Cost and standard of living
Alternative labels
Cost of living
Household expenses
Living standards
Standard of living
Report
A decade of wages lost
This report sheds light on the scale and impact of the Australia's nominal wage increases and their recent decline.
Report
Demystifying productivity
This is the first paper in a series of three papers that lays the groundwork for the Commission’s approach and work program on productivity in South Australia.
Essay
The morality of growth
The economic turmoil of recent years has seen a renewed focus on Britain’s failure to grow. This essay, by CPS Director Robert Colvile, sets out how this is a much longer-term problem than we think – that the growth ceiling of the British economy has been getting lower and lower for decades, driven in part...
Report
The global risks report 2023
The world faces a set of risks that feel both wholly new and eerily familiar. This report 2023 explores some of the most severe risks we may face over the next decade. As we stand on the edge of a low-growth and low-cooperation era, tougher trade-offs risk eroding climate action, human development and future resilience.
Research Summary
Rising rates, falling financial wellbeing: the impact of housing stress on Victorians
This report explores the cost of living and financial wellbeing during 2022, with a particular focus on renters and mortgaged homeowners given the rapid rise in interest rates.