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HomeRESEARCH AREASFinance and Economics

Finance and Economics

The IPA is committed to the advancement of free market ideas. Free markets encourage innovation, wealth and the allieviation of poverty. Here you will find the IPA's work on free market economics, the role of govenrment in an economy, and how to lift people out of poverty.

Australia’s Big Government, By The Numbers

Mikayla Novak 15 May 2013 Finance and economics, Publications,

A paper providing the most comprehensive historical estimates of the size of government in Australia. Download document

Nanny State
The Welfare State And Its Consequences

The Welfare State And Its Consequences

Julie Novak Started 6 December 2012 Finance and economics, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the December 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Fellow at the IPA, Julie Novak. The welfare state in its existing form, dominated by government financing and provision...

Finance and Economics
The Economics Of Food

The Economics Of Food

James Bolt Started 6 December 2012 Finance and economics,

This article from the December 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Researcher at the IPA, James Bolt. Have you ever not ordered something at a restaurant because it had strange ingredients, and...

Planning and Housing
Real Property Rights

Real Property Rights

John Humphreys Started 5 December 2012 Finance and economics, Planning and housing,

This article from the December 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Founder and president of the Human Capital Project, John Humphreys. There has never been a successful society that was not based...

Finance and Economics
The True Costs Of Government Spending

The True Costs Of Government Spending

Julie Novak Started 5 December 2012 Finance and economics, Government services,

This article from the December 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Fellow at the IPA, Julie Novak. The Gillard government’s recently released statement on the final budget outcome for...

Government Services
The Big Government Merry-Go-Round

The Big Government Merry-Go-Round

Tim Andrews Started 5 December 2012 Finance and economics, Government services,

This article from the December 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Executive Director of the Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance, Tim Andrews. Unintentional self-parody has long being a forte of...

Finance and Economics
Rent Seeking Never Dies

Rent Seeking Never Dies

Christian Kerr Started 3 December 2012 Energy and resources, Finance and economics,

This article from the December 2012 edition of the IPA Review is written by journalist with ‘The Australian’, Christian Kerr. ‘The rent seekers are always with us’ Ray Evans declared...

Finance and Economics
The Essence Of Successful Nations

The Essence Of Successful Nations

Lydia Bevege Started 10 October 2012 Faith and society, Finance and economics,

This article from the October 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Development Coordinator at the IPA, Lydia Bevege. Tolstoy famously wrote that while happy families are all alike, unhappy...

Finance and Economics
Tax Reform = Growth

Tax Reform = Growth

Rory Meakin Started 10 October 2012 Finance and economics,

This article from the October 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Associate at the British TaxPayers’ Alliance and lead researcher to the 2020 Tax Commission, Rory Meakin...

Finance and Economics
Out Of Control

Out Of Control

John Lloyd Started 10 October 2012 Finance and economics,

This article from the October 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Director of the Work Reform and Productivity Unit at the IPA, John Lloyd. The lax governance of Australian trade unions has come...

Red Tape
Let Them Farm

Let Them Farm

Dom Talimanidis Started 10 October 2012 Environment and agriculture, Finance and economics,

This article from the October 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Researcher at the IPA, Dom Talimanidis. No one doubts that Australian farmers often do it tough. But their number one enemy is...

Finance and Economics
The End Of Money As We Know It

The End Of Money As We Know It

Julie Novak Started 10 October 2012 Finance and economics,

This article from the October 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Fellow at the IPA, Julie Novak. The Western world’s post global financial crisis stagnation has shaken faith in the idea...

Finance and Economics
17 Radical Savings

17 Radical Savings

Richard Lyons Started 6 October 2012 Finance and economics,

This article from the October 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Associate Editor Richard Lyons. If Tony Abbott is to win office at the next federal election in 2013 he has a massive savings...

Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Why Capitalism Is Awesome!

Why Capitalism Is Awesome!

Chris Berg Started 6 October 2012 Finance and economics, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

This article from the October 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Director of Policy at the IPA, Chris Berg. Each year the glossy business magazine FastCompany releases a list of what it...

Red Tape
The Not So Big Society

The Not So Big Society

Christian Kerr Started 6 October 2012 Finance and economics, Red tape,

This article from the October 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Journalist with ‘The Australian’, Christian Kerr. Ted Baillieu and revolution aren’t words that you normally see...

Book Reviews
An Economists’ Guide To Life

An Economists’ Guide To Life

John Roskam Started 19 April 2012 Book reviews, Finance and economics,

This article from the April 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Executive Director of the IPA, John Roskam. If Ian Harper had been American instead of an Australian, and if he been a professor at...

Finance and Economics
The ‘New Black’ Of Protectionism

The ‘New Black’ Of Protectionism

Jamie Briggs MP Started 17 April 2012 Finance and economics, Red tape,

This article from the April 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by federal member for Mayo and Coalition spokesman on scrutiny of government, Jamie Briggs MP. It is easy to denigrate ‘free trade’...

Finance and Economics
Free Market Solutions To Poverty

Free Market Solutions To Poverty

Peter Gregory Started 17 April 2012 Education and skills, Finance and economics,

This article from the April 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Researcher at the IPA, Peter Gregory. Over the past two decades, much has been made of so-called ‘market-based’ solutions to...

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Key findings : The quality of the Australian way of life is collapsing.  The Australian Way of Life Scoreboard, which measures the quality of the Australian way of life, has declined by 28.5%...

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On the 21st and 22nd of January the Institute of Public Affairs received correspondence about a planned register of think-tanks in Australia by The Guardian Australia “to improve Australian...

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