In his State of the Union address, Trump said workers are experiencing a boom in wages. The numbers say different.
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The Conversation's 2020 economic survey points to a dismal year, with no progress on many of the key measures that matter for Australians and an increase in the unemployment rate.
A new analysis of over 400 actors shows that gender discrimination plays a major role in Hollywood salaries.
Students who plan to get more education than is required for the career they hope to have end up earning higher salaries as a result, a new analysis shows.
Hillary Clinton arguably lost in 2020 because she took workers for granted. Will Democrats make the same mistake again?
Unions should move their focus away from traditional collective bargaining and instead embrace new ways to attract new members, such as by offering discounted benefits and engaging in more advocacy.
New calculations suggest middle earners will earn less over their lives if compulsory super is ramped up from 9.5% of salary to 12% as scheduled.
The Conversation's distinguished panel predicts unusually weak growth, dismal spending, no improvement in either unemployment or wage growth, and an increased chance of recession.
Inequality persists in post-apartheid South Africa, reflecting the distribution of power. Reversing this will require changing the social processes and relations that underpin it.
Paying wages directly would be an Australian first, and far from ideal.
At this election there is a stark choice between the two major parties on industrial relations: the "small target" approach of the Coalition and the ALP's more ambitious and detailed plan.
It ought to be possible to replace Australia's minimum wage with a higher "living wage" without putting people our of work, but more will be needed.
Refusing to own any particular set of figures, which is what Labor has done – apart from passing nods to assessments that suit its case - is risky.
American employers routinely violate workers' rights. A Bernie Sanders presidency could change that.
A Labor government would boost the lowest wage that could be paid under a 457-style visa, crack down on the exploitation of foreign workers, and ensure businesses looked to local people first.
Boosting productivity isn't enough, no matter how much you do it.
Women make about 81 cents for every dollar a man earns, little changed in recent years. Could more pay transparency change that?
Jenny Macklin on inequality and Labor values
In this podcast she tells The Conversation a Labor government would fix "one of the worst" problems of the NDIS by abolishing the cap on the number of staff that could be employed in the agency.
We've the lowest unemployment rate in eight years, but little to celebrate.
Australian evidence backs up the governments contention that immigration boosts rather than cuts living standards.
Principales colaboradores
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Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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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 of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University
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Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania
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Economist at Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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Professor of Law, University of Texas at Austin
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Jay L. Zagorsky es Amigo de The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Research economist, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute
