Economics
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Economy
Economic management
Macroeconomics
Economic policy
Report
More than a feeling: high inflation and weak consumer sentiment
This research links the decline in consumer sentiment in Australia to the cumulative, broad-based impact of high inflation on consumer purchasing power. The evidence suggests it is the persistent price pressures, rather than mortgage rates which are driving the pessimism across all household types, suggesting a return to confidence depends on inflation easing back.
Research Summary
Australia’s financial wellbeing: an integrated approach
This summary report describes how key forces, including technology, health and climate change, are reshaping financial wellbeing. It explores the concepts of financial literacy and the evidence on what effective financial education looks like. The report points to the need for a national financial wellbeing strategy: a coordinated, integrated response across policy, regulation, education and...
Report
Engaging employers to increase the employment of people with disability in Australia
This synthesis was undertaken to identify what effective employer engagement looks like and how it can improve employment and retention outcomes for people with disability. The evidence highlights that many of the elements contained within a coherent package of support for employers align with established good practices in human resource management.
Research Summary
Engaging employers to increase the employment of people with disability in Australia
This synthesis was undertaken to identify what effective employer engagement looks like and how it can improve employment and retention outcomes for people with disability. The evidence highlights that many of the elements contained within a coherent package of support for employers align with established good practices in human resource management.
Journal article
Supporting employment transitions for people with intellectual disabilities
Disability Enterprises have the potential to address employment barriers that people with an intellectual disability experience as they move into open employment through strategic organisational design. This report explores how well organisations align with best practice models and the ongoing challenges they face in supporting open employment pathways for people with a disability.