Young workers, in particular, are affected, losing out on opportunities to advance their careers.
- Professor of Economics, University of Technology Sydney
When it comes to improving the fairness of the tax system, this is no time to be squeamish.
When the benefit people get from owning a home is taken into account, Australia looks more like Canada than Switzerland.
I’m an economist – but I can see many reasons for Australians to distrust my profession. Here’s how we could start to make economists better serve all Australians.
Should people aged 55 and over get a targeted boost to their JobSeeker payments? Our research suggests the need among young Australians may well be greater.
Learner drivers in New South Wales are subject to some of the most stringent requirements before getting their licences – but our study shows it doesn’t necessarily make them safer drivers.
Bagi kelahiran 1950-an, 84% memperoleh penghasilan lebih banyak pada usia 30-34 tahun daripada orang tua mereka di usia yang sama. Sedang kelahiran 1960-an menghasilkan sekitar 68%.
For those born around 1950, 84% earned more at age 30-34 than their own own parents did at the same age. It has been about 68% for those born since the early 1960s.
We can use the sudden gift of free time to prepare for the labour market of the future.
Labor’s plan for an Evaluator General could be a big change to the way we evaluate and test government policy. We just have to get the details right.
Reports of sexual assault increase by as much as 41 percent when the local college football team plays, according to researchers who say the increase is related to the drinking culture on campus.
A new report highlights how little we know about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to publicly-funded Indigenous programs. It’s a similar story in other policy areas – but we can do better.
Evidence suggests early intervention to improve educational opportunities for low-income kids yields impressive long term results – but we need to use better evaluation methods to know what works.
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