The Reserve Bank of Australia has allegedly made some bad calls in recent years and now the Australian Treasurer has commissioned a major review. This episode’s guest, Dr Peter Tulip of the Centre for Independent Studies, has long pushed for a review of the RBA. Peter, a former RBA and US Fed economist, thinks the RBA can learn from other central banks such as the Fed and Sweden’s Riksbank, and it can avoid future bad policy decisions which cost hundreds of thousands of jobs.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has allegedly made some bad calls in recent years and now the Australian Treasurer has commissioned a major review. This episode’s guest, Dr Peter Tulip of the Centre for Independent Studies, has long pushed for a review of the RBA. Peter, a former RBA and US Fed economist, thinks the RBA can learn from other central banks such as the Fed and Sweden’s Riksbank, and it can avoid future bad policy decisions which cost hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Peter Tulip is the Chief Economist at the Centre for Independent Studies, a leading Australian think tank. Peter has previously worked in the Research Department of the Reserve Bank of Australia and, before that, at the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He has a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.
Peter’s twitter handle: @peter_tulip
Peter’s previous appearance on Economics Explored:
Australian Treasurer’s 20 July 2022 announcement of RBA review:
https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/jim-chalmers-2022/media-releases/review-reserve-bank
Peter’s CIS paper on the RBA:
https://www.cis.org.au/publication/structural-reform-of-the-reserve-bank-of-australia/
Kevin Warsh’s review of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee:
This is the 2010 Statement on the Conduct of Monetary Policy that Peter refers to at the end of the episode:
https://www.rba.gov.au/monetary-policy/framework/stmt-conduct-mp-5-30092010.html
This is the most recent statement:
https://www.rba.gov.au/monetary-policy/framework/stmt-conduct-mp-7-2016-09-19.html
Thanks to the show’s audio engineer Josh Crotts for his assistance in producing the episode and to the show’s sponsor, Gene’s consultancy business www.adepteconomics.com.au.
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