Economic history
The history of economic policy, institutions or ideas, where the historical account is the substance of the piece.
Books 1
Research 8
Exit, Voice, and ForkingBerg, A. and Berg, C. (2020) · Journal articlesAdam Smith and Jeremy Bentham in the Australian ColoniesBerg, C. (2017) · History of Economics Review 68(1): 2–16What Diplomacy in the Ancient Near East Can Tell Us About Blockchain TechnologyBerg, C. (2017) · Ledger 2: 55–64Safety and Soundness: An economic history of prudential bank regulation in Australia, 1893-2008Berg, C. (2016) · PhD thesis, RMIT UniversityThe Campbell Committee and the origins of ‘deregulation’ in AustraliaBerg, C. (2016) · Australian Journal of Political Science 51(4): 711–726The Curtin–Chifley Origins of the Australian Bank Deposit GuaranteeBerg, C. (2015) · Agenda – A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform 22(1)Classical Liberalism in Australian EconomicsBerg, C. (2015) · Econ Journal Watch“The Biggest Giveaway in the History of the Nation”: A Legislative History of the 1962 Communications Satellite ActBerg, C. (2004) · BA (Honours) thesis, University of Melbourne
Policy 1
Media 2
Commentary 29
A Run on the BanksIPA Review · 12 Dec 2025The Economics of ZPGQuadrant · 1 Apr 2016Kevin Rudd guaranteed bank deposits and gave us something we already hadThe Conversation · 29 Jan 2016The Dries Have It: The Past And Future Of Economic ReformABC The Drum · 28 Dec 2015Why Politicians Ride The Wave Of Anti-Bank PopulismABC The Drum · 25 Nov 2015Magna Carta: Archaic Tax Document And Icon Of LibertyABC The Drum · 9 Jun 2015The battle of ideasIPA Review · 1 Feb 2015The Murray Inquiry Wants Regulation – But Why?ABC The Drum · 9 Dec 2014The Cold Calculations Of The GFC StimulusABC The Drum · 26 Aug 2014Chifley’s Time Bomb 70 Years In The MakingABC The Drum · 27 May 2014A Time To Be Thankful For The Market Economy (Really)ABC The Drum · 24 Dec 2013Foreign Investment Is Always A Two-Faced PolicyABC The Drum · 7 Sep 2013The GFC Debate We Never HadABC The Drum · 2 Jul 2013Insane Obsession: Australia’s Auto Industry WasteABC The Drum · 28 May 2013The Socialist Calculation DebateABC The Drum · 28 Dec 2011Europe’s Doomed EuroABC The Drum · 24 Aug 2011Learning From Public Policy Mistakes Of The GFCABC The Drum · 12 Apr 2011Selling Out The KoranThe Sunday Age · 6 Mar 2011Taxation’s violent historyABC The Drum · 27 Apr 2010The Ghost Of Liberals PastABC The Drum · 16 Mar 2010
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Keeping up with Kevin: Kevin Rudd’s testosterone technocracyIPA Review · 1 Mar 2009IPA Review Editorial, March 2009IPA Review · 1 Mar 2009Regulation And The Regulatory BurdenQuadrant · 5 Jun 2008Libertarian ascendancyIPA Review · 1 Jul 2007Islam’s free market heritageIPA Review · 1 Mar 2007Containers and their enemiesIPA Review · 1 Dec 2006Lucky Australia Hasn’t Avoided MistakesABC Perspective · 29 Nov 2006In search of Smith’s legacyIPA Review · 1 Oct 2006Scandinavian IdolIPA Review · 1 Jun 2006