COVID-19 Insights

The impacts of COVID-19 are rapidly evolving and affecting the world in unprecedented and confronting ways.

BCEC is committed to providing the analysis and expert commentary needed to understand how COVID-19 is impacting the Australian labour market and economy. We will be adding updates regularly to this web page, including new interactive data, analysis and insights.

 

Work and mental health implications of COVID-19

 

Working from home in the COVID-19 lockdown

 

Short-Term and Long-Term Casual Workers

 

Job Keepers and Job Seekers: Who loses and who gains?

 

Potential Job Losses in the COVID-19 Pandemic

 

Physical Isolation: Staying Connected During COVID-19

COVID-19 Insights

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Presentation – Stronger Together: Loneliness and social connectedness in Australia Alan Duncan, Astghik Mavisakalyan View the presentation by  John Curtin Distinguished Professor Alan Duncan and Associate Professor Astghik Mavisakalyan, of the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, at the report launch of Stronger Together: Loneliness and social connectedness in Australia on Friday 19 November, 2021. This report, the eighth... Read article 19 November 2021COVID-19 Insights Read More
JobKeeper: The efficacy of Australia’s first short-time wage subsidy Rebecca Cassells, Alan Duncan The Australian JobKeeper wage subsidy is an unprecedented public policy response to a once in a century health and economic crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus of this paper is on the efficacy of the Australian JobKeeper program... Read article 25 September 2020COVID-19 Insights  |  Journal Articles Read More
Analysis of costs and savings of Proposed Reforms to Higher Education Rebecca Cassells, Steven Bond-Smith The Australian Government recently announced a Higher Education Reform Package that has the overarching objective of incentivising students to “make more job-relevant decisions about their education”. The proposed reforms includes changes to both student and Commonwealth contributions to higher education... Read article 23 July 2020COVID-19 Insights  |  COVID-19 Insights Read More
Impact and Response of Businesses in Australia to COVID-19 Rebecca Cassells, Alan Duncan, Daniel Kiely, Astghik Mavisakalyan COVID-19 has significantly impacted on businesses and workers over the last three months, with most business predictions reported back in March playing out across the sectors. Businesses have had to make big changes to their workforce, both in terms of... Read article 7 July 2020COVID-19 Insights  |  COVID-19 Insights Read More