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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.
The high costs of finding work make it difficult for young South Africans to get jobs.
The Conversation has assembled a forecasting team of 19 academic economists from 12 universities across six states. Together, they assign a 25% probability to a recession within two years.
South Africa needs to urgently step up its efforts to drive economic growth by harnassing the power of the state, as well as the markets.
The government insistence of an employment success story betrays the reality of austerity job cuts and pay squeezes for many
A great deal of analysis on South Africa and the ruling ANC seems to be based on wishful thinking, not concrete reality.
The African National Congress faces two big challenges: fewer South Africans trust it, while its electoral support has been waning.
More attention needs to be paid to aligning South Africa’s family policy with the realities of everyday life.
Initiatives to boost South Africa’s economy could reinforce structural weaknesses without addressing the high levels of inequality.
Scotland tends to take a more progressive approach to inequality, but how is it actually faring compared to the rest of the UK?
Principais colaboradores
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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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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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Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies., University of the Witwatersrand
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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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Senior Lecturer, Research School of Economics, and Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University
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Professor, Economics, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of Public Health, Newcastle University
