Lawrence Abeln – The Conversation

Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann say the government’s mid year outlook sets the path to budget recovery. AAP/Lukas Coch

December 15, 2014

Federal budget deficit climbs to $40.4bn: experts react

Richard Holden, UNSW ; Ben Phillips, University of Canberra; Jakob Madsen, Monash University; John Vaz, Monash University; Lawrence Abeln, University of Adelaide; Margaret McKenzie, Deakin University; Ross Guest, Griffith University, and Susan Harris Rimmer, Australian National University

The federal budget deficit will blow out to A$40.4 billion in 2014-15, up from the $29.8 billion forecast in May’s budget, according to the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) released today…

Some pain, but the nation will benefit: Hockey’s first budget. AAP/Lukas Coch

May 13, 2014

Federal budget 2014: economists react

Sinclair Davidson, RMIT University; Ben Phillips, University of Canberra; Deborah Ralston, Australian Centre for Financial Studies ; Lawrence Abeln, University of Adelaide; Remy Davison, Monash University, and Richard Holden, UNSW

The Abbott government has laid out its path to reach a budget surplus near the end of the decade in the face of continued below-trend growth. Stopping short of making deep cuts in the coming years, Treasurer…

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