Since the late 1980s income contingent loans have been adopted in, or recommended for, a significant and growing number of countries. Looking at countries with both successful and unsuccessful schemes, Bruce Chapman shows that the operational and design features of such schemes are of fundamental importance with respect to their potential efficacy. It also seems...

Bruce Chapman and Ric Simes outline a potential new approach for the public sector in assisting regional economies. A novel aspect of their proposal involves the government providing some proportion of the required finance in the form of a loan to be repaid by the enterprise only when and if the project becomes economically successful...

One way to understand the value of sporting 'superstars' is to examine the effect they have on match attendances and revenue. Arguably, the most famous sports star in Australia was Sir Donald Bradman, whose batting average has far exceeded that of any cricket players. Julian Blackham and Bruce Chapman examine the value of Bradman by...

Bruce Chapman, Linda Botterill and Michael Egan outline the advantages and disadvantages of income-related loans for drought relief as an alternative to the existing interest rate subsidy scheme.

They propose that financial incentives be offered to individuals or firms participating in illegal activity in return for the provision of evidence against other participants. In order to ensure that attractive incentives can be offered, and large fines levied, it is also proposed that a revenue contingent payment mechanism be utilised to extract both incentive...