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Progressive social and economic reform through income-contingent loans

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Paul Kerin

Tonight, the School of Economics hosts the 2015 Joseph Fisher Lecture. The annual Joseph Fisher Lecture is given by an eminent economist and focuses on a key policy issue(s).

Tonight’s lecture will be delivered by Professor Bruce Chapman. Bruce was a lecturer in our School early in his career; he is currently Professor of Economics at the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy. He is best known as the father of the HECS scheme. In tonight’s lecture, titled “Rethinking the Role of Government for Progressive Social and Economic Reform: The Case of the Income-Contingent Loan”, Bruce will argue that the key idea behind HECS – the income-contingent loan – can be applied to a range of issues to better serve the public interest.

Bruce’s lecture will commence at 5.30pm in the University of Adelaide’s Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre.

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Should South Australians Really be “Down in the Mouth”?

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Paul Kerin

The South Australian Centre for Economic Studies recently published the first of four papers in its Economic Issues series. The series reviews South Australia’s historical macroeconomic performance and attempts to highlight sustainable comparative advantages. The first paper sets the scene with a review of the state’s macroeconomic performance over the last two decades; it is available at: Should South Australians Really be “Down in the Mouth”? Macroeconomic Performance.

Posted in Business economics, Economic growth, Economic reform, Economic regulation, Paul Kerin, Public policy, South Australian Centre for Economic Studies, South Australian economy
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Where to from here for South Australia?

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Paul Kerin

The South Australian Centre for Economic Studies recently published the second paper in its Economic Issues series. This latest paper examines the prospects for growth through a more detailed examination of the state’s manufacturing sector, including the role that the state government can play in assisting the potential to be realised; it is available at: Where Do We Go From Here? South Australia’s Economic Prospects Going Forward and the Role of Government.

 

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Need for tax reform

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Paul Kerin

A new report by Deloitte Access Economic, cited in today’s Advertiser (“A better mix for tax system”, p.51), echoes the case for tax reform that Christopher Findlay and I made in our recent article in The Australian (available at: Cut costly stamp duties, company taxes with an efficient land levy). In that article, we proposed […]

Posted in Business economics, Economic growth, Economic reform, Paul Kerin, Public policy, South Australian economy, Taxation
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