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
Publications
Australia's lonely stimulus
Much has been made of the fact that the government has acted to shield the economy from the impact of the crisis. The Rudd government's response to the global financial crisis was to ‘Go early, go hard, go household.' Since September 2008,...
Reckless stimulus: lots of money, almost no accountability
If you wanted evidence of the recklessness of the Obama administration's approach to economic policy, you need look no further than its response to the global financial crisis. Obama's stimulus package, otherwise known as the American Recovery...
Wayne Swan vs. The Wall Street Journal
Wayne Swan's second budget speech was magnificent in its rhetoric. The budget had been ‘forged in the fire' of economic crisis and Australians were ‘too strong, too resilient, and too united to be overwhelmed'. He told of how Australia...
Sinking into debt
The past few months have shown just how fragile the perceived orthodoxy of government financial management has been. Seemingly gone are the days when Australians could rely on their governments to deliver budget surpluses without mortgaging the...
Five and a half big things Kevin Rudd doesn't understand about the Australian economy
Five and a half big things Kevin Rudd doesn't understand about the Australian economy
Over-ruled: How excessive regulation and legislation is holding back Western Australia
Western Australia has developed a reputation as the most over-regulated Australian state. Past Western Australian governments have been reluctant to introduce the basic regulatory review processes found in other states. While the Barnett...
Are retail sales well above expectations?
State Finances at the Crossroads: The states' budget problem and what to do about it
The economic and fiscal performance of the states has a significant impact on Australia's economic fortunes now and in the future. With taxing, spending and financial management policies and strategies at its disposal, state activities have a...
States threaten national recovery with profligate spending
New research by the Institute of Public Affairs, Australia's leading free market think tank, shows that growing state budget deficits and debt will impair Australia's capacity to exit the recession quickly.
ETS should be scrapped, not delayed
"While a delay is welcome, the ETS should be scrapped entirely," said John Roskam of the Institute of Public Affairs, a free market think tank. Kevin Rudd announced today that the government's ETS - effectively a tax on energy - is to be postponed...
