New book · 28 October 2026
Artificial Intelligence: A Classical Liberal Approach
Free markets and liberal institutions for a world of abundant intelligence.
Research
How to Do Research With AI: An Austrian Capital Theory ApproachBerg, C. (2026) · Australian Economic Papers 65(3): 340–348
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
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 centres
Australian policymakers want artificial-intelligence sovereignty, data sovereignty and domestic compute capacity. These goals require data centres. Treating data centres as a novel feature of the AI industry invites…
Productivity 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 SectorRegulatory sandboxes fail because they get the default rule wrongBerg, C. and Allen, D.W.E. (2026) · Submission to the Independent Review of the Enhanced Regulatory SandboxAll submissions and evidence →Commentary
A Run on the BanksIPA Review · December 2025
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
Albanese’s internet crackdown could fuel the populist backlashTicker · 11 September 2026Australia is making Europe’s tech regulation mistakesTicker · 10 September 2026Australia’s AI opportunity is at risk — ‘Hope is not a plan’Ticker · 3 September 2026High interest rates are crushing Australia’s economyTicker · 13 August 2026
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