Age Pension



This week, support to unemployed Australians will be dramatically reduced. In April, the new Coronavirus Supplement roughly doubled the level of benefits for unemployed people… Read More ›

Unemployment Support Will Be Slashed by $300 This Week. This Won’t Help People Find Work

The Department of Social Services has confirmed Australia’s pensioners will not receive an automatic indexation increase this September, because inflation has gone backwards. This will… Read More ›

There Will Be No Pension Increase in September for the First Time in 23 Years, but There Is a Simple Fix

Many economists think that earnings in super funds should be taxed at a relatively low rate, compared to labour earnings and other types of earnings… Read More ›

We Need Super, but We’re Taxing It the Wrong Way Round

The aging population in Australia threatens the sustainability of the Australian pension system. Projections from the Department of Treasury’s 2015 Intergenerational Report suggest that the… Read More ›

Behavioural Responses to Pension Age Increase Do Not Thwart Fiscal Savings

The key challenge for the Australian retirement income system is how to take full advantage of its Defined Contribution basis (including inter-generational equity and financial… Read More ›

Retirement Income Review: Focus More on Secure Retirement Income Streams, and Settle the Adequacy Debate

Artworks contribute to the creation of distinct national cultures and to economic growth. National art collections attract tourists. Local government commonly relies on the arts… Read More ›

Towards Optimal Tax-Benefits Treatment of Collectors of Artworks

Income inequality in most high-income countries has increased considerably since the 1970s, creating interest in the drivers of this trend. One factor that has attracted… Read More ›

Winners of the UK Tax-Benefit Reforms over Five Decades

Many social security systems across the world link pension benefits to earnings. The rules vary significantly across countries and pension schemes, ranging from purely unfunded… Read More ›

Means-Testing and Temptation: How Self-Control Affects the Welfare Effects of Various Social Security Arrangements

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