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James Mirrlees, a Scottish economist known for his pioneering work in optimal tax theory and a winner of the 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic… Read More ›

This month, the Economic Society of Australia’s National Economic Panel (NEP) faced two propositions relating to the sugar tax; a topical issue given that Australia is facing an… Read More ›

Commission research paper: Rising inequality? A stocktake of the evidence. A self-initiated Productivity Commission report on inequality shows that the past 27 years of sustained… Read More ›

A plan has been put forward by the National Older Women’s Housing and Homelessness Working Group, which focuses on increasing housing and financial security for… Read More ›

On 21 June 2018, the Senate referred the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card Trial Expansion) Bill 2018 to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation… Read More ›

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has recently published the Australian Government response to the 2016 Senate Economics References Committee Report ‘A husband… Read More ›

The TTPI Conference on Behavioural Economics and Public Policy (TTPI-BEPP2018) has concluded. You can now find selected speaker slides and audio recordings of the conference… Read More ›

Issue date: 20 August 2018 Inquiry launched: Intergenerational Welfare Dependence Interim report The House of Representatives Select Committee on Intergenerational Welfare Dependence is examining matters… Read More ›

The Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT) has conducted a review into Goods and Services Tax (GST) refunds due to concerns raised through their complaints handling service,… Read More ›

Speaker: Ben Phillips, Centre for Social Research and Methods, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences Date & time: Wednesday 22 August 2018, 2–3pm Venue:… Read More ›