Government Services

Independent Economics (formerly Econtech Pty Ltd) provides economic modelling services meeting the needs of government clients. We are strongly committed to independent economic modelling that provides robust analysis and real solutions for your economic problems. Our future work modelling government policies in Australia will use the completely new models that we are now developing. Below, a distinction is made between our general government policy modelling services, and our tax modelling services.

Government Policies

  • "Financial Pressures and Key Cost Drivers in the Defence Budget", Department of Defence, 2008.
  • "Review of Modelling Future Defence Industry Supply and Demand", Defence Materiel Organisation, 2008.
  • "Compensating the Department of Defence for the Effects of Inflation", Defence Materiel Organisation, 2008.
  • "Evaluation of the Industry Capability Analysis Tool", Defence Materiel Organisation, 2007.
  • "Economic Analysis of Building and Construction Industry Productivity", Australian Building and Construction Commission, 2007.
  • "Modelling trends in Workplace Relations", Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, 2007.
  • "Modelling a Regulated Labour Market", Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, 2007.
  • "Modelling and Reporting on the Economic and Employment Impacts of Various Scenarios for Increases in Minimum Wages", Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, 2006.
  • "The Economic Impacts of Migration: A Comparison of Two Approaches", Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, 2006.
  • "Modelling the Economic and Social Impacts of Various Scenarios for the RAAF Base Richmond", Department of Defence, 2006.
  • Economic advice on tenders for Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) grants, Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training, 2006.
  • "Telstra Scoping Study - Independent Advisor on Possible Tender/Auction Style Approaches to Selling Financial Securities", Department of Finance and Administration, 2005.
  • "The Economic Contribution of the Wills Funding Package and the Proposed Grant Funding to the Australian Economy", commissioned by Research Australia, 2005.
  • "Costings Models for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services", Department of Health and Ageing, 2004.
  • "The Economic Impacts of the Migration and Humanitarian Programs on State and Territory Economies", Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, 2004.
  • "The Economy-wide Impacts of Alternative Mandatory Renewable Energy Targets (MRET)", Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO), 2004.
  • "Economic Modelling of the post-2005 Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Assistance Arrangements", Productivity Commission, 2003.
  • "Economic Analysis of the Building and Construction Sector" (with Ernst and Young), Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, 2003.
  • "Economic Modelling of the post-2005 Assistance Arrangements for the Automotive Manufacturing Sector", Productivity Commission, 2002.
  • "The Economic Impact of 2000/01 Migration Program Changes", Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, 2001.
  • "The Potential Impact of Taxing Transport to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions", Department of Transport and Regional Services, 2001.
  • "The Benefits and Costs of Banning Interactive Gambling", National Office of the Information Economy, 2000.
  • "Modelling the Impact of Defence Spending on the Australian Economy", Department of Defence, 2000.
  • "Taxation and Regulation of the Australian Gambling Industries", Productivity Commission, 1999.
  • "The National Schools Model", NSW Education Department, 1994-95 and updated from time to time.

Tax

  • "Budget Impacts of Changes in Child Care Tax Benefits", House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Human Services, 2006.
  • "Fuel Taxation Inquiry Economic Modelling", Commonwealth Government Fuel Taxation Inquiry, 2002.
  • "Evaluation of the Tax Reform Savings under the Extended Diagnostic Imaging Agreement and the Pathology Quality and Outlays Agreement", Department of Health and Ageing, 2002.
  • "Estimating the effects of the New Tax System on agency costs", all state and territory governments, 1999 - 2000.
  • Economic Modelling of the New Tax System, ACCC, 1999 - 2000.
  • "Industry Effects of Tax Reform", the Senate, 1999.
  • "General Effects of RBT", the Senate, 1999.
  • "Modelling Industry Effects", Section 25, The Review of Business Taxation (Ralph Report), 1999.

For more information, email Kelly Neill or phone her on 0429 013 334.

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