Yearly Archives: 2011
Germany’s economic and political generals are fighting the wrong war
Publications, The Global Economy | 25th November 2011Op-ed article published in the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers, 25th November 2011
The best way to push bad policy is to wrap it in a ‘security’ blanket
Security | 9th November 2011Article published in the Melbourne Age, and in the online edition of the Sydney Morning Herald, 9th November 2011
Just don’t call them “Leavers’ Dinners” – please
Tasmania | 8th November 2011Article published in the Launceston Examiner, 8th November 2011
Distribution Matters
Australian Society and Politics | 29th October 2011Article published in the Melbourne Age, and in the online edition of the Sydney Morning Herald, 29th October 2011
Reflections on the October 2011 Tax Forum
Taxation | 12th October 2011Article published in the Melbourne Age, and in the online edition of the Sydney Morning Herald, 12th October 2011
Australia’s Tax Reform Challenge
Taxation | 21st September 2011Australian Parliamentary Library Lecture, 21st September 2011
What can be done to improve Australia’s productivity performance
Productivity, Publications | 8th September 2011Saul Eslake | The Conversation | 8th September 2011 What is to be done about Australia’s deteriorating productivity performance? It’s by no means inconceivable that the answer to this question could be “nothing”. Historical precedent strongly suggests Australians and their politicians will feel no great compulsion to embrace a program of productivity-enhancing economic reforms as […]
I’m not a protectionist, but …
Economic Policies | 31st August 2011Op-ed article published in the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers on 31st August 2011