Publications
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – August 2022
The other side of the summit … After eight months of very strong jobs growth driving the national unemployment rate down to 3.5 per cent in June 2022, the July and now August figures suggest the labour market may have... Read article
The other side of the summit … After eight months of very strong jobs growth driving the national unemployment rate down to 3.5 per cent in June 2022, the July and now August figures suggest the labour market may have... Read article
Mining and mistrust in government
Recent research shows that natural resources can hurt institutions by promoting corruption and diverting resources from the production of public goods. This, in turn, may have implications for the trust individuals hold for their governments. We explore this possibility by... Read article
Recent research shows that natural resources can hurt institutions by promoting corruption and diverting resources from the production of public goods. This, in turn, may have implications for the trust individuals hold for their governments. We explore this possibility by... Read article
Bridging the Gap: Population, skills and labour market adjustment in WA
This sixteenth report in the Focus on WA series takes a rigorous look at skills shortages and labour market dynamics in the WA labour market and provides a fresh conceptual look at what skills shortages are, new empirical evidence on... Read article
This sixteenth report in the Focus on WA series takes a rigorous look at skills shortages and labour market dynamics in the WA labour market and provides a fresh conceptual look at what skills shortages are, new empirical evidence on... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – July 2022
The BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update provides expert insights and analysis around the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) labour force data release, focusing on employment patterns across state and territories. Coming in for a soft landing? Despite the national unemployment... Read article
The BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update provides expert insights and analysis around the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) labour force data release, focusing on employment patterns across state and territories. Coming in for a soft landing? Despite the national unemployment... Read article
2022 Women’s Report Card
The 2022 Women’s Report Card sets out the status and current state of play of women in Western Australia, and in doing so, helps to track progress to achieving better outcomes for women. As is the case to varying degrees... Read article
The 2022 Women’s Report Card sets out the status and current state of play of women in Western Australia, and in doing so, helps to track progress to achieving better outcomes for women. As is the case to varying degrees... Read article
Retirement and the distribution of intra-household wellbeing
This study analyses the links between retirement and the distribution of intra-household wellbeing among Australian mixed-sex couples. We study the implications of own and partner’s retirement on measures of life satisfaction, financial satisfaction, and free time satisfaction using household panel... Read article
This study analyses the links between retirement and the distribution of intra-household wellbeing among Australian mixed-sex couples. We study the implications of own and partner’s retirement on measures of life satisfaction, financial satisfaction, and free time satisfaction using household panel... Read article
How many in a crowd? Assessing overcrowding measures in Australian housing
This research assesses the measurement of overcrowding in Australia and explores the relationships between various household density measures and the wellbeing of occupants. Indicators of the incidence or severity of household crowding in Australia actually measure occupant density—the ratio of... Read article
This research assesses the measurement of overcrowding in Australia and explores the relationships between various household density measures and the wellbeing of occupants. Indicators of the incidence or severity of household crowding in Australia actually measure occupant density—the ratio of... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – June 2022
National records continue to tumble Estimates from the June labour force survey show another sizeable jump in total employment across the country, with 88,400 more people finding work last month. That followed on the heels of an increase of 60,000... Read article
National records continue to tumble Estimates from the June labour force survey show another sizeable jump in total employment across the country, with 88,400 more people finding work last month. That followed on the heels of an increase of 60,000... Read article
Gendered language and gendered violence
This study establishes the influence of sex-based grammatical gender on gendered violence. We demonstrate a statistically significant relationship between gendered language and the incidence of intimate partner violence in a cross-section of countries. Motivated by this evidence, we conduct an... Read article
This study establishes the influence of sex-based grammatical gender on gendered violence. We demonstrate a statistically significant relationship between gendered language and the incidence of intimate partner violence in a cross-section of countries. Motivated by this evidence, we conduct an... Read article
Canning Vale Food Value Add Precinct
The City of Canning engaged the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) to assess the economic case and potential opportunities of a food value add precinct in the Canning Vale industrial area. This report, Canning Vale Food Value Add Precinct, assesses the economic... Read article
The City of Canning engaged the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) to assess the economic case and potential opportunities of a food value add precinct in the Canning Vale industrial area. This report, Canning Vale Food Value Add Precinct, assesses the economic... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – May 2022
Inflation looms as the constraint Employment continued its strong growth path in May. The labour force figures show an additional 60,000 persons gained employment in Australia from the previous month, with 70,000 additional full-time jobs offset by a decline in... Read article
Inflation looms as the constraint Employment continued its strong growth path in May. The labour force figures show an additional 60,000 persons gained employment in Australia from the previous month, with 70,000 additional full-time jobs offset by a decline in... Read article
Identity and support for policies towards Indigenous people
This paper adds to knowledge on the role of politicians’ and voters’ identities in influencing policy-making in societies marked by ethnic inequality. The outcome we investigate is the initiatives and policies targeting Indigenous populations in the context of Australia. We... Read article
This paper adds to knowledge on the role of politicians’ and voters’ identities in influencing policy-making in societies marked by ethnic inequality. The outcome we investigate is the initiatives and policies targeting Indigenous populations in the context of Australia. We... 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.