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Daniel Wild

Director of Research

Level 2, 410 Collins St, Melbourne 3000 VIC

Daniel Wild is the Director of Research at the Institute of Public Affairs. He specialises in red tape, regulation, economic policy, the philosophy of free enterprise, and criminal justice. Daniel has authored research papers on economic policy, environmental regulation, and criminal justice reform.

Daniel frequently appears in the media, and has published a number of opinion pieces in The Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Courier Mail, and The Spectator. Daniel has also made a number of radio and television appearances, including on 2GB, 3AW, Sky News, and Channel 7 News.

Daniel previously worked at the Commonwealth Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet where he analysed global and domestic macroeconomic policy. Prior to that he worked at the Commonwealth Department of Finance where he worked on regulatory reform.

Daniel holds an honours qualification in economics and a degree in international studies from the University of Adelaide.

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PUBLICATIONS

Exit Paris; Stop Subsidies Now

Daniel Wild 20 August 2018 Ipa today, Media releases,

“Removing the Paris Climate Agreement emissions reduction target from the National Energy Guarantee is a welcome development, but the government should immediately withdraw from the Paris Climate...

Media Releases

Paris Agreement To Cost Australia $52 Billion

Daniel Wild 13 August 2018 Ipa today, Media releases,

“Following the emissions reduction requirements of the Paris Climate Agreement will impose significant and irreparable economic damage without delivering an environmental dividend,” said Daniel...

Impediments To Business Investment Inquiry Opening Statement

Daniel Wild 2 August 2018 Ipa today,

Thank you for the opportunity to appear before this inquiry. I’ll make a few brief remarks about declining rates of business investment in Australia, and the role that public policy has played in...

Energy and Resources

Boondoggling Australia

Daniel Wild, Gideon Rozner, Evan Mulholland, Matthew Lesh and Bella d'Abrera Started 1 August 2018 Climate change, Energy and resources,

When politicians are tempted by a big vision, fiscal prudence is rarely front of mind. Once there are nine or more digits after the dollar sign, the numbers are so ridiculously large that...

Media Releases

Government Should Dump The NEG

Daniel Wild 20 July 2018 Climate change, Energy and resources,

“The National Energy Guarantee (NEG) will impose substantial and irreparable economic damage without delivering a discernible environmental benefit. It is not in Australia’s national interest and...

Lighting Up Australia’s Energy Future

Daniel Wild Started 18 July 2018 Climate change, Energy and resources,

This article was first published in the December 2017 IPA Review. Australia has some of the most plentiful energy resources in the world. The last two decades, however, have paradoxically seen...

Submissions

Submission To Inquiry Into Impediments To Business Investment

Daniel Wild 9 July 2018 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

The Institute of Public Affairs welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the Senate Inquiry into Impediments to Business Investment. This submission focusses on the role that public...

IPA TODAY

Power Policy Prioritises Expensive Green Goals

Daniel Wild 26 June 2018 Energy and resources, In the news,

The key lesson of recent wrangling over energy policy is this: if it sounds like a tax and looks like a tax, then it probably is a tax. The National Energy Guarantee (NEG) is the government’s...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph

PUBLICATIONS

Tax Cuts? What Tax Cuts?

Daniel Wild 22 June 2018 Finance and economics, In the news,

The government has pulled a switfy. They’ve got everyone thinking they are going to cut taxes. They aren’t. Taxes are going up under the government’s income tax plan which passed the Senate...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

Submissions

The Case For Abolishing Occupational Licensing

Daniel Wild 15 June 2018 Ipa today, Publications,

Occupational licensing is government regulation of the conditions under which someone can legally practice an occupation. The requirements can relate to education attainment, experience, personal...

Opening Statement To The Senate Select Committee On Red Tape

Daniel Wild 13 June 2018 Ipa today,

Opening Statement to the Senate Select Committee on Red Tape: Effect of Red Tape on occupational licensing. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before this senate inquiry. Let me start by...

Media Releases

Immediate And Radical Overhaul Of Regulatory System Needed To Boost Investment

Daniel Wild and Darcy Allen 8 June 2018 Ipa today, Media releases,

New research released today by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs calls for a complete overhaul of Australia’s regulatory system in order to slash red tape and boost business...

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