William Barton/Shutterstock September 4, 2024 What’s a recession – and how can we tell if we’re in one? Leonora Risse, University of Canberra Any mention of the ‘R’ word can trigger anxiety. But not all definitions of recession are the same, and not being in one doesn’t necessarily mean people aren’t feeling economic pain.
Women working full-time earn on average $26,527 less than men each year. Shutterstock November 17, 2017 It’s too soon to celebrate a narrowing gender wage gap Rebecca Cassells, Curtin University The gender pay gap is declining in Australia, although that probably has more to do with underlying economic conditions than anything else.
The Swedish monarch presenting a Nobel Prize. The Nobel Foundation October 6, 2017 What the Nobel Prize tells us about the state of economics Fabrizio Carmignani, Griffith University Taking a look at the likely contenders for the Memorial Prize in Economics gives us an idea of where economics is and where it is headed.