Economic stimulus
Alternative labels
Stimulus payment
Report
Who wins and who pays? Rentier power and the Covid crisis
This analysis of recent UK economic support measures suggests that the crisis will exacerbate inequalities between the working poor and the asset-owning wealthy.
Discussion paper
Tasmanian design principles for fiscal policy in the pandemic
The Australia Institute has released this discussion paper looking at how key economic criteria can be used to assess the effectiveness of future stimulus measures in Tasmania.
Report
Bailout for business after coronavirus
This report argues that the cost of supporting business through the crisis is easily affordable if it helps return the recession-scarred economy to growth. But the Treasury must avoid burdening companies with unpayable debts or propping up those with no prospects in the post-coronavirus economy.
Media release
$7.8 million cash boost to help with cost of living
Up to 11,000 South Australians will receive a once-off $500 cash boost to help ease cost of living pressures as part of the Marshall Liberal Government's $1 billion stimulus package in response to COVID-19. Initiative: Up to 11,000 South Australians will receive a once-off $500 cash boost to help ease cost of living pressures
Working paper
The socioeconomics of pandemics policy
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world have provided a massive fiscal and monetary stimulus. While this policy is welcome in the short run, the author of this paper argues that it does not address the underlying problem in the medium and long run.