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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
Gendered language and gendered violence
Highlights Gendered language and intimate partner violence are correlated at country level. Speaking a gendered language is linked with acceptance of intimate partner violence. The effect of grammatical gender works through a cultural and a cognitive channel. Abstract This study... Read article
Highlights Gendered language and intimate partner violence are correlated at country level. Speaking a gendered language is linked with acceptance of intimate partner violence. The effect of grammatical gender works through a cultural and a cognitive channel. Abstract This study... Read article
Trust a few: Natural disasters and the disruption of trust in Africa
Highlights Natural disaster exposure imposes a negative influence on the formation of trust. Shocks during the impressionable years influence the development of trust. Increased disaster frequency has a negative association with interpersonal and institutional trust. Abstract Individuals are at their... Read article
Highlights Natural disaster exposure imposes a negative influence on the formation of trust. Shocks during the impressionable years influence the development of trust. Increased disaster frequency has a negative association with interpersonal and institutional trust. Abstract Individuals are at their... 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.