This paper estimates the effect of several business investment tax breaks (ITBs), including tax credits and instant asset write-offs, implemented over the past 15 years. The paper provides three key findings. A key takeaway is that ITBs can be effective tools for stimulating the economy during a downturn.

Recent papers have argued that monetary policy and economic conditions can influence the amount of innovative activity in the economy, and therefore productivity and living standards in the future. This paper examines whether this is the case for Australia - a small open economy that tends to import innovation from overseas.

This working paper examines promotion and separation in the Australian Public Service (APS) from 2001 to 2020 by gender and for two other Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) groups - people with a disability and people from non-English speaking backgrounds. The results help deepen the understanding of the composition of the public service, EEO representation, its...

In this paper, the authors examine individuals’ responsiveness to marginal tax rates using the universe of Australian taxpayer records from 2000 to 2018.

Recent years have seen increased interest in the effect of female board members on firm performance. Using event studies and regression analyses, the authors of this paper demonstrate that there is little evidence that female board representation affects firm performance.