Distributional modelling of the Australian tax and social security system changes: 2005-2015 and beyond
Author/editor: Phillips, B & Gray, M
Year published: 2017
This paper presents the cumulative results from modelling of the distributional impact of changes to the personal income tax and social security system in Australia over the period 2005-06 to 2015-16 and planned changes to 2020-21. For much of the first period, successive governments implemented…
Economic efficiency and the detection of crime: A case study of Hong Kong Policing
Author/editor: Manning, M & Wong, G.
Year published: 2017
Entrenched post-separation parenting disputes: The role of interparental hatred?
Author/editor: Smyth, B & Maloney, LJ.
Year published: 2017
Forest fire danger, life satisfaction and feelings of safety: evidence from Australia
Author/editor: Ambrey, CL, Fleming, CM, & Manning, M.
Year published: 2017
Employing data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey and the McArthur Forest Fire Danger Index, this study tests: (1) the association between forest fire danger and an individual’s life satisfaction; (2) the association between forest fire danger and an individual’s…
Innovation, Science, and Business
Author/editor: Sheppard, J & Gray, M
Year published: 2017
The latest ANUpoll has found a large majority of Australians support science and want politicians to rely more on the advice of scientists and experts. The ANUpoll also found 67 per cent of those surveyed believe science is best funded by government rather than private business, while 82 per…
Institutional Legacies and “Sticky Layers”: What happens in cases of transformative policy change?
Author/editor: Kay, A, Carey, G & Nevile A.
Year published: 2017
Policy layering has received significant scholarly attention in recent years as a means to explain and understand the outcomes of policy implementation efforts, particularly within the context of incremental change. However, little is known about how processes of policy layering and institutional…