Opinion
Industry policies can work if we carefully weigh the risks
Danielle WoodEconomistThe 2020s have seen industry policy come back into fashion across much of the Western world.
The IMF has documented more than 2500 new industrial policy measures introduced across the world in 2023 alone. And looking just at direct subsidies to industry, advanced economies have been coming to the party with a vengeance since 2020.
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Danielle Wood is the chairwoman of the Productivity Commission.
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