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How To Defuse The Authoritarian Populist Timebomb

Mikayla Novak 17 September 2016 Finance and economics, Ideas and liberty,

It is no foregone conclusion that simply giving government more power and money will fix income inequality. Adam Smith once wryly said “there is a great deal of ruin in a nation”, and...

A Shift In Monetary Policy Won’t Work Miracles

Mikayla Novak 5 September 2016 Finance and economics, Opinion,

A nominal GDP target for central banks isn’t without merit, but a monetary fix won’t be a cure-all for our economic problems. Given these chaotic days of unorthodox monetary policy...

Opinion

Still A Strong Case For Keeping Privatisation In The Reform Tool Kit

Mikayla Novak 22 August 2016 Finance and economics, Government services,

Despite recent concerns raised by the head of Australia’s competition watchdog, privatisation remains a viable reform option. Even though it has been firmly established as a modern economic...

Submission To The Productivity Commission Draft Report Of The Regulation Of Agriculture

Darcy Allen, Chris Berg, Mikayla Novak and Daniel Wild 19 August 2016 Environment and agriculture, Publications,

The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) welcomes this Productivity Commission Draft report (henceforth the ‘Draft’) on the Regulation of Agriculture and encourages the focus on the impact of...

Cutting Red Tape That Binds Mining

Mikayla Novak 3 August 2016 Energy and resources, Opinion,

To secure Queensland’s mining future, cutting onerous red tape must be a key reform priority. Given the outlook for economic development in China, India and other developing countries...

Ideas and Liberty

Bourgeois Equality

Mikayla Novak Started 1 August 2016 Ideas and liberty,

What historical events got the West to a position today where it can worry about patchy growth wihthin a material world of unprecedented riches? writes Mikayla Novak Patchy signs of economic...

Now Not The Time To Retreat From Health Reform

Mikayla Novak 22 July 2016 Finance and economics, Government services,

The politically effective Mediscare campaign is a powerful reminder of Australia’s growing reluctance to pursue health sector reform. With the 2016 federal election result favouring the...

Opinion

Protectionists Do Australia No Favours

Mikayla Novak 8 July 2016 Finance and economics, Foreign affairs and trade,

The federal Parliament is now stacked with politicians peddling anti-globalisation agendas contrary to Australia’s interests. The underlying motivations for the Turnbull government to call...

Ten Red Tape Initiatives For The Next Australian Government

Darcy Allen and Mikayla Novak 20 June 2016 Publications, Red tape,

The Australian economy is shackled by red tape. Poorly designed and low quality red tape stifles growth, suppresses entrepreneurship and hinders our international competitiveness. Cutting red tape...

IPA TV

The IPA’s Dr Mikayla Novak On The 2016 Federal Budget

Mikayla Novak 3 May 2016 Ipa tv,

This budget offers no credible path back to surplus and has permanently entrenched big government. The IPA’s Dr Mikayla Novak explains her view on the 2016 federal budget. The IPA’s Dr...

The Red Tape State

Mikayla Novak 1 May 2016 Publications, Red tape,

As of the end of April 2016, the commonwealth government maintained an estimated 1,181 entities, bodies, and administrative relationships. Of those 1,181 entities and bodies, 497 are estimated to...

Research Papers

The 176 Billion Tax On Our Prosperity

Mikayla Novak 1 May 2016 Featured, Publications,

This is the first of a series of papers investigating the dimensions of red tape costs in Australia. There is widespread concern that government red tape imposes substantial costs upon the...