'Price collar' could break climate deadlock

The world needs to move away from only setting national carbon emission targets, and instead supplement these with an agreed maximum and minimum carbon price that clearly measures the effort it takes to reach these targets, according to new research.

Pre-poll rate rise a possibility

An interest rate rise could be on the cards in the lead up to the general election, according to Crawford School Chair in Public Policy Professor Warwick McKibbin.

Australia: a very good risk to play

Australian assets continue to attract the world to its surging share market, according to Chair in Public Policy Professor Warwick McKibbin.

Capture the moment: talk carbon

A window of opportunity has opened up for a new global carbon pricing forum to be established, according to a leading economist.

Beware a revenue blowout: McKibbin

Badly-designed taxes and huge election commitments without guaranteed revenue streams to pay for them run the risk of blowing a multi-billion dollar hole in the national economy, according to a leading economist.

Super debate causing concern

The debate about changes to superannuation is crafting “policy on the run” and creating uncertainty and anxiety in the community, according to one of Australia’s foremost economists.