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Impact Economics and Policy’s experts work with governments, non-for-profits and businesses to provide robust evidence, fresh analysis and strategic communication to tackle Australia’s biggest public policy challenges.

Our Expertise

At Impact Economics and Policy we are proud to be experts.

Our consultants and affiliates have expertise across economic and fiscal, superannuation, taxation, education, health and aged care, gender equity, and housing policy.

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Impact Economics and Policy has partnered with governments, leading non-for profits and businesses to address some of Australia’s biggest policy issues.

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Latest News and Reports

Reports and News
Lasting Impacts: The Economic Costs of Child Poverty in New South Wales
Lasting Impacts: The Economic Costs of Child Poverty in New South Wales

For the first time in Australia, research has quantified the economic costs of child poverty. This unprecedented report, commissioned by NCOSS, reveals that child poverty costs the NSW economy approximately $60 billion annually…

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Time to Stop Throwing Good Money After Bad
Time to Stop Throwing Good Money After Bad

As the Government considers two major reports into the child care sector, in this report we make the case for fundamental market reform.

We outline how a $10 per day flat fee model would provide an opportunity for market reform, delivering cost effective and higher quality care. 

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Call Unanswered: Unmet Demand for Specialist Homelessness Services
Call Unanswered: Unmet Demand for Specialist Homelessness Services

This report surveys the increasing strain on Specialist Homelessness Services during Australia’s worsening housing crisis. With more Australians at risk of losing their homes…

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MYOB SME Performance Indicator - October
MYOB SME Performance Indicator - October

The second SME Performance Indicator report, prepared by Impact Economics and Policy for MYOB, offers a detailed analysis of the performance of Australia’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Drawing on millions…

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A Healthy Queensland
A Healthy Queensland

As one of the largest health systems in the country, Queensland Health operates a diverse range of services, including public hospitals, community health centers, mental health services…

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Motivating Action: Closing the gender pay gap in Victorian Businesses
Motivating Action: Closing the gender pay gap in Victorian Businesses

This research report is a collaboration between Impact Economics and Policy, One Red Step, University of Tasmania and University of Canberra. The project...

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Navigating towards a more sustainable and supportive market for disability services
Navigating towards a more sustainable and supportive market for disability services

Impact Economics and Policy has developed a series of models for rolling out ‘navigators’ to help people with a disability to plan services and connect...

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MYOB SME Performance Indicator
MYOB SME Performance Indicator

Utilising over 17 million observations from anonymised MYOB data we have developed a new indicator on the economic performance of small businesses…

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Funding Legal Aid Options Paper
Funding Legal Aid Options Paper

Australia’s legal assistance sector is under severe pressure from greater demand for services and chronic underfunding. This report analyses the possible funding sources…

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Press Club Address: Urgent need for action on poverty, housing and children
Press Club Address: Urgent need for action on poverty, housing and children

Ahead of the 2024-25 Budget our Lead Economist Dr Angela Jackson addressed the National Press Club as part of the Women in Economics annual pre-budget event. Dr Jackson discussed the importance of addressing economic inclusion to lift long term productivity and economic prosperity…

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Training new teachers with digital simulations
Training new teachers with digital simulations

Trainee teachers need more opportunities to practice before they start working in the classroom. Our recent work, funded by the Susan McKinnon Foundation, finds that…

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Time for super performance test facts and myth busting
Time for super performance test facts and myth busting

Impact Economics Senior Manager Brad Ruting and former Productivity Commission Deputy Chair Karen Chester co-wrote an opinion piece in the AFR...

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Greater Giving - Tax time prompts to increase charitable donations
Greater Giving - Tax time prompts to increase charitable donations

Tax time prompts to increase charitable donations. The Albanese Government has set a goal of doubling charitable giving by 2030. This represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to stimulate…

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Beyond Roads and Bridges - Critical social infrastructure for South West Sydney
Beyond Roads and Bridges - Critical social infrastructure for South West Sydney

With the population of Sydney projected to grow by over 1.2 million by 2041, the NSW Government has recognised the implications for physical infrastructure such as roads, airports…

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Opinion Article, The Australian Financial Review: Simple financial advice requires tax reform to end complexity
Opinion Article, The Australian Financial Review: Simple financial advice requires tax reform to end complexity

Senior Manager Brad Ruting and Director of Economic Security and Governance Dr Emily Millane published an opinion piece in the AFR on how a thicket of rules around retirement planning means making it easier for super funds to provide guidance will not be as transformational as some seem to think.

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