Thursday, September 8, 2022
The Albanese government has something of an embarrassment of intellectual riches, with no less than three of its MPs holding PhDs in economics. Two of them, Andrew Charlton and Andrew Leigh, are also prolific authors with at least a dozen books between...
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Europe, Oceania, Australia
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Monday, August 15, 2022
The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU)’s most recent campaign calls for Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme workers to receive a minimum payment after deductions of $250 per week. The AWU proposes that any outstanding deductions should...
Thursday, June 2, 2022
On 21 May, Australia rejected the divisive and self-serving politics that characterized the government of former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, but throughout the election campaign, there was a great silence: what must this wealthy country do to reduce...
Friday, April 22, 2022
In 2016, the Government of Thailand approved the Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit (BKK Monorail) Project, paving the way for the construction of two additional lines - the Pink and Yellow Lines - to expand the mass rapid transit system and ease traffic...
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Women and young people were hit the hardest by job losses during the pandemic but some governments used innovative policies to improve the situation.
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Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
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Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a further 54.5 billion baht ($1.64 billion) in relief measures as the Southeast Asian country deals with its biggest and most prolonged coronavirus outbreak.
Monday, October 18, 2021
In a country as affluent as Australia, it is an uncomfortable truth that one in six Australian children live in poverty. Of these children, many live in sole-parent families where poverty is disproportionately prevalent. Research conducted by the...
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Job retention schemes during the pandemic prioritised preservation over reallocation, but evidence on their allocative and productivity consequences is scarce. Using tax data for Australia, this column shows that job reallocation and firm exit remained...
Thursday, September 16, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the life of labor migrants in Southeast Asia into chaos. Pandemic-related restrictions, business closures, government lockdowns, and mandatory quarantines have all impacted the livelihoods of migrant workers. One...
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Asia, Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand
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Sunday, September 12, 2021
Men have been getting the lion’s share of emergency income support during Sydney’s winter lockdown even though women have borne the brunt of job losses. The total number of workers in NSW relying on the federal government’s COVID-19 disaster payment has...