This reference document provides a broad basis for analysis and research on the Australian economy and includes statistics that can be applied to both macro-economic and sectoral analyses. Australian Economic Indicators is a monthly compendium of economic statistics, presenting comprehensive tables, graphs, commentaries, feature articles and technical notes. The publication contains statistics under the following...

In this address to the session 'Managing the Growth Shock' at the Economic and Social Outlook Conference in Melbourne on 30 June 2011, Gary Banks discusses the role for policy in the current mining boom. "Australia’s past reform successes have generally been founded on a clear understanding of problems warranting policy solutions. Where policy initiatives...

This report presents the findings of a qualitative longitudinal study examining the impact of the minimum wage increase afforded by the Annual Wage Review 2009–10 Decision on a sample of minimum wage-reliant enterprises and their employees.The study focused on enterprises in the Community Services, Manufacturing, Retail and Hospitality industries. The paper is divided into three...

Improvements could be made to the reform agenda for teachers, principals and other school workers that governments are pursuing, according to this draft report. The draft report - Schools Workforce - finds that governments have initiated a substantial reform agenda to target issues such as teacher shortages, educational disadvantage, and the quality of the school...

This study builds on previous work by looking at the impact of being over-skilled or over-educated or both on an individual's wages as well as their level of job satisfaction. The study distinguishes between ‘genuine’ mismatch (wages and job satisfaction are both low) and ‘apparent’ mismatch—where a job may pay less but has been accepted...