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Business as Usual or Breaking With the Past? IMF Tax Advice in the Covid-19 Era

Public spending has mushroomed over the last two years as governments around the world struggle to cope with the health and economic fallout of the… Read More ›

Citizens Prefer Lower Taxes Than Parliaments (But Not Always)

Direct democracy is becoming more and more popular all over the globe. Brexit, the Turkish constitution, or same-sex marriage and abortion laws in Ireland are… Read More ›

The Stick or the Carrot: Which Is More (Cost-)Effective for Supporting Private Health Insurance Coverage?

Governments use policy levers to incentivise desired population behaviours. ‘Sticks’ punish ‘undesirable’ behaviours, while ‘carrots’ reward favoured behaviours. Within Australia’s private health insurance system, tax… Read More ›

The Additionality of R&D Tax Policy: Evidence from Australia

Innovation is the cornerstone of prosperity. With better technology, societies can do more and live better; think, for example, of what the world was like… Read More ›

Fair Crack of the Whip? The Distribution of Augmented Wealth in Australia From 2002 to 2018

The analysis of wealth distributions has gained more and more attention around the world over the last decade. A high concentration of wealth can negatively… Read More ›