Robert Carling

Senior Fellow, Economics Program

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Robert Carling is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies. Robert is researching and writing about fiscal policy, taxation and federalism.  Some of Robert's recent publications include Fiscal Shock and Awe in the United States, Are We All Keynesians Again? and Fiscal Rules for Limited Government: Reforming Australia’s Fiscal Responsibility Legislation with Stephen Kirchner.

Prior to joining the CIS, Robert was Executive Director, Economic and Fiscal at the New South Wales Treasury from 1998 to 2006.  Previous position have been with Commonwealth Treasury, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. He holds academic qualifications in economics and finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science, Georgetown University and the University of Queensland.