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An ageing labour force and ongoing border closures will put severe pressure on
New Zealand’s economic reliance on immigration.
Past research has possibly overstated the likelihood of climbing up the income ladder for low-paid workers.
The system is well-resourced for urban and well-off families, but leaves the poor and mostly rural youth inadequately prepared.
For women with a bachelor of arts degree, teaching is one of the highest paying jobs. The opposite is true for men.
At least in the short term, employment opportunities for graduates seem to be increasing.
No longer can young people invest in their education and work their way into secure employment. The health impacts of this job insecurity are profound.
If Labor is to once again uncap university funding, vocational education reform is a vital.
So-called experts say there are several practical reasons why so few women are in STEM. Any insider will tell you that the real issue is that women are still victims of outdated stereotypes and abuse.
The government claims university degrees are failing businesses, but analysis of the latest graduate outcome and employer satisfaction surveys tells us the problem is with underemployment.
Flexible working reduces the likelihood that women cut their hours or leave the labour market after childbirth.
Estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics suggest that the number of direct full-time equivalent jobs in renewable energy activities has continued to fall from its 2011-12 peak.
The answer to job losses is not economic protectionism, but a strengthening of workers’ rights.
Job prospects are not good for newly arrived refugees in Sweden. But better integration programmes will help.
Shadow minister for employment Brendan O'Connor said the labour force participation rate was in “free fall” and that this showed “people have stopped looking for work”. Is that true?
Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen said Australian wages growth is at record lows. Is that true?
The latest figures show a slight rise in migration to the UK, but there is nothing new to get excited about.
There doesn’t need to be sub-standard jobs in order for there to be enough jobs to go around.
South Africa’s government should put more effort into developing concrete strategies for dealing with the factors preventing the removal of the critical constraints on economic growth.
It’s a turbulent time for the global economy – here’s what to expect.
Top contributors
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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Economist at Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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Professor of Social Policy, University of York
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Reader in Social Policy, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Kent
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Associate Professor, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University
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Professor in the Department of Economics, UCL
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Professor of Public Policy, University of Brighton
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Director of the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Charles W. Goodyear Professor in Global Affairs & Professor of Economics and Management, Yale University
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Distinguished Reserach Professor, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
