Andrew Leigh

Andrew Leigh says effective economic policymaking is about improving your utility and your wellbeing through stimulating conversations.

With AI having huge potential to transform our society and economy, it’s critical to consider its competitive aspects.

The capacity to generate, synthesise, analyse and share data analytics at scale, and in real-time, has fundamentally shifted.

Minister Andrew Leigh says amending the ACNC Act will promote more transparency and accountability while balancing potential reputation risks to charities and the need to protect confidential information.

Minister for competition Andrew Leigh outlines the impact of factions having grown and now dominating the ALP like never before.

A study of career advancement across the APS compares people with the same level of experience, asking the question: who gets promoted?

The assistant treasurer explains how multinationals use intellectual property laws to shift profits to low- or no-tax jurisdictions.

Randomised trials are in your life, whether you like it or not. In most advanced countries, governments won’t pay for pharmaceuticals unless they’ve undergone a randomised evaluation. Increasingly, the world’s smartest aid agencies are looking for the same level of evidence before they allocate funds to a project.

The inequality gap is growing in Australia and both sides of politics — Left and Right — have a responsibility to close it. The former economist and Labor front-bencher lectured public servants on the challenge.

How should policymakers respond to the rise of Uber, AirBNB and others in the “sharing economy”? It’s a balance between regulation and strangulation, says the shadow minister for competition.

The idea of behavioural economics is not new, but the application to policymaking is now being seriously considered. Small nudges can have a big impact.