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Publications - Neil Warren

 

Neil Warren is widely published and he is regularly sought for interviews on radio and television current affairs programs. A selection of his work in the past few years includes:

 

Recent Conference Papers
National, State and International Government Reports
Papers, Notes, Communications in Refereed Journals
Papers, Notes, Communications in non-refereed Journals
Conference Papers Published in Books of the Proceedings and Chapters in Books
Books
Current Research Grants

 

Recent Conference Papers

 

2008, Warren, N.A., "Reform of the Commonwealth Grants Commission", Federalism Roundtable, University of NSW, 13 June

2008, Warren, N.A., "Review of the Distributional Effects of the Consumption Taxes", paper to be presented at a Conference in Honour of Richard Musgrave, 2-4 June 2008, Sydney. <http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/blt/tlpri/musgrave-program.html>

2008, Warren, N.A., "Tax Policy Future Shocks? Arrivederci good tax design", Economic and Social Outlook Conference 2008, MIAESR, University of Melbourne, 28 March.

2008, "Tax reform and the Federation", paper presented at the CEDA/ATRF 2008 Tax Policy Directions Forum: Key tax policy issues for 2008 and beyond, Wednesday 12 March, Hyatt Canberra

2007, Warren, N.A., "Taxation in 2015?: What can be expected and why?", paper presented at the Korea and the World Economy Conference VI, 2-3 July 2007, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia

2006, Warren, N.A., and McManus, J., "Tsunami or Waikiki: The impact of tax gap on future tax reforms", Paper prepared for the 2006 Economic and Social Outlook Conference 2006 on Making the Boom Pay: Securing the Next Generation of Prosperity, hosted by The University of Melbourne and The Australian and held at the Economics and Commerce Building, The University of Melbourne, 2-3 November 2006.

2006, Warren, N.A., 'Drawing a Treasure Map – Tax in 5 to 10 Years', Paper presented at the 45th Victorian State Convention – Finding Buried Treasure, Lorne, Victoria, 5-6 October

2006, Warren, N.A., and McManus, J., "Measuring tax gap: why?", Paper presented at the 7th International Tax Administration Conference, 20-21 April 2006, Sydney

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National, State and International Government Reports

 

2008, "Reform of NSW Tax System: Final Report", Report prepared by Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal, (Keating, M., Cox, J., Krieger, S., and Warren, N. (Release: 31 August 2008), pp iv+294 (ISBN 978-1-921328-56-5 S9-33) (Released 17 October 2008) <http://www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/files/Final%20Report%20-%20Review%20of%20State%20Taxation%20-%20Michael%20Seery%20-%2017%20October%202008%20-%20PDF%20Website%20Document%20Version.PDF>

2008, Draft Report - Review of State Taxation - Report to Treasurer - 12 June 2008, Report prepared by Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) for the NSW Government, (Keating, M., Cox, J., Krieger, S., and Warren, N., ) http://www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/files/Draft%20Report%20-%20Review%20of%20State%20Taxation%20-%20Report%20to%20Treasurer%20-%20Michael%20Seery%20-%205%20June%202008%20-%20WEBSITE%20VERSION.PDF

2008, Warren, N.A., "A Review of Studies on the Distributional Impact of Consumption Taxes in OECD Countries", OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No 64, Directorate For Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD:Paris, pp80 http://www.oecd.org/els/workingpapers (DELSA/ELSA/WD/SEM(2008)1) (JT03248368)

2007, Reform of NSW Tax System: Issues Paper, Report prepared by Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) for the NSW Government, (Keating, M., Cox, J., Krieger, S., and Warren, N., ) <http://www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/files/Final%20Issues%20Paper%20-%20Review%20of%20State%20Taxation%20-%20Issues%20Paper%20-%2022%20October%202007%20-%20Website%20Document.PDF>

2006, Warren, N., Benchmarking Australia's Intergovernmental Fiscal Arrangements: Interim Report, Review Commissioned by the NSW Government, 27 March 2006, pp31

2006, Warren, N., Benchmarking Australia's Intergovernmental Fiscal Arrangements: Final Report, Review Commissioned by the NSW Government, 29 May 2006, pp225 [PDF, 2.4 MB]

2005, Harding, A., Lloyd R., and Warren, N.: "The Distributional Impact of Selected Government Benefits and Taxes, 1994-95 and 2001-02: Technical Paper on Methodology", Report to the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet

2005, Warren, N., and McManus, J., "GST Gap in Australia", Report Commissioned by the GST Policy Advisory Group (GPAG) for all Australian States and Territory Treasuries.

