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Cost and standard of living

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Cost of living
Household expenses
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Standard of living
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Fairer taxes, smarter spending: a recipe for sustainable growth


The UK government needs more tax revenues to tackle societal challenges, such as climate change and the ageing population, while simultaneously delivering growth. This briefing demonstrates that current ‘record’ levels of tax are unremarkable internationally, and shows how rising tax levels can enable better living standards.
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Profit-price inflation: theory, international evidence, and policy implications


This research confirms that corporate profits in Australia, despite recent moderation, remain well above historic norms, and must fall further in order to allow a rebuilding of real wages in Australia that have been badly damaged by recent inflation.
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How to beat a cost-of-learning crisis: universities’ support for students


This report considers the strategies adopted by higher education institutions to support students affected by the cost-of-living crisis.
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Debunking degrowth


The main proposition behind the 'degrowth' movement is that economic growth is causing irreversible and irreparable harm to the planet, to the detriment of future generations and potentially risking human civilisation. This paper reviews the arguments for degrowth and then dissects them, addressing several myths which appear to drive this call.
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Chronically unaffordable housing: a global review of the biggest threat to Sydney’s competitiveness


This paper puts Sydney’s housing challenge in an economic context by scanning current international evidence and case studies from other global cities experiencing the same challenge.