Matthew Gray and Jennifer Renda present evidence on the extent to which non-working, lone and couple mothers who would like to work, can estimate the minimum wage which they need to be paid in order to accept a job offer (their reservation wage).

One important and under-researched aspect of labour market policy is the extent to which policy interventions are effective in modifying job search behaviour. Furthermore, there is little extant research on whether certain job search behaviours lead to labour market success. Matthew Gray and Boyd Hunter's analysis uses the only large-scale longitudinal survey of Indigenous Australians...

There is currently a growing policy interest in the effects of the regulatory environment on the ability of Indigenous people to undertake customary harvesting of wild resources. Matthew Gray, Jon Altman and Natane Halasz have developed a methodology to estimate the economic benefits derived from the use of wild resources, which has been piloted with...

The Community Development Employment Projects scheme employs around 35,000 Indigenous Australians and accounts for over one-quarter of total Indigenous employment. Jon Altman and Matthew Gray review the evidence on the social and economic impacts of the scheme, and argue that the scheme should continue to be supported and resourced.

One of the most important programs for Indigenous community and economic development is the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme. CDEP employs around 35,000 Indigenous Australians and accounts for over one-quarter of total Indigenous employment. This paper reviews the evidence on the social and economic impacts of the scheme. The available evidence demonstrates that the...