South Africa’s embrace of international conventions has buttressed the country’s reputation in statistical circles. But these global standards prove a poor fit for the country.
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Yes, most jobseekers who receive Newstart payments are also eligible for other benefits. But in many cases this is just a few dollars a fortnight to help with expenses such as electricity bills.
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Part six of The Anthill podcast's India Tomorrow series focuses on the concerns of young Indians.
Expect two more interest rate cuts, but they mightn’t be enough.
In some Nigerian universities, wealthy female students engage in trasnactional sex for pleasure, while those that needed financial support did it for the money.
Some entrepreneurship support models work better than others. Governance and structure is key to their success, or failure.
Government funding in Nigeria’s education sector has been chronically low and needs to be changed.
Companies often go out of their way to avoid clearly explaining actions like firing people or informing investors and others of bad news.
Many employers remain unaware of the law around employing refugees and migrants – even if they could help fill staff shortages.
New research finds that people who live in areas with high unemployment in their youth are more likely to retire early.
History suggests we can run sizable budget deficits while shrinking the budget debt burden. Mid last century our leaders weren’t afraid to say so.
Little is known about how many people transition between the informal and formal sectors, a phenomenon called “churning”.
We have quantified the effects of twelve power station closures in five states. Local unemployment shoots up and comes down only slowly.
We’ve the lowest unemployment rate in eight years, but little to celebrate.
A national minimum wage could benefit young people who have jobs and stimulate those who have given up trying to find work. But those without work need additional help.
There are more than 1.3 million young Australian voters in NSW, but they feel excluded from traditional politics. To win the youth vote, politicians must address the key issues that matter to them.
South Africa needs to wean itself off coal in a way that protects jobs and the environment.
Guaranteeing unemployed South Africans a job at the minimum wage would have a range of positive outcomes for the economy.
The Finnish experiment will only fuel further debate on whether or not universal basic income is a good idea.
Many of the crime prevention strategies South African President Cyril Ramaphosa proposed have been tried, with few positive results.
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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Associate professor at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Research Associate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Professor of Management, Co-Director of the MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Professor, Economics, University of the Western Cape
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Senior Lecturer, Research School of Economics, and Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University
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Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
