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Australia is at a pivotal moment. Cost-of-living pressures are biting, housing affordability is worsening, and productivity growth is stalling. These challenges shape everyday life and the nation’s future prosperity. In this context, the need for robust, evidence-informed economic policy has never been greater. Sound economic decision-making can ease immediate pressures, unlock opportunity, and lay the foundations for long-term, inclusive growth.
McKinnon’s flagship initiative in economic policy is its founding support for the e61 Institute—a non-partisan research organisation that harnesses cutting-edge data, economics, and statistical methods to tackle Australia’s most pressing economic challenges.
key focus area
In 2020, McKinnon provided the seed funding that helped to establish e61, contributing the majority of their funding since inception. The work of e61 strongly complements McKinnon’s focus on improving the quality of evidence and ideas that feed into policymaking. As McKinnon continues to expand into producing research in other policy areas, e61’s rigorous, data-led work will provide a robust foundation for developing solutions and recommendations.
The organisation couple's unique data from corporate and government sources with economic models to disentangle key issues including boosting productivity, increasing investment and improving the quality of management and business performance in Australia.
To undertake its analysis, e61 has secured access to a unique combination of public and private data service including those of the ABS and transaction level data on household spending.
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