In an article in today’s Australian, I argue that governments can learn valuable lessons from the current battle between the taxi industry and Uber, as well as from past battles over government protection of market power (such as the tariff wall and AWB’s export wheat single desk). I draw 5 key lessons – the most important one being: don’t create market power in the first place!
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“Rethinking the Role of Government for Progressive Social and Economic Reform: The Case of the Income Contingent Loan”
The School of Economics was very pleased to host Professor Bruce Chapman for the 2015 Joseph Fisher Lecture. Professor Chapman, also known as the architect of the HECS system discussed the rationale of income contingent loans and how they could be applied to other social and economic reform issues. Bruce’s charismatic presentation was very engaging, and in line with the sub-title of his talk, had the audience laughing along with his amusing anecdotes as he described his “journey of a naive academic economist”. Click here to view video.
More information: Bruce is a Professor of economics at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. He has a PhD from Yale and over 200 journal publications in education and labour market economics. He designed the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS), was a principal advisor to Prime Minister Paul Keating and received an Order of Australia in 2003 for contributions to economic and education policy. In 2015 he was given the Economics Society of Australia Distinguished Fellow Award and has been described as a “National Living Treasure”.
From left: Professor Warren Bebbington, Vice Chancellor, Professor Bruce Chapman, Mr Peter Fisher and Professor Paul Kerin.
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Could community owned energy be the answer to Australia’s energy woes? Our Head of School, Professor Paul Kerin was interviewed by Bonnie Parker yesterday on ‘The Wire’ for this discussion.
Enova Energy is a community owned energy retailer looking to create a more energy conscious community in New South Wales northern rivers. The first of its kind in Australia, the company is looking for investors. During the interview Paul discusses the viability and future of community-owned energy supplies.
Follow this link to hear the interview
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On Wednesday 26 August Prof Paul Kerin, Dr Stephanie McWhinnie and Dr Virginie Masson from the School of Economics visited Glenunga International High School. They spoke to about 120 students studying Year 11 and 12 economics, providing an overview of the School’s research in the areas that students are currently studying and discussed the breadth […]
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The School of Economics warmly invites alumni, colleagues and all members of the general public to the 2015 Fisher Lecture presented by Professor Bruce Chapman. Bruce is a Professor of economics at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. He has a PhD from Yale and over 200 journal publications in […]
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The School of Economics was pleased to host a talk organised by the Economics Teachers’ Society of SA. The top Year 12 students currently studying Economics at Adelaide high schools were invited to the talk. The guest speaker was Dr Alex Heath, Head of Economic Analysis, Reserve Bank of Australia who gave an address on: “Current […]
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In the lead article in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC’s) journal Network, Professor and Head of School Paul Kerin identifies major problems in Australia’s regulatory systems and proposes fundamental reforms. Read article here
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Professor Kym Anderson yesterday received the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honours.The citation was for eminent service to higher education as a leading academic and researcher, particularly in the field of agricultural economics, to the study of international trade and poverty reduction in developing countries, and to the […]
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The School of Economics is pleased to congratulate Dr Martin Parkinson, who is a graduate of the School of Economics for receiving an Honorary Doctorate. Dr Parkinson also presented the 2015 Graduation Oration. Dr Parkinson also met with our B Economics (Advanced) and Honours students while visiting Adelaide. Hearty congratulations also to all of our […]
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An article written by our Head of School, Paul Kerin and the Executive Dean, Christopher Findlay was published in the Business section of the Australian on 29 April 2015 titled: An efficient land levy could fund cuts to costly stamp duties and company taxes. To read the article click here
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