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May 29, 2022

Open letter: the RBA review should be independent of government

Steven Hamilton, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University; Begoña Dominguez, The University of Queensland; Chris Edmond, The University of Melbourne; Danielle Wood, Grattan Institute; John Quiggin, The University of Queensland; Renee McKibbin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University; Richard Holden, UNSW ; Saul Eslake, University of Tasmania, and Warwick J. McKibbin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

The independent review of the Reserve Bank should be headed by someone from outside the country say 12 leading economists in an open letter to the treasurer.

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April 7, 2021

The successor to JobKeeper can’t do its job. We’ll need JobMaker II

Renee McKibbin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University; Peter M. Downes, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, and Warwick J. McKibbin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Done right, JobMaker can support 100,000 jobs, but it’ll have to happen soon.

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March 29, 2020

Give people and businesses money now they can pay back later (if and when they can)

Linda Botterill, University of Canberra; Bruce Chapman, Australian National University; Glenn Withers, Australian National University, and Warwick J. McKibbin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Income-contingent loans could ensure people and businesses get financial relief now, and there is less long-term risk for the government.

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March 3, 2020

The first economic modelling of coronavirus scenarios is grim for Australia, the world

Warwick J. McKibbin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University and Roshen Fernando, Australian National University

The same techniques used to model the SARS pandemic for the World Health Organisation produce results ranging from bad to catastrophic.

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May 8, 2012

Federal budget 2012: expert reaction

Graham White, University of Sydney; Bob Gregory, Australian National University; Gregory Melleuish, University of Wollongong; Hal Kendig, University of Sydney; Jakob Madsen, Monash University; John Quiggin, The University of Queensland; John Wanna, Australian National University; Michael Rafferty, University of Sydney; Nick Economou, Monash University, and Warwick J. McKibbin, Australian National University

Labor has made a $5 billion pitch to true-believers with a $1.5 billion surplus, cash hand-outs and tax breaks for low- and middle-income earners in the federal budget. And the opinion-makers are on the…

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