Associate Professor, Swinburne University of Technology
Associate Professor Russell Thomson specialises in the economics of science technology and innovation. He has published in leading international journals including the Review of Economics and Statistics, Strategic Management Journal and American Journal of Agricultural Economics. In addition to academic research Associate Professor Thomson regularly undertake applied policy research for clients including the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance. He holds a PhD in Economics from Australian National University and a BSc (Mathematics) from the University of Melbourne.
R&D tax incentives need to be simple and underpin investor confidence
Oct 04, 2016 07:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Economy
Few examples of Australian tax policy are subject to as frequent change as the Research Development tax subsidy, again under review by the federal government. Substantive changes to the rules have occurred every five of...
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