Economics & Deregulation
Economics & Deregulation
Economic policy research has been a core area of the Institute of Public Affairs since the IPA was founded in 1943. The IPA examines state and federal tax, spending and regulatory initiatives, looking carefully at the unintended consequences of government intervention in the economy. Of particular interest are tax reform, government spending, industrial relations, trade liberalisation, economic freedom, physical and intellectual property rights and regulation.
Sub-topics of Economics & Deregulation
- The Global Financial Crisis
- Deregulation Unit
- Work Reform and Productivity Unit
- Housing: The Great Australian Dream Project
- Energy
- Media, Telecommunications and IT Unit
- Trade & IP Unit
- Northern Australia Project
News
Why have an ABC at all?
Alan Kohler makes an important point about the on-going Finkelstein media inquiry. It is all about making life uncomfortable for News Ltd and...
Should alcohol carry warnings?
Proposals for government-mandated health warnings on alcohol treat Australians as if they are too stupid to look after their own health, and are...
Left's delusions laid bare
This year sounded the death knell for the euro, government stimulus packages and international action on climate change. The year should therefore...
Australia not as deserving of presents as it was at past Christmases
One of the intrinsic parts of Christmas in Australia is cricket. From backyard games on the day itself, to the Boxing Day Test, it is hard to...
Household electricity prices to rise, year on year
An agreement to try to reach a deal by 2015 on emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is the bottom line of the past fortnight's...
Durban deal isolates Gillard
Durban's meek outcome doesn't bode well for international efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions or the sustainability of Australia's domestic...
Struggling welfare state in EU is a stark warning
The question as to how European nations arrived at their present state of economic dysfunction is perhaps as important as what they should do to...
Corporate welfare looms as major hurdle
The idea the Australian automotive industry can remain competitive on the global stage, while being propped up by trade barriers and subsidies,...
Our building regulations need a major overhaul
How many separate approvals are required before an owner can move into a new house in Melbourne's designated urban growth area? Twenty? Fifty?...
Phoney food fears ignore nimble market solutions
Nothing brings out the hyperbole like ''food security''. Paul R. Ehrlich - of The Population Bomb fame - appeared on ABC radio in October to...
