gas Code
Carbon Trading and Other Emission Abatement Measures
Although having decided not to ratify Kyoto, Australian Governments have undertaken a range of measures that in effect accede to its obligations. Australia has in place costly abatement measures in the form of taxes and command and control.
Cross-ownership Rules for the Energy Sector
Meeting Gas and Power Infrastructure Needs
We spent half a century of government intervention overinvesting in power stations, over-manning all parts of gas and electricity supply and observing a dismal outcome in terms of reliability. But it is self-evident that a competitive environment...