About me:

I am Chief Economist at the Centre for Independent Studies. 

Previously I worked at the Reserve Bank of Australia, the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the OECD and Commonwealth Treasury.  

My recent research focusses on housing, financial regulation and monetary policy. 

Contact details

CV  (as of 2023) 

Profile of me in the SMH/Age; 18/8/2023

Profile of me in Capital Brief 3 June 2024 (gated, an ungated MSWord version)

The Australian Financial Review named me one of the 5 most powerful people in property.

 Most of my print columns and other work for the CIS are available at https://www.cis.org.au/person/peter-tulip/

 The main purpose of this web page is to provide access to past research papers, related files and stuff that is too niche for my website at the CIS website.  

Some Recent Podcasts and Videos

A summary of my paper on heritage; 3 minutes

The Joe Walker Podcast; 26 March, 2025, 2 hours,

Housing policy in New Zealand, with Stuart Donovan, 20 February, 2025; 1 hour

Uncomfortable conversations, with Josh Szeps. 2 hours,

The Elephant in the Room Property podcast; May 2024; 1 hour

CIS podcast, with Karla Pincott, August 2023; 10 minutes

Changes at the RBA, on Joy-FM; July 2023; 18 minutes

The Australian Property Podcast, with Pete Wargent, June 2023, 42 mins

The Elephant in the Room Property podcast; June 2023; 1 hour

I discuss the RBA Review on ABC TV’s Weekend Breakfast; July 2022, 5 minutes

The RBA Review, with Gene Tunny, July 2022, 1 hour

I discuss the 2022 Federal election with the BBC World Service; May 2022; 4 minutes

Economic Society panel discussion of the RBA Review, with Danielle Wood, Su-lin Ong and Bruce Preston ; May 2022, 1 hour

My appearance before the Falinski Inquiry into housing affordability, December 2021; 30 minutes

Does zoning harm neighbourhood character? My presentation at CIS; 13 May, 2021; 40 minutes

Recent criticisms of the RBA, with Adam Creighton, on Sky News; September 2020; 7 minutes