Research // Pramod N. (Raja) Junankar

The Australia Institute Tasmania The Australia Institute South Australia
Centre for Future Work Carmichael Centre Nordic Policy Centre Centre for Responsible Technology Centre for Sex & Gender Equality
ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA

June 2005

Elections, Politics & Parties, Governance & Government Agencies, Tax, Spending & the Budget

Who is Better at Managing the Australian Economy: Labor or the Coalition?

by Pramod N. (Raja) Junankar

A new analysis of the economic performance of the Hawke-Keating Labor Government and the Howard Government concludes that, in a reversal of what would be expected, Labor did better at controlling inflation and the real rate of interest, while the Coalition did better at reducing unemployment and cutting the current account deficit.

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