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Sinclair Davidson

Sinclair is a Professor of Economics at RMIT in Melbourne.

Publications by Author

  1. BOOK REVIEW: Keynes Hayek: The Clash that Defined Modern Economics

    Sinclair Davidson | 10 Dec 2012 | POLICY Magazine

    Keynes Hayek: The Clash that Defined Modern Economics By Nicholas Wapshott

  2. Taxploitation II: Tax Reform for Incentive,Productivity and Economic Growth

    John Humphreys, Robert Carling, Sinclair Davidson, Stephen Kirchner | 13 Jul 2011 | CIS Readings

    This volume reviews tax reforms implemented since the publication of Taxploitation by the CIS in 2006 and concludes that... Read More...

  3. FEATURE: Should We Worry about Sovereign Wealth Funds?

    Sinclair Davidson | 01 Sep 2010 | POLICY Magazine

    Portfolio investment by foreign governments avoids the dangers of domestic government-owned enterprises.

  4. The Faulty Arguments Behind Australia’s Corporate Tax

    Sinclair Davidson | 01 Oct 2008 | Policy Monographs

    This paper investigates Australian corporate tax and highlights a number of issues that deserve greater public awareness.

  5. Fiscal Illusion: How Big Government Makes Tax Look Small

    Sinclair Davidson | 21 Jan 2008 | Policy Monographs

    Sinclair Davidson in this paper canvasses an issue that cuts across all taxes and all levels of government: fiscal illusion... Read More...

  6. FEATURE: How Do Australian Classical Liberals Vote?

    Sinclair Davidson | 12 Dec 2007 | POLICY Magazine

    Though rare, classical liberal voters can affect major party support.

  7. Tax Competition: Much To Do About Very Little

    Sinclair Davidson | 15 Oct 2007 | Policy Monographs

    Sinclair Davidson challenges the notion of ‘harmful’ international tax competition. He argues that in the sphere of taxation,... Read More...

  8. FEATURE: '...Who Comes to Australia?'

    Sinclair Davidson | 03 Mar 2007 | POLICY Magazine

    Where migrants come from can tell us something about how they might fit in.

  9. FEATURE: It's An Evil Thing to Oblige People to Vote

    Derek Chong, Sinclair Davidson | 12 Dec 2005 | POLICY Magazine

    Voluntary voting would not have changed recent election results.

  10. Are There Any Good Arguments Against Cutting Income Taxes?

    Sinclair Davidson | 22 Aug 2005 | Policy Monographs

    Sinclair Davidson explains why, in a sharply ‘progressive’ tax system like ours, tax cuts that appear to favour high... Read More...

  11. FEATURE: Taxation with Misrepresentation

    Sinclair Davidson | 12 Dec 2004 | POLICY Magazine

    Australia's revenue lobby in denial.

  12. Who Pays the Lion’s Share of Personal Income Tax?

    Sinclair Davidson | 13 Jul 2004 | Policy Monographs

    Davidson’s paper performs a service by exposing the absurdities of some of the claims that are being made about who pays... Read More...

Opinion & Commentary by Author

  1. The case for corporate tax reform

    Sinclair Davidson | 13 Aug 2008 | Online Opinion

    Australia’s corporate tax is said to be very successful, raising substantial revenue, and there has been little debate... Read More

  2. Corporate tax needs attention now

    Sinclair Davidson | 07 Aug 2008 | The Australian Financial Review

    Australia’s corporate tax regime is very successful at raising revenue and also at escaping any serious scrutiny. Serious... Read More

  3. To save money Labor’s killing a money saver

    Sinclair Davidson | 26 Dec 2007 | The Newcastle Herald

    Hidden among the Labor Party’s election promises was a plan to scrap the office of the Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT)... Read More

  4. Here is the truth about tax havens

    Sinclair Davidson | 16 Oct 2007 | The Age

    It is now bipartisan policy to turn Australia into a funds management tax haven. Kevin Rudd announced in his budget reply... Read More

  5. Marginal Rate a Major Turn-Off

    Sinclair Davidson | 29 Aug 2005 | The Australian Financial Review

    Over the past few years, a blizzard of argument and statistics has confronted the general public as Australia has wrestled... Read More

  6. No worries on Aussies' generosity

    Sinclair Davidson | 24 Aug 2005 | The Courier Mail

    The Australian welfare lobby often calls for increases in taxation. Presumably this is to fund increases in welfare expenditure.

  7. Cut Taxes And Watch Economy Soar

    Sinclair Davidson | 10 Jun 2004 | The Australian Financial Review

    The Treasury Secretary, Ken Henry , in a recent speech to Australian Business Economists , argued for higher levels of economic... Read More

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