Tax Tweaks Can’t Solve Stagnant Wages
The government’s hoped for budget bounce has not transpired. Economist with the Australian Institute Jim…More
Author: Jim Stanford
Jim Stanford
Jim Stanford is an economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute, and author of ‘Economics for Everyone’ (in its second edition, published by Pluto Books in the U.K.)
Australia’s Unemployment Rate Isn’t What It Seems
Work one hour a week and you’re not counted as unemployed. That’s why the numbers…More
Bracket Creep Is A Phoney Menace
By giving a small number of relatively well-off Australians a tax cut the Treasurer has…More
A Warning From Canada: How Cutting Corporate Tax Did More Harm Than Good
In an economy comparable to Australia’s corporate taxes were reduced over a generation with promises…More