Economic indicators
Report
No longer 'managing': the rise of working poverty and fixing Britain's broken social settlement
This paper traces the emergence of a poorly understood social challenge and one which symbolises Britain’s broken ‘social settlement’ - the continued rise in working poverty since the beginning of this century.
Report
Too little too late: gas in the COVID recovery
This paper presents analysis of the economic data in Australia over the period from pre-COVID in late 2019 to early 2021 to show there was no 'gas-led' recovery.
Report
Shocks and safety nets? Financial wellbeing during COVID-19
This paper explores the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis and resulting policy responses on financial wellbeing.
Report
Counting the cost of Australia’s delayed vaccine rollout: part two - international border closures
This report projects the likely delay in Australia's international border reopening and the economic costs of this delay. It finds that Australia is on track to end international border closures 81 days later than originally planned and will incur an economic cost estimated at $16.4 billion from the delay.
Working paper
Opportunity costs of unpaid caregiving: evidence from panel time diaries
In this paper, the authors examine the association between unpaid caregiving by older Americans and time allocated to labor supply, home production, leisure and personal care.