Inflation
Report
Financial stability review: September 2024
This assessment covers the global and macro-financial environment, resilience of Australian households and businesses, and resilience of the Australian financial system. There is also a focus on the financial stability implications of artificial intelligence including the supply and demand factors, the economic benefits, the benefits and risks, and laws and regulations.
Briefing paper
Government spending and inflation
It is well-known that government expenditure in Australia has grown apace in recent years. This paper presents the key facts about public expenditure growth in recent years and discusses its contribution to inflation.
Report
Macroeconomic policies for inflation: lessons learned from COVID-19
This report provides a summary of the monetary and fiscal policies enacted in Australia that were aimed at stabilising the domestic economy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Report
Inflation and migration: theory, evidence and implications for the Monetary Policy Committee
The authors of this report argue that to successfully undertake its mandate, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will need to take a view on the current and future effects of people flows into and out of the country.
Briefing paper
The irrelevance of minimum wages to future inflation
The authors of this paper argue that a significant increase to the minimum wage, and accompanying increases to award rates, would not have a significant effect on inflation in Australia.