Senior Research Officer at The Melbourne Institute and Fellow of the ARC Life Course Centre of Excellence, University of Melbourne
I work in the Melbourne Institute at the University of Melbourne, as part of the ARC Life Course Centre of Excellence, where I study economic and behavioural dimensions of intergenerational disadvantage. I previously worked as part of Robert Putnam's research team studying inequality of opportunity; co-authored a major innovation policy report with Lord Stern, for the UK's Chief Scientist; worked for Washington State's "pot tsar" to design cannabis market regulations; and consulted on behavioural economics for the Institute for New Economic Thinking in New York.
Is nuclear the answer to Australia's climate crisis?
Nov 05, 2023 19:39 pm UTC| Economy
This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australias energy transition. In Australias race to net zero emissions, nuclear power has surged back into the news. Opposition leader...
Here's a long-term budget fix that would boost investment: replace company tax with cashflow tax
Dec 19, 2018 15:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Investing
Rather than waiting for the world to reach an agreement to act against multinational corporations that shift profits to tax havens, Australia should consider adopting our proposal for a cashflow tax, which would increase...
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