Economic indicators
Report
Stuck in neutral: the policy architecture driving slow wages growth in Australia
Australian workers are enduring a sustained period of low wage growth, in both the private and public sectors, in all Australian jurisdictions. This report examines seven policy preferences of the federal government, and their effects on wage growth.
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PC Productivity Insights: Recent developments
The Productivity Insights series unpacks and analyses the latest ABS productivity statistics, and details and comments on trends and new developments underlying Australia's recent productivity performance.
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The stock of qualifications in Australia
This research project estimates and describes the stock of qualifications in the Australian economy using data from the 2018—19 Qualifications and Work survey, compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Future directions: ways forward for the economies of Blacktown, Cumberland, Parramatta and The Hills – the Central City District of Sydney
The report examines the economic trajectory of the Central City District economies of Western Sydney in the boom years prior to the COVID-19 recession.
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Productivity Commission white paper 2021
This document outlines a new productivity reform agenda for New South Wales that could lift productivity growth and boost real wages, without raising the tax burden.