Productivity and Innovation

The National Innovation and Science Agenda has committed significant amounts of funding to twenty eight action areas, which include de-risking start-ups; investing in STEM; attracting and keeping overseas entrepreneurs; and improving university-industry connectedness, amongst others. These measures signal that promoting a culture of innovation is essential to Australia’s economic growth and future prosperity.

Projects under this theme explore the opportunity and challenges for businesses, individuals and government to drive prosperity through improved productivity and innovation. Research under this theme investigates issues such as barriers and enablers to productivity, and the impacts of infrastructure development and investment, public services, as well as tax and regulatory burdens on economic growth in WA, and opportunities and barriers to innovation for micro-businesses and SMEs, which make up a significant proportion of all businesses in the Australian economy.

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Monthly Labour Market Update – November 2024 Michael Dockery — 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 16 December 2024Monthly Labour Market Update Read More
Presentation: Dare to Venture: Startups and the innovation ecosystem in Western Australia Abebe Hailemariam, Daniel Kiely 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 19 November 2024Focus on WA Read More
Dare to Venture: Startups and the innovation ecosystem in Western Australia Alex Buckland, Abebe Hailemariam, Daniel Kiely, Angelica Munoz, Panagiotis Sotirakopoulos 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 19 November 2024Focus on WA Read More
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – October 2024 Michael Dockery — 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 18 November 2024Monthly Labour Market Update Read More
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 22 October 2024Monthly Labour Market Update Read More
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – June 2024 Michael Dockery, Alan Duncan — Run of strong employment growth extends into third month. — — Unemployment rate back up to 4.1 per cent as more women enter the labour force. — — A 6th of August increase in the official cash rate now... Read article 26 July 2024Monthly Labour Market Update Read More