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Australia ranks 7th in international competitiveness survey

Australia's ranking improved in this year's World Competitiveness Yearbook, but results confirm that trade and infrastructure continue to hold back the economy.

Changes to CEDA's National and Victorian offices

New appointments at CEDA will improve our ability to engage in public policy debate and build on our strong position in Victoria.

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Recent research

Sustainable Queensland - Volume 3

The third volume of CEDA's Sustainable Queensland project is a detailed examination of how the state can cope with the growth expected in the years ahead. The papers discuss water infrastructure, corporate social responsibility and eco-tourism.

Economic & Political Overview special report: Six Myths About Federal-State Financial Relations

More and more people believe Australia's federal system is broken. Professor Jonathan Pincus says the opposite. He believes Australia’s current federal system is much more successful than we think - and competition between states and the federal government can produce healthy improvements in policy. Published as part of CEDA's Economic & Political Overview for 2008.

Growth 59: Climate Change - Getting it Right

"Getting it right" - finding the balance between minimising climate change damage and reducing economic activity - will require a risk management approach. The task for policymakers in Australia, and around the world, is to introduce economic incentives that encourage more careful use of the climate 'asset'. A market-based solution - which includes placing a price on carbon - should produce more benefits, at a lower cost, than regulation or subsidies. This research collection is authored by leading Australian and international experts. 

Information Paper 89: Pensions for Longer Life

This paper proposes a gradual rise in the pension age from 65 to 67, between 2015 and 2022 - a change already introduced in the US, the UK and Germany. It also suggests Australia should replace the fixed pension age with a more dynamic approach, linking pension age to life expectancy. Report authored by David Knox.

Growth 58: Competing From Australia

This big-picture CEDA research collection looks at Australia's place in the globalising world economy of the early 21st century. It asks how our economy can engage more effectively with the rest of the world and meet the challenges of distance, global supply chains and innovation. With papers from Geoffrey Blainey, Glenn Withers and Ian Marsh available for public download.

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Research in progress

Parental leave

Under the Human Capital research stream, this project is examining the scope for income-contingent loans (eg HECS or FEE-HELP) to fund or supplement maternity leave.

Telecommunications regulation

This collection of papers will explore different sides of the telecommunications regulation debate in Australia.