35th Australian Labour Market Research Workshop 2027 – call for papers
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We are pleased to announce that the 35th Australian Labour Market Research (ALMR) Workshop and the annual meeting of the Australian Society of Labour Economics will be held on Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 February 2027, at Jobs and Skills Australia, 50 Marcus Clarke Street in Canberra.
Please see below for the call for papers and submit your paper by 31 October 2026.
More details on the event will be announced shortly.
Call for papers
The ALMR Workshop is the annual meeting of the Australian Society of Labour Economists.
The purpose of the meeting is to disseminate high-quality research in labour economics and labour relations and to promote informed public debate about current labour market issues.
Participants and discussants will include senior academic economists and labour economists in the public and private sectors. Early career researchers, including PhD students close to completing, are particularly encouraged to submit papers. Any theoretical, applied or policy related papers on any aspect of the labour market are welcome.
Papers, which need only to be at ‘working paper’ stage, will be selected based on their quality and in relation to their general interest. Preference will be given to papers on the following themes:
- Labour productivity: measurement and growth
- AI and the future of work
- Labour markets and demographic change
- Full employment: measurement and delivery
- Education, training and skills development
- Gender equity and equality
- Disability and employment
- Work, inclusion and welfare
- Workplace relations issues
Please submit papers by 31 October 2026 by email to phil.lewis@canberra.edu.au, including ‘ALMRW Feb 2027’ in the subject line.
Notification of Acceptance 16 November 2026.
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre team acknowledges the Wadjuk Nyungar people as the traditional owners of the land on which the Centre is situated.