Ep.243 – Robert Breunig on Round Numbers
Robert Breunig, professor of economics at Australia National University, joins the Business Scholarship Podcast to discuss his article Rounded Up: Using Round Numbers to Identify Tax Evasion. His co-authors are Nathan Deutscher and Steven Hamilton.
This episode is hosted by Andrew Jennings, associ…
Inheritances surge as Australians pass on billions
Booming housing wealth and unspent superannuation are increasing the size of Australians' inheritances, according to the first in depth study of wealth transfers by the Productivity Commission. Despite helping the wealthy get richer, inheritances and gifts are nevertheless shrinking relative inequa…
Let's get productive!
Can we fix the tax system?
What is good economic growth vs bad economic growth?
And, as the government's productivity roundtable begins, how do we become more productive as a nation?
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Marija Taflaga enlists tax policy specialists Robert Breunig and Kristen Sob…
How can we improve Australia's Points Tested Visa System?
Immigration in Australia relies on a points system. but how do we improve it? Robert Breunig is the director of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Crawford School of Public Policy joins Phil to go through the improvements?
See om…
'Pretty grim': Australia has second highest inflation in the world
ANU Professor of Economics Professor Robert Breunig joined Jimmy Bartel and Mark Allen to discuss the news that Australia's inflation is the second highest in the world only behind Iceland.
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#36 - How Better Migration Selection Can Add Billions to the Economy
Guest Name(s): Professor Robert Breunig and Dr Peter Varela
Date of recording: 19/06/2026
Summary:
This episode explores how Australia's migration system can be optimised to boost economic outcomes by focusing on better selection and utilisation of skilled migrants. Experts from the Australian Nati…
Britain's Burnham era begins, the Pentagon's pollution, plus the case for tighter means-testing
Britain has its seventh Prime Minister in ten years as Andy Burnham moves into 10 Downing Street. A new documentary counts the staggering emissions of US military operations globally. Plus, is Australia becoming a nation of handouts for the rich? A leading economist makes the case for tighter means…
Is Australia too generous to the rich? The case for tighter means-testing
Why has means-testing fallen out of favour in Australian public policymaking? The idea of means-testing is to direct government support to those who need it most. Increasingly however, governments are opting for universal spending programs - from energy rebates and EV concessions, to subsidies in c…
Inflation outpaces wage growth for the first time in years
ANU Professor of Economics Professor Robert Breunig joined Ross Stevenson and Mark Allen to shed some light on why the average full-time worker is earning less in real terms compared to the same time last year.
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Is cutting immigration good economics?
Migration is dominating the headlines, with the Coalition promising the biggest cut to immigration in Australia’s history — a policy opposition leader Angus Taylor has called "budget neutral".
But what are the economic questions behind student visa numbers, skilled worker contributions, and pressu…
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