Inequality



Using the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) 1% and 2% individual taxpayer data for the period 2003-04 to 2018-19 income years, we reconfirm that, even before… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2022] Taxpayer Distortion With Respect to Gender and Age

Cutting the fuel excise for a six month was one of the main announcements in the 2022-23 Budget. It shows that the policy can be… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2022] Vehicle Taxing Dilemma Between Environment and Inequality

COVID-19 has resulted in an up to 15% increase in property prices in Australia, further exacerbating the Australian housing affordability crisis and potentially locking millions… Read More ›

COVID-19 and Australia’s Housing Crisis: How the Intergenerational Impact Can Go Undetected

Many governments are raising the eligibility age for retirement benefits in response to population ageing. These policies have been shown to reduce government spending and… Read More ›

The Unequal Burden of Australian Pension Reform

As the Covid-19 pandemic rages, governments have spent heavily to support their economies. The world economy’s fiscal position is projected to deteriorate to -7.9% in… Read More ›

Harnessing Wealth Inequality to Achieve Debt Sustainability Without Austerity

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 ›

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

The egalitarian asks: Should we equalise opportunities (resources) or outcomes (welfare)? Moral philosophers, economists, and societies have long debated this question, but in practical policymaking… Read More ›

Wealth Inequality, Wealth Taxation, and the Wage Distribution of the Next Generation

The classical trade-off between equity and efficiency is central to income tax policy. On the one hand, higher taxes imply more resources to redistribute; but… Read More ›

What Do We Know About Taxpayer Responses to Tax Changes?

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