TY - Report AU - Rebecca Cassells AU - Alan Duncan AU - Annie Abello AU - et al. PY - 2012 T1 - Smart Australians: education and innovation in Australia PB - National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling DO - https://doi.org/APO-31633 UR - https://apo.org.au/node/31633 AB - This report discusses the economic prospects, education and innovation of Australians. Australians with postgraduate degrees will earn almost double, or $3.2 million, over their working lives compared to people with Year 11 or less qualification, who can expect to earn only $1.7 million, according to the latest AMP.NATSEM report. But women still face earnings inequality with the report finding that a 25 year old woman with a postgraduate degree can expect to earn just two thirds of her male counterpart’s lifetime earnings, $2.5 million compared to $3.2 million. ER -