• Labour Market

Labour markets tend to be among the most regulated markets in the economy. While these regulations were meant to protect workers, they are often counterproductive by putting obstacles in the way to job creation. Finding the right balance between these two goals remains a difficult task.

Local wages will mean local jobs
Greg Lindsay, Patrick CarvalhoJanuary 6, 2016Australian Financial Review

Beneath the growing dispute over Sunday penalty rates lies a much broader discussion over the...

Innovation statement: a missed opportunity
Michael PotterDecember 8, 2015Business Spectator

Bring on the buzz words. We must get with the new zeitgeist and innovate now....

Employment, not justice reinvestment, is the ‘panacea’ for high Indigenous incarceration rate
Sara HudsonDecember 4, 2015Online Opinion

The Australian Medical Association’s Report Card on Indigenous Health correctly links particular health issues —...

Give youth a leg up not a handout
Patrick CarvalhoNovember 27, 2015Ideas@TheCentre

We need economic reforms to foster investment and job creation that can fight the rising...

Australia’s unemployed youth are getting priced out of the market
Patrick CarvalhoNovember 23, 2015ABC The Drum

The alarming upward trend of young jobseekers experiencing long unemployment duration demands proper attention and...

Youth Unemployment in Australia
Patrick CarvalhoNovember 22, 2015Research Report 7

This report looks at quantifying the rising youth unemployment problem, understanding its causes and proposing...

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