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The internet is everywhere, except in the economic growth figures. Shutterstock

October 23, 2018

The internet has done a lot, but so far little for economic growth

Chris Doucouliagos, Deakin University and Tom Stanley, Deakin University

The internet has always been just about to deliver an enormous spurt of economic growth or productivity growth A new meta-analysis of 59 econometric studies finds it is yet to do so.

Re-examining a survey of international studies on the price of beer, any tax increase will be only half as effective as planned in reducing consumption. Andy Rain/AAP

January 9, 2018

Politicians are inflating the evidence used to justify tax increases

Chris Doucouliagos, Deakin University and Tom Stanley, Deakin University

A new survey shows economic studies frequently report effects to be much larger than they actually are, leading to inflated claims about policy effectiveness and public benefit.

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