
The Recovery Book: what Australian governments should do now
REPORTby John Daley, Danielle Wood, Brendan Coates, Stephen Duckett, Julie Sonnemann, Marion Terrill and Tony Wood
To help Australia recover from the COVID-19 recession, the Government should inject $70 billion to $90 billion in extra economic stimulus, including revamping and extending JobKeeper.
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Chief Executive Officer
Danielle WoodDanielle is the CEO of the Grattan Institute. She has published extensively on economic reform priorities, budget policy, tax reform, generational inequality and reforming political institutions. She is a sought-after media commentator and speaker on policy issues.
Danielle previously worked at the ACCC, NERA Economic Consulting and the Productivity Commission. She holds an Honours degree in Economics from the University of Adelaide and Masters degrees in Economics and Competition Law, from the University of Melbourne.
Danielle is the National President of the Economic Society of Australia and co-founder and former Chair of the Women in Economics Network.
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Household Finances Program Director
Brendan CoatesBrendan’s research focuses on tax reform, economic and budget policy, retirement incomes and superannuation, housing, transport infrastructure and cities. Before Grattan, Brendan worked as a macro-financial economist with the World Bank in Indonesia and Latin America, and prior to that, he undertook a number of roles with the Australian Treasury in areas such as tax-transfer system reform, financial and commodities markets analysis and macro-economic forecasting, including as part of the Treasury’s China Policy Unit. Brendan holds a Masters of International Development Economics from the Australian National University and Bachelors of Commerce and Arts from the University of Melbourne.
Reports
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28 June 2020
The Recovery Book: what Australian governments should do now -
16 April 2019
Commonwealth Orange Book 2019: Policy priorities for the federal government -
28 October 2018
State Orange Book 2018: Policy priorities for states and territories -
31 January 2018
Regional Patterns Maps -
2 August 2017
Regional patterns of Australia’s economy and population
News & Opinion
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2 March 2020
Our retirement system is failing poorer Australians -
2 March 2020
Forget more compulsory super: here are five ways to actually boost retirement incomes -
21 September 2019
How policy makers should respond to Australia’s slowing economy -
22 May 2019
Policy priorities for the returned Morrison government -
11 May 2019
At this election, voters have a clear choice on the economy
Podcasts
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18 December 2020
Grattan’s 2020 Year in Review with Danielle Wood – Podcast -
9 October 2020
Hard hat or hard-hit? Evaluating the 2020 Federal Budget – Podcast -
22 May 2019
After the ‘Morrison Miracle’ -
17 April 2019
Federal Election 2019: Big ideas for Australia’s next government
Events
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06 July 2020
How Australia can recover from the COVID-19 crisis – Webinar event -
17 April 2019
Federal Election 2019: Big ideas for Australia’s next government – Melbourne -
19 February 2019
NSW Election 2019: Big ideas for the next government – Sydney -
13 November 2018
State Orange Book 2018: Policy priorities for states and territories – Melbourne -
13 March 2018
Innovation policy in Australia: never a better time? – Melbourne