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Chris Ryan

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Job requirements and lifelong learning for older workers

The relationship between job requirements, individual skills and the participation of workers in further education and training, with an emphasis on older workers, is the focus of this report

Long-run trends in school productivity: evidence from Australia

Outside the United States, very little is known about long-run trends in school productivity

Taking chances: the effect of growing up on welfare on the risky behaviour of young people

This paper analyzes the effect of growing up on welfare on young people's involvement in a variety of social and health risks

Sustainable and secure food systems for Victoria: What do we know? What do we need to know?

This report finds that there are significant and urgent challenges to the security and sustainability of the food system

How has school productivity changed in Australia?

Among young Australian teenagers (aged 13–14) Leigh and Ryan find a small but statistically significant fall in numeracy over the period 1964–2003, and in both literacy and numeracy over the period 1975–1998

How and why has teacher quality changed in Australia?

The academic aptitude of new teachers has fallen over the past two decades, according to research conducted by economists Dr Andrew Leigh and Dr Chris Ryan

Income-Contingent Financing of Student Charges for Higher Education: Assessing the Australian Innovation

In this article Bruce Chapman and Chris Ryan argue that compared to all possible alternatives, income contingent loans are preferable for both economic and social reasons

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