2002, Harding, A., Warren, N., Beer, G., Phillips, B. and Osei, K., "The Distributional Impact of Selected Commonwealth Outlays and Taxes", A Report prepared for the Committee for the Review of Commonwealth-State Funding, 8 May 2002. <www.natsem.canberra.edu.au/publications/papers/otherpubs/equity/natsem_equitypaper.pdf>

2002, Warren., N., and Le Couteur, P., (co-Chairs), Interim Report of the Review of Employers Compliance with Workers Compensation Premiums and Pay-roll Tax in NSW, 22 March, NSW Government, pp106

2002, Warren., N., and Le Couteur, P., (co-Chairs), Final Report of the Review of Employers Compliance with Workers Compensation Premiums and Pay-roll Tax in NSW, September, NSW Government, pp144 (NSW Government: Sydney) ISBN 1 920730 13 3, <http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/>

2002, Warren,. N., "Removing the Effects of Interstate Tax Policy Differences from Land Values", Report Commissioned by the NSW Treasury which formed part of the NSW Government Submission to the Review of the Commonwealth Grants Commission 2004-2006.

1999, Warren, N., Harding, A., Robinson, M., Lambert, S., and Beer, G., "Distributional Impact of Possible Tax Reform Packages", Report Prepared for the Senate Select Committee for A New tax System, AusInfo:Canberra, April, pp386

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Papers, Notes, Communications in Refereed Journals

 

Warren, N.A., 2008,"Reform of the Commonwealth Grants Commission: It's all in the Detail", UNSW Law Journal, 31(2):530-552 <http://www.unswlawjournal.unsw.edu.au/lj2/issue.asp?id=31-2>

2008,"Fiscal equalization in Australia: High level VFI and equity focused HFE", CESifo DICE Report 2008/1, pp10-15 <http://www.cesifo-group.de/portal/page/portal/ifoHome/b-publ/b2journal/40publdice/_publdice?item_link=dicereportindex108.htm>

2007, Warren, N.A., and McManus J., "The impact of tax gap on future tax reforms", Australian Economic Review, 2007(2):200-207, June

2006, Warren, N., "Reforming Personal Income and Consumption Taxes in Australia: 5 Years of Change", Korean Journal of Taxation Studies, 2006(3) September

2006, Warren, N., and McManus, J., "Measuring tax gap: why?", e-Journal of Tax Research, 4(1):61-70 http://www.atax.unsw.edu.au/ejtr/content/issues/previous/paper3_v4n1.pdf

2005, Warren, N., Harding, A., Rachel Lloyd R., and "GST and the changing incidence of Australian taxes: 1994-95 to 2001-02", eJournal of Tax Research, 3(1): 114-145

2005, Warren, N. "It's Creeping and Costing Australians", Australian Tax Forum 20(2):267-289

2003, Dahlby, B., and Warren, N.A., "The Fiscal Incentive Effects of the Australian Equalisation System ", Economic Record, 79(247):434-445

2002, Harding, A., Warren, N., Beer, G., Phillips, B. and Osei, K., "Distributional impact of selected existing Commonwealth outlays and taxes and alternative Commonwealth grant allocation mechanisms", Australian Economic Review, 35(3): 325-334

2000, Warren, N., Harding, A., Robinson, M., and Lambert, S., "The Distributional Impact of Tax Reforms in Australia", Agenda, 7(1):17-32

1998, Warren, N., "Internet Challenge to Tax Systems", Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin, 11(4):412-420

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Papers, Notes, Communications in non-refereed Journals

 

2006, Warren, N., "Courage Treasurer", Online Opinion, e-Journal of Social and Political Debate, (Also published in the Australian, 11 May 2006, 1275 words) 2005, "Render unto Caesar", Insight, 2005(2), May 2005, pp8-9.

2005 Warren, N., "Tax from a supply side perspective", Australian Chief Executive, April, ISSN 1446-6708, pp26-27.

2005, Warren, N., "A Budget all cashed up and bereft of vision?", Uniken, May, p16.

2004, "The Tax Files: Debunking the Furphies", Australian CPA, June, pp37-39

2000, Warren, N., "GST and its Effects on Efficiency and Equity", ECOdate, 14(2):1-4, May

1999, Warren, N., "An Introduction to Australian Indirect Taxation… and GST Post ANTS II", Warren, N., and Raneri, J., (eds), GST and Indirect Taxes Monthly, Prospect Publishing:Sydney, Vol 1, September

1998, Harding, A., Lambert, S., and Warren, N., "Who Bears the Tax Burden?", Income Distribution Report, Issue 8, National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, University of Canberra:Canberra, April, pp8

1998, Warren, N., "Food and the GST: A Case of Style over Substance", PEN Newsletter, CEDA:Melbourne, pp5-6

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Conference Papers Published in Books of the Proceedings and Chapters in Books

 

forthcoming Warren, N.A., 2009 "The Distributional Effect of Consumption Taxes in Tax Systems", in Krever, R;, and Head, J.G., Festschrift in Honour of Richard Musgrave, Kluwer International.

