Economic indicators
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Migration and regional productivity: evidence from individual wages in Australia
This paper examines the contribution of international migrants to regional differences in labour productivity in Australia. The study relies on individual-level administrative wage data from 2011 to 2018.
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Timor-Leste’s uncertain future
This paper intends to start a conversation about a broad yet crucial question - what does the future hold for Timor-Leste? And in turn, what does that mean for the Indo-Pacific region?
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Pay gaps – an $18 billion a year issue
This research note estimates the aggregate size of gender and ethnic pay gaps in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Our place in time: making unpaid work count
This report discusses why unpaid work needs to be quantified, how and why unpaid work is under-valued, and the need for unpaid work to be properly recognised as essential for supporting paid work and reducing the burden on governments.
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Profit-price inflation: theory, international evidence, and policy implications
This research confirms that corporate profits in Australia, despite recent moderation, remain well above historic norms, and must fall further in order to allow a rebuilding of real wages in Australia that have been badly damaged by recent inflation.