Non‑compete clauses stop employees from joining competing companies or starting their own rival businesses. This study looked at the link between non‑compete clauses and wages in Australia. It finds that workers with these clauses usually don’t get higher pay in return. The findings support government action to reduce harmful uses of non‑compete clauses.

To what extent can a progressive tax and transfer system moderate the distributional impacts of uneven economic growth? The authors revisit this question in the unique Australian context of three decades of uninterrupted economic growth from 1991 to 2020.