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BCEC holds inaugural Youth Forum
What matters most to young people in Western Australia? The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) is keen to find out. BCEC held their first Youth Forum on Monday 26 August, engaging in-person with over 80 young people aged 14 to... Read article
What matters most to young people in Western Australia? The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) is keen to find out. BCEC held their first Youth Forum on Monday 26 August, engaging in-person with over 80 young people aged 14 to... Read article
Studies take BCEC PhD candidate around the globe
For well-versed traveller Robert Mackay, the opportunity to connect personal interests with research was too good to pass up. Robert is in the final year of his post-doctoral studies with Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, researching the social impacts of natural... Read article
For well-versed traveller Robert Mackay, the opportunity to connect personal interests with research was too good to pass up. Robert is in the final year of his post-doctoral studies with Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, researching the social impacts of natural... Read article
A note on BCEC’s Monthly Labour Market Update – June 2024
Our commentary in the BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – June 2024 is not supporting an interest rate rise. It is an assessment of the likelihood that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will increase rates at their next meeting.... Read article
Our commentary in the BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – June 2024 is not supporting an interest rate rise. It is an assessment of the likelihood that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will increase rates at their next meeting.... Read article
Chris Twomey takes out two state championship stand up paddleboard titles
Chris Twomey is back in the water and winning state titles. After a two-year hiatus from the state championships due to illness, Chris, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre’s Senior Industry Fellow, has returned to winning form. Held in Geraldton, Western Australia, on... Read article
Chris Twomey is back in the water and winning state titles. After a two-year hiatus from the state championships due to illness, Chris, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre’s Senior Industry Fellow, has returned to winning form. Held in Geraldton, Western Australia, on... Read article
Watch the full ‘Building the Dream’ report launch now
Our latest report, Building the Dream: The future of Western Australia’s construction industry, was launched on Wednesday 10 July at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. This new report found that the construction sector is facing significant challenges including a severe shortage... Read article
Our latest report, Building the Dream: The future of Western Australia’s construction industry, was launched on Wednesday 10 July at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. This new report found that the construction sector is facing significant challenges including a severe shortage... Read article
Australian Journal of Labour Economics Volume 26 Number 2 is out now
Volume 26, number 2 of the Australian Journal or Labour Economics (AJLE) is out now, with three brand new articles. The AJLE is a forum for the analysis of labour economics and labour relations. The first paper is based on... Read article
Volume 26, number 2 of the Australian Journal or Labour Economics (AJLE) is out now, with three brand new articles. The AJLE is a forum for the analysis of labour economics and labour relations. The first paper is based on... Read article
Federal Budget 2024-25 reflections
Reflections on the 2024-25 Federal Budget Treasurer Jim Chalmers led with cost-of-living relief and inflation control as the centrepiece of this year’s Federal budget, along with investment in new housing, infrastructure, and decarbonisation initiatives. There are certainly some important commitments... Read article
Reflections on the 2024-25 Federal Budget Treasurer Jim Chalmers led with cost-of-living relief and inflation control as the centrepiece of this year’s Federal budget, along with investment in new housing, infrastructure, and decarbonisation initiatives. There are certainly some important commitments... Read article
Western Australian Budget 2024-25 reflections
First reflections on the WA 2024-25 Budget This is the first WA budget with Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti at the helm, and it’s a strong debut. The budget measures laid down by Treasurer Saffioti this afternoon lean... Read article
First reflections on the WA 2024-25 Budget This is the first WA budget with Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti at the helm, and it’s a strong debut. The budget measures laid down by Treasurer Saffioti this afternoon lean... Read article
BCEC researchers clean up at Faculty research awards
Three Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre researchers have been recognised in the 2023 Curtin University Faculty of Business and Law Research and Industry Staff Awards for their outstanding contributions to research in the faculty. Professor Astghik Mavisakalyan, Principal Research Fellow, took... Read article
Three Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre researchers have been recognised in the 2023 Curtin University Faculty of Business and Law Research and Industry Staff Awards for their outstanding contributions to research in the faculty. Professor Astghik Mavisakalyan, Principal Research Fellow, took... Read article
Professor Alan Duncan named 2023 recipient of Austin Holmes Award
Professor Alan Duncan, Director of the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, has been named the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Austin Holmes Award. The Austin Holmes Award recognises distinguished Western Australian economists and is given out by the Economics Society of... Read article
Professor Alan Duncan, Director of the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, has been named the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Austin Holmes Award. The Austin Holmes Award recognises distinguished Western Australian economists and is given out by the Economics Society of... Read article
Women in Leadership Journey 5 continues in Perth
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre was part of Curtin University’s team in delivering the Women in Leadership Journey 5 (WILJ5) in August this year. Supported by Aus4Skills and the Vietnam Australia Centre, Curtin University’s WILJ5 team delivered sessions in Perth,... Read article
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre was part of Curtin University’s team in delivering the Women in Leadership Journey 5 (WILJ5) in August this year. Supported by Aus4Skills and the Vietnam Australia Centre, Curtin University’s WILJ5 team delivered sessions in Perth,... Read article
Australian Labour Market Research Workshop 2023 – Call for papers
The Australian Labour Market Research Workshop (ALMRW) is pleased to announce the official call for papers. The Australian Labour Market Research Workshop (ALMRW) 2023 will be held at Jobs and Skills Australia, 50 Marcus Clarke Street in Canberra, on Monday... Read article
The Australian Labour Market Research Workshop (ALMRW) is pleased to announce the official call for papers. The Australian Labour Market Research Workshop (ALMRW) 2023 will be held at Jobs and Skills Australia, 50 Marcus Clarke Street in Canberra, on Monday... Read article
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre team acknowledges the Wadjuk Nyungar people as the traditional owners of the land on which the Centre is situated.