With little public consultation and serious questions about how it might work, the proposed scheme is a policy gamble of unknown proportions.
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A record number of Americans are quitting their jobs. But before you opt to join them, you should consider the risks and costs.
The pandemic brought about a sharp rise in mental health concerns, deep unemployment and an unprecedented amount of social isolation – a potentially deadly combination alongside rising gun sales.
The pandemic has left many looking for work as part of a longer term decline.
Jobs, economic growth, wages growth and even home price growth are likely to look less threatening by the time we are asked to vote.
October’s employment report was rosy, with more than 500,000 jobs added in the month. There were also signs that the American workforce was heading back to the old normal.
One million Australians quit their jobs in the past year, but there’s nothing new in that, and its down on previous years.
Some in government and industry aim to fill Australia’s skills shortages with migration policies. But VET numbers are up, suggesting many Australians are re-skilling. We could encourage more of this.
A new book tells the story of the offices and frontline staff who work with Australia’s most disadvantaged job seekers.
There’s a crucial need to connect the most vulnerable people with public services in order to tackle systemic poverty and disadvantage. An integrated approach is key.
Job creation might well have slowed, but a deeper dive into employment data suggests the picture is actually pretty rosy.
There’s no convincing evidence that listing on the alternative stock exchange promotes growth and sustainability for small and medium sized firms.
Several groups are going to be disproportionately affected when the £70 billion scheme comes to an end.
South Africa’s youth unemployment tax incentive is effectively a subsidy to the profits of companies.
Corruption and fraud make a few rich households richer. But the already poor and low-skilled lose their jobs and become poorer.
Almost all the people in the study were experiencing feelings like anxiety, worry, anger, boredom or frustration.
Can the structural barriers to low-skilled employment growth be overcome?
Politicians should take into account the psychological impact of being jobless.
Recent developments in the organisation of production have led to the decline of wage employment across much of the world.
The ANC did not create most of the patterns for which it is blamed. But it has done far too little to change them and often seems happy simply to live with them.
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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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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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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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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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Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
