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Mining and mistrust in government
Natural resource extraction can undermine institutions through its negative impact on corruption and public goods provision, potentially affecting individual trust in local government. We examine this conjecture by combining geo-referenced survey data with spatial data on mine locations across 28... Read article
Natural resource extraction can undermine institutions through its negative impact on corruption and public goods provision, potentially affecting individual trust in local government. We examine this conjecture by combining geo-referenced survey data with spatial data on mine locations across 28... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – February 2025
— Surprise 52,800 drop in the number of persons employed. — — Unemployment rate remains at 4.1 per cent thanks to big drop in participation. — — Direction of labour market difficult to read amidst volatility and revisions to previous... Read article
— Surprise 52,800 drop in the number of persons employed. — — Unemployment rate remains at 4.1 per cent thanks to big drop in participation. — — Direction of labour market difficult to read amidst volatility and revisions to previous... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – January 2025
— Participation records keep tumbling as female participation rate jumps 0.5 percentage points to 63.5 per cent. — — Jobs growth solid, unemployment rate up from 4.0 per cent to 4.1 per cent. — — A further interest rate cut... Read article
— Participation records keep tumbling as female participation rate jumps 0.5 percentage points to 63.5 per cent. — — Jobs growth solid, unemployment rate up from 4.0 per cent to 4.1 per cent. — — A further interest rate cut... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – December 2024
— Unemployment rate creeps back to 4 per cent, despite strong jobs growth. — — Male participation rate the highest in over a decade, up 0.3ppt to 71.4 per cent. — — The renewables transition may be starting to show... Read article
— Unemployment rate creeps back to 4 per cent, despite strong jobs growth. — — Male participation rate the highest in over a decade, up 0.3ppt to 71.4 per cent. — — The renewables transition may be starting to show... Read article
Monthly Labour Market Update – November 2024
— Unemployment rate back below 4 per cent on the back of solid rise in full-time jobs. — — Participation falls marginally to 67.0 per cent, down from record high 67.1 per cent. — — Signs of increased industrial action... Read article
— Unemployment rate back below 4 per cent on the back of solid rise in full-time jobs. — — Participation falls marginally to 67.0 per cent, down from record high 67.1 per cent. — — Signs of increased industrial action... Read article
Presentation: Dare to Venture: Startups and the innovation ecosystem in Western Australia
View the presentation slides from the launch of the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre report, Dare to Venture: Startups and the innovation ecosystem in Western Australia, presented by Dr Daniel Kiely and Dr Abebe Hailemariam at the report’s launch on 19 November... Read article
View the presentation slides from the launch of the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre report, Dare to Venture: Startups and the innovation ecosystem in Western Australia, presented by Dr Daniel Kiely and Dr Abebe Hailemariam at the report’s launch on 19 November... Read article
Dare to Venture: Startups and the innovation ecosystem in Western Australia
Dare to Venture: Startups and the innovation ecosystem in Western Australia, the eighteenth report in the BCEC Focus on WA series, seeks to better understand the startup and innovation ecosystem in Western Australia, to inform policies that support entrepreneurship and... Read article
Dare to Venture: Startups and the innovation ecosystem in Western Australia, the eighteenth report in the BCEC Focus on WA series, seeks to better understand the startup and innovation ecosystem in Western Australia, to inform policies that support entrepreneurship and... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – October 2024
— Job creation slows in October, but marks seventh month of uninterrupted growth. — — Unemployment rate steady at 4.1 per cent as participation rate eases from record level. — — Recently released indices for prices and wages suggest inflation... Read article
— Job creation slows in October, but marks seventh month of uninterrupted growth. — — Unemployment rate steady at 4.1 per cent as participation rate eases from record level. — — Recently released indices for prices and wages suggest inflation... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – September 2024
— Nationally 64,100 jobs added in September as male full-time employment surges 1.1 per cent in a single month. — — Unemployment rate steady at 4.1 per cent, after August figure revised down. — — Public sector employment growth conflicting with... Read article
— Nationally 64,100 jobs added in September as male full-time employment surges 1.1 per cent in a single month. — — Unemployment rate steady at 4.1 per cent, after August figure revised down. — — Public sector employment growth conflicting with... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – August 2024
Sustained jobs growth continues to stymie rate cut hopes Monthly labour force survey estimates continue to defy expectations of a downturn in the labour market. Nationally employment increased by 47,500 persons in August. That’s the third month in a row... Read article
Sustained jobs growth continues to stymie rate cut hopes Monthly labour force survey estimates continue to defy expectations of a downturn in the labour market. Nationally employment increased by 47,500 persons in August. That’s the third month in a row... Read article
Presentation: Gender Equity Insights 2024: The changing nature of part-time work in Australia
View the publication by lead authors Professor Alan Duncan, Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, and Dr Silvia Salazar, Senior Research Fellow, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, from the launch of the report Gender Equity Insights 2024: The changing nature of part-time work... Read article
View the publication by lead authors Professor Alan Duncan, Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, and Dr Silvia Salazar, Senior Research Fellow, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, from the launch of the report Gender Equity Insights 2024: The changing nature of part-time work... Read article
Victoria – China trade briefing note: Benefits to Western Households
Commissioned by the Australia China Business Council, this briefing note establishes a firm evidence base on the economic impact of trade with China on Victorian households. This briefing note provides and overview of the relationship between China and VIC. It... Read article
Commissioned by the Australia China Business Council, this briefing note establishes a firm evidence base on the economic impact of trade with China on Victorian households. This briefing note provides and overview of the relationship between China and VIC. It... 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.