• 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.

Our youth need a fair go at a job
Cassandra WilkinsonJune 28, 2014The Australian

Two ideas have been thrown around a lot lately that could do with some clearer...

Apply Adam Smith to dentistry to keep cavities away
Alexander PhilipatosJune 27, 2014

Adam Smith wrote in The Wealth of Nations, ‘people of the same trade seldom meet...

Why Abbott’s PPL scheme is a policy for dummies
Matthew TaylorJune 16, 2014Business Spectator

Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews last week announced that the Abbott government’s proposed paid parental...

Cutting penalty rates: who benefits?
Alexander PhilipatosJune 13, 2014

The debate over whether to reduce or abolish penalty rates is often couched in the...

Penalty rates cut will give youth a chance to find jobs
Alexander PhilipatosMay 21, 2014The Australian Financial Review

With unemployment for 15-year-olds to 24-year-olds more than double the national average, at 12.9 per cent,...

The cost of PM’s gold-plated parental leave
Matthew TaylorMay 19, 2014The Canberra Times

Last week’s budget confirmed that some of the gold has been chipped off the Prime...

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