NewsGeoff Allen appointed Chairman-elect of CEDACEDA's Chairman, Ivan Deveson AO, has announced that Geoff Allen, founder of the Allen Consulting Group and the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, will be the new Chairman of CEDA, following his retirement later this year. Dr Michael Porter appointed as Director, CEDA ResearchCEDA is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Michael Porter as in-house Research Director. Dr Porter joins CEDA from Monday, 14 July 2008, and he will work on a part-time basis from our offices in Melbourne. Coming events
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Recent researchInformation Paper 91: Sharing the Costs of Parental Leave
CEDA's latest information paper explores how an optional income contingent loan could fund additional parental leave. The research by HECS architect Professor Bruce Chapman, along with Tim Higgins and Lynette Lin, suggests that such a system would introduce choice and flexibility without requiring major contributions from taxpayers. Sustainable Queensland: Volume 3 |
More and more people believe Australia's federal system is broken. Professor Jonathan Pincus says the opposite. He believes Australia’s current federal system is much more successful than we think - and competition between states and the federal government can produce healthy improvements in policy. Published as part of CEDA's Economic & Political Overview for 2008.
"Getting it right" - finding the balance between minimising climate change damage and reducing economic activity - will require a risk management approach. The task for policymakers in Australia, and around the world, is to introduce economic incentives that encourage more careful use of the climate 'asset'. A market-based solution - which includes placing a price on carbon - should produce more benefits, at a lower cost, than regulation or subsidies. This research collection is authored by leading Australian and international experts. 
This paper proposes a gradual rise in the pension age from 65 to 67, between 2015 and 2022 - a change already introduced in the US, the UK and Germany. It also suggests Australia should replace the fixed pension age with a more dynamic approach, linking pension age to life expectancy. Report authored by David Knox.
This big-picture CEDA research collection looks at Australia's place in the globalising world economy of the early 21st century. It asks how our economy can engage more effectively with the rest of the world and meet the challenges of distance, global supply chains and innovation. With papers from Geoffrey Blainey, Glenn Withers and Ian Marsh available for public download.
Climate change, affordable housing and Australia's public service industry