John W Freebairn

Reform State Taxes to Increase Productivity

John Freebairn

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian Economic Review

A larger and more productive economy would facilitate the reduction of COVID‐19 government deficits and their future repayment. Re..

The attacks are misguided: in a time of crisis the Bureau of Statistics is serving us well

Jeffrey Borland, Bob Gregory, John Freebairn, Roger Wilkins, Sue Richardson

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

In critical times, we expect our public institutions to step up. Inevitably, we are going to judge them, as we should, because it ..

A portfolio policy package to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

J Freebairn

Journal article  |  2020  |  Atmosphere

Arguments for a portfolio of price, regulation and subsidy policy interventions to reduce the production and consumption of greenh..

Multinational corporations and profit shifting: problems and policy options

John Freebairn

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australian Tax Forum: a journal of taxation policy, law and reform

Multinational corporations have opportunities, and face competitive pressures, to shift profits from high corporate tax rate to lo..

Policy Options to Reduce Electricity Greenhouse Gas Emissions

John Freebairn

Journal article  |  2018  |  AUSTRALIAN ECONOMIC REVIEW

The design and effects of different schemes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and consumption of e..

Effects of supermarket monopsony pricing on agriculture

John Freebairn

Journal article  |  2018  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS

Potential effects of alleged monopsony pricing of farm food products by supermarkets on farm product prices, quantities, incomes a..

Federalism and Tax Reform

John Freebairn

Journal article  |  2018  |  AUSTRALIAN ECONOMIC REVIEW

The form and potential contributions of cooperative federalism and the additional skills and tasks required of the public service ..

Opportunities and Challenges for CGE Models in Analysing Taxation

John Freebairn

Journal article  |  2018  |  ECONOMIC PAPERS

Taxation analysis seeks to describe the effects of current taxes, make forecasts and assess proposed reform options. In each case,..

Environmental Water Efficiency: Maximizing Benefits and Minimizing Costs of Environmental Water Use and Management

Avril C Horne, Erin L O'Donnell, Adam J Loch, David C Adamson, Barry Hart, John Freebairn

Journal article  |  2018  |  Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water

Environmental water management is a relatively new discipline, with concepts, management practice and institutional mechanisms tha..

Comparison of a lower corporate income tax rate for small and large businesses

John Freebairn

Journal article  |  2017  |  EJOURNAL OF TAX RESEARCH

The comparative effects of a lower corporate income tax rate on effective tax rates and investment decisions of small an d large b..