Transfer Policy



An Effective Marginal Tax Rate (EMTR) measures the loss resulting from income taxation combined with the withdrawal of a cash transfer or welfare benefit, applied… Read More ›

Effective Marginal Tax Rates: Part 1

Recent unfavourable economic conditions have put the Australian government in a tough fiscal situation with increasing budget deficits and growing government debt. The Australian government… Read More ›

Fiscal Austerity: Tough Choices for Australia’s Future

Australia has a long way to go before all employees are equally able to follow career and family goals. The old adage ‘can women have… Read More ›

Why Women are Still Doing it All

First published on The Conversation. Our tax reform debate seems to be stuck. Our federal fiscal system is skewed. What kind of a fiscal bargain can… Read More ›

Ideas for Australia: Five Ideas to Help fix Australia’s Tax System

In Brazil and Argentina, as in Australia, public welfare goods and payments have become increasingly targeted. They also increasingly have conditions attached. The ‘targeted’ welfare… Read More ›

Implementing a Conditional Welfare State: The Experience of Brazil and Argentina

It has long been recognised that it is important to look at taxes and transfers together (Podger, Raymond and Jackson, 1980; Treasury, 2008) for three… Read More ›

The Tax-Transfer System, Progressivity and Redistribution: How Progressive is the Australian Transfer System?

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