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Heads, You Die: Bad Decisions, Choice Architecture, and How To Mitigate Predictable Irrationality Modern societies are assume people are perfectly rational, but this leads policymakers to ignore the role of predictable irrationality in health, macro- and micro-finance, business, education, and sustainability  Employee Share Ownership and the Progressive Economic Agenda Employee share ownership will contribute to a stronger and fairer economy when coverage can be extended widely to ordinary workers, but Australian policy design falls short of international peers  A better design of the market for VET This paper argues that the case for reforming vocational education and training in Australia is strong.		Reasons to be cheerful?, Life Matters, Radio National, 9 June 2009 Per Capita's David Hetherington argues that the retail stimulus has boosted consumption spending and the infrastructure package should do the same for business investment. Oliver Hartwich of the CIS disagrees  Simple steps to fix share scheme failings, The Australian, 5 June 2009 Who'd have thought employee share schemes could create such drama? The Government's decision to wind them back drew howls of protest from business and unions alike  It's all down to the market, The Australian, 2 May 2009 Stimulus spending, the myth of free market economics and the Treasurer's choice of drink on Budget night		Politics and the Brain: How neuroscience can improve our body politic, 31 July 2009 Join Lindsay Tanner, Neil Lawrence and Annabel Crabb to explore how our knowledge of people’s decision-making can be applied to politics and public policy. How can ‘predictable irrationality’ be harnessed to generate better social outcomes?  Public Perceptions: Making the connection between tax, investment and return, 7 July 2009 Per Capita is hosting a half-day working seminar on 7 July in Canberra, to discuss how to shape public perceptions of taxation for long-term, viable tax policy development  Policy Exchange, Brisbane, 30-31 October 2008 Per Capita's annual policy conference featured Treasurer, Wayne Swan, QLD Premier, Anna Bligh, and Federal Housing Minister, Tanya Plibersek. Download presentations here