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
The world will be no safer under Basel III
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is about to introduce its Basel III accords, global regulatory standards which govern how much capital...
Culture of entitlement a road to nowhere
Australians love government. Many will try to claim otherwise, but evidence suggests that they are happiest when receiving a gentle drip-feed of...
Cut, cut, cut: Wayne Swan has more work to do
The tabloids have nailed Wayne Swan's budget cuts - taking money away from mums, but keeping the gold pass travel for retired politicians. It...
A job for life is hard labour for a modern economy
The ACTU on October 24 announced an inquiry into insecure employment. It has identified 40 per cent of Australian workers as being engaged in one...
'Profit' is not a dirty word - it keeps the system going
It seems that one obligatory item can be found at any protest rally these days, regardless of its cause. Be it an ''occupy'' mob protesting against...
A touch of Fightback! would do Abbott a lot of good
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Federal Coalition's groundbreaking economic reform manifesto, Fightback! At a time when...
Commonwealth Games bad news for the Gold Coast
Poor Gold Coast. Acting Queensland Premier Andrew Fraser told reporters after the city won the right to hold the 2018 Commonwealth Games over the...
Cutting the slack and saving the budget
With uncertainty surrounding the growth prospects of European and US economies, and a languid non-mining economic performance in Australia,...
Pursue productivity in order to slash the costs
Because businesses increasingly compete with international rivals, relatively small cost increases can force radical decisions. To survive against...
Politics and economics of a balanced budget
There is a lot of doubt as to whether the Gillard Government will be able to deliver a budget surplus in 2012/13 as promised. The problem is that...
