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Sinclair Davidson
CPAC · Friedman 2018 · MPS · IPA · RMIT
Named in Ellie’s saved CPAC.pdf list. The typed list does not itself establish an event year, attendance or IPA membership.
From the saved archive
The saved CPAC list describes Sinclair Davidson as professor associated with the IPA. This is the role recorded in the undated list, not a current office-holder claim.
Archive source: CPAC.pdf, page 1; supplied research list.
Also named in the saved 2018 Friedman conference list. This gives a second conference strand to follow alongside the other records in this profile. The list records inclusion; a programme or recording would establish the precise participation.
Archive source: LIBERTARIAN FRIEDMAN CONFERENCE 2018 WHO'S WHO.pdf, page 1.
Listed in the saved 2013 Mont Pelerin Society directory, with 2011 recorded as the membership year. This is a historical directory record; it does not establish present membership.
Archive source: MPS-2013-membership-listing_Redacted.pdf, page 4. The directory legend identifies the year as the membership year.
The 2016 annual report lists Davidson as a Senior Fellow. His February 2016 negative-gearing report identifies him as an RMIT professor of institutional economics and IPA Senior Research Fellow, and names Catallaxy Files as his blog.
Archive source: 2016_IPA_Annual_Report.pdf, printed page 13; What politicians need to know about negative gearing, February 2016, author biography on printed page 1.
His negative-gearing paper argues against restricting negative gearing, including Labor’s proposal. The 2017 annual report also records Davidson and Chris Berg before a Senate inquiry into the bank tax. These records connect authorship, public advocacy and parliamentary engagement.
Archive source: What politicians need to know about negative gearing, February 2016, executive summary; 2017_IPA_Annual_Report.pdf, PDF page 10.
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Archive searched by name on 13 September 2026. Historical roles are dated to their sources.