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A redesigned furlough scheme could support people and businesses during the recession without burdening future taxpayers.
Based on certain criteria, New Zealand is clearly ‘winning’. But getting policy settings right over the long haul is about more than just having the most favourable assessment on selected criteria.
The way politicians and public health officials have handled the coronavirus pandemic so far has earned people’s trust. But that trust is conditional.
The impacts of the pandemic on jobs and incomes have been so widespread and severe that low-income households can afford very few properties despite rents falling in some parts of our capital cities.
A collapse in revenue and a lack of government support have led to university workforces being decimated to cut costs. This presents a number of longer-term risks for universities and the nation.
Whether families actually save anything at all depends entirely on where they live, and what provider they use.
New analysis shows there is considerable scope to increase JobSeeker payments before they might hinder people’s motivation to find paid work.
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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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Associate Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Research Associate, Centre for People, Organisation and Work, RMIT University
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Honorary Principal Fellow, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct associate, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Epidemiology, Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Former Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Associate Professor in Organisations and Leadership, University of Canterbury
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Honorary Senior Fellow, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Fellow, LH Martin Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Macroeconomics, University of Birmingham
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Associate professor, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Finance, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Data Analytics, Bangor University
