Publications
Youth, Social Media, and Mental Health: Evidence from Australian Panel Data
Social media use has become ubiquitous among young people, yet evidence on its association with mental health remains limited and mixed. In this study, we use rich longitudinal data from Australia and measure social media use based on the frequency... Read article
Social media use has become ubiquitous among young people, yet evidence on its association with mental health remains limited and mixed. In this study, we use rich longitudinal data from Australia and measure social media use based on the frequency... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – June 2026
Surprise jump in employment keeps pressure on interest rates. Unemployment rate holds steady at 4.4 per cent. Participation up and workers seeking more hours in response to rising living costs. Strong jobs growth casts doubt over labour market softening A... Read article
Surprise jump in employment keeps pressure on interest rates. Unemployment rate holds steady at 4.4 per cent. Participation up and workers seeking more hours in response to rising living costs. Strong jobs growth casts doubt over labour market softening A... Read article
Research Brief: Evaluating literacy and numeracy progressions in custody and desistance from crime: Evidence from Western Australia
This research was funded by a grant awarded under the Western Australian Office of Crime Statistics and Research (WACSAR) Criminal Justice Research Grant Program, administered by the WA Department of Justice (the Department). This study investigates the impact of prisoners’... Read article
This research was funded by a grant awarded under the Western Australian Office of Crime Statistics and Research (WACSAR) Criminal Justice Research Grant Program, administered by the WA Department of Justice (the Department). This study investigates the impact of prisoners’... Read article
Evaluating literacy and numeracy progressions in custody and desistance from crime: Evidence from Western Australia
This research was funded by a grant awarded under the Western Australian Office of Crime Statistics and Research (WACSAR) Criminal Justice Research Grant Program, administered by the WA Department of Justice (the Department). This study investigates the impact of prisoners’... Read article
This research was funded by a grant awarded under the Western Australian Office of Crime Statistics and Research (WACSAR) Criminal Justice Research Grant Program, administered by the WA Department of Justice (the Department). This study investigates the impact of prisoners’... Read article
Estimating a CPI-based regional price parity index for US cities
Geographic price differences confound comparisons of economic performance across cities by conflating nominal urban advantages with real differences in well-being. Existing tools only partially address this problem: the Bureau of Economic Analysis publishes a Regional Price Parity (RPP) Index that... Read article
Geographic price differences confound comparisons of economic performance across cities by conflating nominal urban advantages with real differences in well-being. Existing tools only partially address this problem: the Bureau of Economic Analysis publishes a Regional Price Parity (RPP) Index that... Read article
The role of the resources sector in harnessing and developing Australian STEM capability
The resources sector makes a vital contribution as the anchor for Australia’s science, research and industrial base. As the sector undergoes a structural evolution to capture a greater share of the minerals, materials and manufacturing value chain, new research commissioned... Read article
The resources sector makes a vital contribution as the anchor for Australia’s science, research and industrial base. As the sector undergoes a structural evolution to capture a greater share of the minerals, materials and manufacturing value chain, new research commissioned... Read article
Factsheet: Unpacking the role of the resources sector in harnessing and developing Australia’s STEM capability
The resources sector makes a vital contribution as the anchor for Australia’s science, research and industrial base. As the sector undergoes a structural evolution to capture a greater share of the minerals, materials and manufacturing value chain, new research commissioned... Read article
The resources sector makes a vital contribution as the anchor for Australia’s science, research and industrial base. As the sector undergoes a structural evolution to capture a greater share of the minerals, materials and manufacturing value chain, new research commissioned... Read article
Family Influence on Volunteering Participation in Australia
This report examines the landscape of volunteering in Australia, with a particular focus on Western Australia. It explores the intergenerational transmission of volunteering activities and the socioeconomic drivers that influence volunteering activities at the extensive and intensive margins. Utilising data... Read article
This report examines the landscape of volunteering in Australia, with a particular focus on Western Australia. It explores the intergenerational transmission of volunteering activities and the socioeconomic drivers that influence volunteering activities at the extensive and intensive margins. Utilising data... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – May 2026
National unemployment rate edges back down from 4.5 to 4.4 per cent. Solid jobs growth, all in the form of higher female part-time employment. Inflation remains stubbornly above the Reserve Bank’s comfort zone. A waiting game on interest rates After... Read article
National unemployment rate edges back down from 4.5 to 4.4 per cent. Solid jobs growth, all in the form of higher female part-time employment. Inflation remains stubbornly above the Reserve Bank’s comfort zone. A waiting game on interest rates After... Read article
Presentation: WA’s Resources Sector in Transition: Securing long term value in a changing world
View the slides by lead Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre authors Professor Alan Duncan and Dr Silvia Salazar from the launch of the report WA’s Resources Sector in Transition: Securing long term value in a changing world. About the report The... Read article
View the slides by lead Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre authors Professor Alan Duncan and Dr Silvia Salazar from the launch of the report WA’s Resources Sector in Transition: Securing long term value in a changing world. About the report The... Read article
Western Australia’s Resources Sector in Transition: Securing long term value in a changing world
Executive Summary Western Australia’s prosperity has been shaped by one of the most remarkable resource endowments in the world. Over the past several decades, the state’s resources sector has transformed it into a global economic powerhouse. Resources now contribute around... Read article
Executive Summary Western Australia’s prosperity has been shaped by one of the most remarkable resource endowments in the world. Over the past several decades, the state’s resources sector has transformed it into a global economic powerhouse. Resources now contribute around... Read article
Executive Summary: Western Australia’s Resources Sector in Transition: Securing long term value in a changing world
Executive Summary Western Australia’s prosperity has been shaped by one of the most remarkable resource endowments in the world. Over the past several decades, the state’s resources sector has transformed it into a global economic powerhouse. Resources now contribute around... Read article
Executive Summary Western Australia’s prosperity has been shaped by one of the most remarkable resource endowments in the world. Over the past several decades, the state’s resources sector has transformed it into a global economic powerhouse. Resources now contribute around... 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.