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BCEC Business Manager shares her recipe for success supporting a busy and dynamic team
Kumesh Haripersad is the Business Manager at the Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre. Kumesh shares her recipe for success supporting a busy and dynamic team. What is it like to be a Business Manager? As the Business Manager for BCEC, I... Read article
Kumesh Haripersad is the Business Manager at the Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre. Kumesh shares her recipe for success supporting a busy and dynamic team. What is it like to be a Business Manager? As the Business Manager for BCEC, I... Read article
BCEC Economics and Social Policy Scholarship 2018
Applications are now open for the BCEC Economics and Social Policy Scholarship. Undergraduate and postgraduate students with a demonstrated interest and passion for economics and social policy, and who do not have the financial means to attend university, are encouraged... Read article
Applications are now open for the BCEC Economics and Social Policy Scholarship. Undergraduate and postgraduate students with a demonstrated interest and passion for economics and social policy, and who do not have the financial means to attend university, are encouraged... Read article
BCEC researchers scoop up awards at the annual Faculty of Business and Law Awards
BCEC staff received accolades during Curtin University’s annual Faculty of Business and Law Awards, which recognise academic staff for their outstanding contribution to economic and social policy research. Congratulations to BCEC Director, Professor Alan Duncan and BCEC Research Fellow, Dr... Read article
BCEC staff received accolades during Curtin University’s annual Faculty of Business and Law Awards, which recognise academic staff for their outstanding contribution to economic and social policy research. Congratulations to BCEC Director, Professor Alan Duncan and BCEC Research Fellow, Dr... Read article
Gender Equity Insights 2018: Inside Australia’s Gender Pay Gap
The Centre’s latest publication – Gender Equity Insights 2018: Inside Australia’s Gender Pay Gap –was launched in collaboration with the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) on Friday 2 March 2018, ahead of International Women’s Day. This third report in the BCEC|WGEA Gender... Read article
The Centre’s latest publication – Gender Equity Insights 2018: Inside Australia’s Gender Pay Gap –was launched in collaboration with the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) on Friday 2 March 2018, ahead of International Women’s Day. This third report in the BCEC|WGEA Gender... Read article
BCEC Professorial Fellow Gavin Wood shares his research interests and career insights
Gavin Wood is an Emeritus Professor of Housing and Urban Research at RMIT University and Professorial Fellow with the Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre. Gavin shares his research on relationships between housing wealth, welfare and public policy. Tell us why you... Read article
Gavin Wood is an Emeritus Professor of Housing and Urban Research at RMIT University and Professorial Fellow with the Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre. Gavin shares his research on relationships between housing wealth, welfare and public policy. Tell us why you... Read article
BCEC and WEN host first Australian Gender Economics Workshop
BCEC together with the Economic Society of Australia’s Women in Economics Network (WEN) were excited to host the first Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW) in Fremantle on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 February. To view presentations from the Workshop, download the AGEW 2018 Program.... Read article
BCEC together with the Economic Society of Australia’s Women in Economics Network (WEN) were excited to host the first Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW) in Fremantle on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 February. To view presentations from the Workshop, download the AGEW 2018 Program.... Read article
BCEC’s newest PhD Scholar explores the impact of international policies on Indigenous health
Sara Hodgkinson recently joined the Centre after being awarded the 2018 BCEC PhD Scholarship. Sara shares her research interests, love of travel and aspirations for the future. Why did you choose a career path in academia? I have always loved to... Read article
Sara Hodgkinson recently joined the Centre after being awarded the 2018 BCEC PhD Scholarship. Sara shares her research interests, love of travel and aspirations for the future. Why did you choose a career path in academia? I have always loved to... Read article
BCEC researchers awarded Economic Analysis and Policy Best Paper
Congratulations to Dr Richard Seymour, BCEC Research Fellow and Associate Professor Michael Dockery, BCEC Principal Research Fellow, for receiving the Economic Analysis and Policy Best Paper for 2017 award. Their article, Are there institutional differences in the earnings of Australian higher education graduates?, co-authored with Paul Koshy at the National Centre for Student... Read article
Congratulations to Dr Richard Seymour, BCEC Research Fellow and Associate Professor Michael Dockery, BCEC Principal Research Fellow, for receiving the Economic Analysis and Policy Best Paper for 2017 award. Their article, Are there institutional differences in the earnings of Australian higher education graduates?, co-authored with Paul Koshy at the National Centre for Student... Read article
BCEC launches cost of living in WA report, The Price is Right?
BCEC’s Focus on WA report, The Price is Right? An Examination of the Cost of Living in Western Australia was launched on Friday 1 December. The report examines the real cost of living in Western Australia and compares recent changes in... Read article
BCEC’s Focus on WA report, The Price is Right? An Examination of the Cost of Living in Western Australia was launched on Friday 1 December. The report examines the real cost of living in Western Australia and compares recent changes in... Read article
BCEC launches its first book, Perth’s Infill Housing Future: Delivering innovative and sustainable housing
BCEC launched its inaugural book, Perth’s Infill Housing Future: Delivering Innovative and Sustainable Housing, on Friday 20 October 2017. The book brings together a wealth of data, analysis and commentary on the state of Perth’s infill housing sector, a sector... Read article
BCEC launched its inaugural book, Perth’s Infill Housing Future: Delivering Innovative and Sustainable Housing, on Friday 20 October 2017. The book brings together a wealth of data, analysis and commentary on the state of Perth’s infill housing sector, a sector... Read article
The Impact of Airbnb on WA’s Tourism Industry
BCEC’s Feature report, The Impact of Airbnb on WA’s Tourism Industry, was launched on Friday 6 October 2017. The report examines the growth and impact of Airbnb in Western Australia, highlighting the potential in opening up new tourism opportunities in the State, as... Read article
BCEC’s Feature report, The Impact of Airbnb on WA’s Tourism Industry, was launched on Friday 6 October 2017. The report examines the growth and impact of Airbnb in Western Australia, highlighting the potential in opening up new tourism opportunities in the State, as... Read article
Rachel Ong ViforJ wins Curtin University 2017 award for highest contribution to The Conversation
BCEC Deputy Director Professor Rachel Ong has won the 2017 Curtin University award for the highest number of articles published in The Conversation. The Conversation is a forum through which academics and policy commentators can inform public debates by publishing... Read article
BCEC Deputy Director Professor Rachel Ong has won the 2017 Curtin University award for the highest number of articles published in The Conversation. The Conversation is a forum through which academics and policy commentators can inform public debates by publishing... 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.