Research Papers from the Centre for Future Work.
Australia’s economy continues to endure historically slow growth in wages and salaries, that is undermining household incomes, consumer spending, and
By Jim Stanford
International evidence is clear that there is a strong, positive correlation between a country’s protection of labour freedoms, and the
By Jim Stanford
New analysis of income tax data confirms a dramatic slowdown in Australian wages in recent years – and the slowdown
By Jim Stanford
Tomorrow the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release its quarterly Wage Price Index: the most commonly-reported measure of wage growth
By Jim Stanford
Many Australians are eagerly anticipating a unique concentration of public holidays in coming days. There is a 10-day period (stretching
By Jim Stanford
This week’s pre-election Commonwealth budget will feature reductions in personal income taxes, as the Coalition government tries to overcome a
Australia can learn much from the policy leadership of the Ardern Government in New Zealand and its reforms to address
The ABS has released what is likely the last quarterly GDP report before a Commonwealth election expected in May. Coalition
By Jim Stanford
What’s a ‘gig’ job, anyway? There’s lots of media hype about how people won’t have jobs in the future (they’re
Australia’s enterprise bargaining system is crumbling rapidly in private sector workplaces, according to dramatic findings from the Centre for Future
New data on private-sector business conditions confirm that wage increases paid in the private sector of Australia’s economy continue to
By Jim Stanford