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Artificial Intelligence: A Classical Liberal Approach
Free markets and liberal institutions for a world of abundant intelligence.
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“Policy failure after policy failure”: why is Britain falling behind?
Matthew Lesh of Freshwater Strategy on Britain’s economic stagnation, high electricity prices, taxes, and the rules holding back growth.
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Scholarly outputs are the final goods of a heterogeneous, multi-stage, temporally extended production process. Austrian capital theory provides a way to analyse how artificial intelligence changes that process.…
Dynamic Capabilities and the Knowledge Problem of Ex Ante Platform RegulationAllen, D.W.E. and Berg, C. (2026) · Working paper, SSRNGeneral-purpose Computing Causes Regulatory Object InstabilityBerg, C. (2026) · Working paper, SSRNThe Economics of Blockchain Shared SecurityAllen, D.W.E., Berg, C. and Davidson, S. (2026) · in Cryptoeconomic Theory, World Scientific, pp. 35–51All research →Policy
Australia’s broader technology policy should support access to capable AI tools and their use for legitimate defensive purposes. Opening statement by Darcy Allen and Chris Berg, 19 October…
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Artificial Intelligence and Data CentresBerg, C. and Allen, D.W.E. (2026) · Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee inquiry into artificial intelligence and data centresProductivity in a Time of Rapid Technological ChangeBerg, C. and Allen, D.W.E. (2026) · Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Productivity in AustraliaPayments and Competition in a Digital EconomyBerg, C. and Allen, D.W.E. (2026) · Submission to the House of Representatives Inquiry into Schemes, Digital Wallets and Innovation in the Payments SectorAll submissions and evidence →Commentary
A review of Battle of the Banks: How ad men, barristers and bankers ended Ben Chifley’s boldest plan by Bob Crawshaw (Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2025, 242pp). What was…
Changes to auctions are just selling everyone shortHerald Sun · November 2025 · with Peyman KhezrThe RBA is why your credit card surcharge fees are so highAustralian Financial Review · November 2025 · with Julian MorrisThe Minns AI disasterSpectator Australia · August 2025All commentary →Media
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