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
Market lessons from the financial crisis
The lesson of the global financial crisis is that freer markets work and are vital to address our current local challenges. At the heart of the...
Memo to unions: White Australia was a bad idea
Rarely was the relationship between economic nationalism and xenophobia made so clear. The Transport Workers Union's Tony Sheldon, after...
Owners have the final say
For once, it's possible to have some sympathy for the Gillard government. Politically, it's in a no-win situation with Qantas. If it sides with...
A throwback to union militancy
The television scenes last week of union members marching through airport terminals were arresting. They wore vests, carried banners and were...
Most important to avoid the perception of crony capitalism
While there is a tradition of former bureaucrats moving to business or even politics, Ken Henry provides an interesting challenge to Australian...
Carbon policy sacrifices nation's wealth
When Adam Smith famously pointed out that "there is a great deal of ruin in a nation", he had in mind the foolishness of its political leaders. The...
Baillieu needs to move on reform
Nobody is accusing the Baillieu Government of intemperate haste in rectifying the Bracks-Brumby era's unrestrained spending programs and regulatory...
The costs of taxation and other Laffering matters
The Laffer curve is nothing new. The philosopher Ibn Khaldun (1332 - 1406) wrote in his 1375 masterpiece al-Mugaddimah: "At the beginning of the...
Rudd continues to struggle with economics
Recent musings by Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd provide a timely reminder that economic policy remains his Achilles heel. Speaking in New York last...
Rebels without a cause indulge in delusions of revolution
Comparisons between the Arab Spring and Wall Street protests are facile. It's hard to imagine a comparison more trite than that made between the...
