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Author Archives: Warwick Smith
My article in today’s Guardian – The United States of Australia?
Are we witnessing the emergence of the United States of Australia? Australia can have its cake and eat it too, because a healthy and materially secure population will repay enormous economic dividends. Instead, we’re going further down the US pathin … Continue reading
Budget vision
By Warwick Smith No other event equals the release of a federal budget for a clear statement of what the government really intends for the country. Almost everything else they do is smoke and mirrors. The budget tells us who … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, Economic theory, Inequality, political economy
Tagged budget, Economic policy, inequality, politics
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Great article by Tim Thornton in today’s Age on the problems with economics education
I couldn’t agree more with what Tim writes here. Having a background in science when I studied undergraduate economics at the University of Melbourne I was shocked by the uncritical adherence to flawed assumptions that was taught to undergraduates and … Continue reading
My Op-ed on productivity in today’s Canberra Times
Longer hours means lower productivity for the public service Originally published in The Canberra Times Date: May 6, 2014 Warwick Smith Job security in the public service is declining and conditions are under assault. Recently we’ve heard the federal government … Continue reading
Resource rent tax – radio interview
I recently appeared on “On the money” on 2ser in Sydney (and other stations around the country through the community radio network). I was explaining what a resource rent tax was and how it worked. As usual with this topic, … Continue reading
Op-ed in The Age: Treasurer’s agenda running out of truth
This article originally appeared in The Age. Treasurer’s agenda running out of truth by Warwick Smith Joe Hockey has been talking non-stop about how the country is running out of money for Medicare, for the ABC, for welfare and for … Continue reading
My new article in The Conversation – Tax reform is hard…so it’s time for an independent tax board
Just published today. Tax reform is hard…so it’s time for an independent tax board By Warwick Smith, University of Melbourne The federal government’s Commission of Audit – tasked with finding efficiency and productivity improvements to deliver a surplus of 1% … Continue reading
Posted in Inequality, Political philosophy, tax economics
Tagged Economic policy, Ken Henry, taxation policy, The Conversation
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Statistical Learning – free online course through standford
I’ve just started the Statistical Learning course offered online by Stanford Uni. The guys running it are gurus in the field and it looks great. It’s not not too late to register if you’re interested in this sort of thing … Continue reading
Addictive taxes, resources and gambling
I’ve written recently about the desirability of a resource rent tax for Australia. However, it’s not a simple issue and there are some potential pitfalls. Possibly the most important of these is the risk that governments will become addicted to … Continue reading
Posted in Economic theory, tax economics
Tagged Economic policy, environment, government, resource rent tax, taxation, taxation policy
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New article in The Conversation – Ageing population and mining: a tale of two booms
The below article just published today in The Conversation. Click here to read the original. Ageing population and mining: a tale of two booms By Warwick Smith, University of Melbourne In an unusual move, Mission Australia and the Business Council … Continue reading
Posted in Inequality, superannuation, tax economics
Tagged baby boomers, inequality, Ken Henry, mining, rent-seeking, resource rent tax, superannuation, taxation, The Conversation, wellbeing
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Reconstructing Economics 