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CEDA's online magazine includes analysis of CEDA forums and events, and updates on policy issues. Current articles include ASIC and APRA on redesigning financial regulation, the Danish Minister for Energy and Climate, and CEDA's Board of Governors on the global financial crisis.
In this year's Economic and Political Overview, ANZ Chief Economist Saul Eslake previews the economic outlook for the year, UQ Business School Professor Ken Wiltshire assesses the political outlook and the Rudd Government's performance in the major policy areas, and Warwick McKibbin and David Pearce discuss climate change policy in the year ahead in the context of the century to come.
Australia's Broadband Future: Four doors to greater competition focuses on the current Australian broadband debate. How do we deliver the best information services to customers in different situations across the country? Australian and international experts explore policy options to stimulate competition and innovation in broadband and media delivery.
This special paper by CEDA's Research Director, Dr Michael Porter, explores the foundations of global finance and some of the reasons behind the global financial crisis.
CEDA's latest research outlines the contribution of foreign direct investment to the Australian economy, particularly in relation to the mining industry. It is written by Dr Brian Fisher, Paul Newton and Steve Brown from Concept Economics.
CEDA's latest information paper explores how an optional income contingent loan could fund additional parental leave. The research by HECS architect Professor Bruce Chapman, along with Tim Higgins and Lynette Lin, suggests that such a system would introduce choice and flexibility without requiring major contributions from taxpayers.
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.
"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.
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.
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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Growth 60: Australia's Broadband Future
How well does Australia compete in the global economy?