2007, Harding, A., Warren, N., and Lloyd R., "Beyond conventional measures of income: including indirect benefits and taxes", in The Distributional Effects of Government Spending and Taxation (ABA festschrift for Tony Atkinson) edited by Micklewright J and Jenkins. T., (OUP:Oxford), pp84-102

2006, Harding, A., Lloyd R., and Warren, N., "The Distribution of Taxes and Government Benefits in Australia", in Papadimitriou, D., (ed), The Distributional Effects of Government Spending and Taxation, (Palgrave Macmillan: New York). (ISBN 1-4039-9625-3)

2005, Warren, N., "Internet and Globalisation" in Gangopadhyay, P. and Chatterji, M.,(ed), Economics of Globalisation, (Ashgate:USA.) (Refereed book of readings)

2002, Warren, N., "Internet Challenge to Tax System Design", in Lymer, A., and Hasseldine, J., The International Taxation System, (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston Hardbound, ISBN 1-4020-7157-4, July 2002 , 336 pp.) (Refereed book of readings)

2002, Warren, N., Walpole, M., and MacMullen, P., (1 June 2002), "The Use of WebCT at ATAX", Paper presented at the WebCT 2002 Asia Pacific Conference 25-27 March, Melbourne, Australia ISBN 0-9581152-7-3 (Format:WEB: Publisher: Martin Lack and Associates)

2001, "Modelling the economic outcomes from TVM: is it practical and meaningful", in Warren, N., and Grbich, Y.F., Tax Value Method Consultative Conference (Sydney:Australian Tax Research Foundation), Conference Series 22, pp 197-215

2001, Warren, N., "International Dimensions to Tax Reform: Comparisons and Transnational Impacts" in Smith, R.F.I., (ed), On the Way to the GST: A critical analysis of proposals for tax reform in Australia in 1999, (Melbourne:Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne)

2000, Warren, N., "Taxing Retirement Savings in Australia: From Hybrid Expenditure Tax to Comprehensive Income Tax?", in Petersen, H-G and Gallagher, P. (editors), Tax and Transfer Reform in Australia and Germany, Australian Centre Series Volume 3, pp285-304, Australia Centre:University of Potsdam, Germany

1999, Warren, N., Harding, A, Robinson, M, Lambert, S and Beer, G, "Distributional Impact of Possible Tax Reform Packages", in Senate Select Committee on a New Tax System, 1 April, AusInfo:Canberra

1999, Warren, N., "Taxation and tax policy in Australia", in Kriesler, P., (ed), Australian Economy, 3rd edition, Allen and Unwin:Sydney

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Books

 

2007, Collins, D.J. and Warren, N.A., "The States and the GST: Demystifying Australian Federal/State financial arrangements", Information Paper No 4, Australian Tax Research Foundation, pp v+36

2006, Warren, N.A., "FBT Design Decision Time", Report commissioned by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, pp28

2006, Warren, N., Payne, G., and Hodgson, H., "Defining of Small Business: Research and Recommendation", Report commissioned by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, pp35

2004, Warren, N.A., "Tax: Facts Fiction and Reform", Australian Tax Research Foundation: Sydney, Research Study Series 23

2003, Warren. N.A., (editors), "Taxing Small Business: Developing Good Tax Policies", (Sydney: Australian Tax Research Foundation), Conference Series 23

2001, Grbich Y.F., (editors), "Tax Value Method Consultative Conference", (Sydney: Australian Tax Research Foundation), Conference Series 22

1999, Warren, N., and Raneri, J., (ed), GST Master Class, Prospect Publishing:Sydney

1999, Warren, N., (ed), "State Taxation: Repeal, Reform or Resignations", Conference Series No 21, Australian Tax Research Foundation:Sydney

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Current Research Grants

 

Lynch, A., Craven, G., Warren, N, Williams, G., "Reforming Australian Federalism", UNSW Goldstar Grant (2008) $30,000

Lynch, A., Craven, G., Warren, N, Williams, G., "Federalism for the 21st Century - A Framework for Achieving Reform and Change", ARC Discovery Grant (2009-2011) Grant:$273,000

The funding will support a study into how improvements to Australia's federal constitutional system could return between $9 billion and $20 billion each year to taxpayers (up to 3% of GDP). The problem with the current federalism arrangements affects service delivery in areas like health and education and hampers our ability to meet new challenges like water scarcity and climate change. In developing clear criteria for improving Australia's federal constitutionalism this project will offer significant long term financial and other benefits to the nation and will also produce more specific benefits as a result of its case studies of health and water management.

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