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National affairs Peter Mares 16 December 2023 The government has outlined its vision for skilled migration but it still has lots of colouring in to do
National affairs John Quiggin 4 September 2023 Fears about the impact of increasing longevity haven’t aged well National affairs Peter Mares 28 April 2023 Labor has taken bold steps towards recasting Australia’s migration system, but difficult questions remain International Brett Evans 21 October 2021 How one of the worst days in US labour history led to this month’s prize for economist David Card National affairs Mike Steketee 20 October 2021 The Nationals say they’re worried about jobs — but we know from experience how to handle the move away from fossil fuel–based employment
National affairs Adam Triggs 20 July 2021 Despite the popularly held belief, there is no evidence that immigration reduces wages in Australia
International John Quiggin 8 March 2021 Public support for much greater government spending has grown in the United States, and the economic risks can be managed National affairs Tim Colebatch 3 March 2021 Ever the optimist, Ross Garnaut has a plan for Australia’s economic future National affairs Adam Triggs 15 February 2021 The Labor and Liberal parties are in a race to the bottom in too many areas of economic policy National affairs Carol Johnson 11 February 2021 History shows where Anthony Albanese’s IR push is likely to run into trouble
National affairs David Peetz 17 December 2020 Casual employment can be fixed, but not the way the government wants to do it
Essays & reportage Andrew Leigh 27 November 2020 Books | Are myths about jobs stopping us from seeing our working lives clearly? National affairs Tim Colebatch 24 September 2020 Progress continues in Victoria, nationally and in much of Asia, but the international figures remain grim National affairs Saul Eslake 11 September 2020 How one economist came to have doubts about the plan to lift the compulsory superannuation contribution rate National affairs Adam Triggs 31 August 2020 Most of modern monetary theory is not new. And what is new isn’t plausible
National affairs Adam Triggs 24 August 2020 The idea is plagued by economic, operational and political challenges — and there is a simpler solution
Essays & reportage Michael Dillon 21 August 2020 Noel Pearson’s job guarantee plan meets its most powerful critic: the newspaper that published it National affairs Adam Triggs 17 August 2020 Are trade, competition and technology good for consumers but bad for workers? History shows otherwise National affairs John Quiggin 12 July 2020 State and federal strategies are ignoring where the jobs really are National affairs Frank Bongiorno 27 May 2020 Whatever Scott Morrison has in mind, it doesn’t sound a lot like the 1980s Labor–union agreement
National affairs Annabel Brown and Caitlin McCaffrie 25 May 2020 Covid-19 has exposed the flaws in Australia’s treatment of temporary migrants. Fortunately, a blueprint for change already exists
National affairs James Morley 8 May 2020 Partial accounts of the economic and health effects of Australia’s response understate its success National affairs Adam Triggs 4 May 2020 Those calling for an economically independent Australia neglect to mention the huge costs it would impose on living standards National affairs John Quiggin 20 April 2020 With the right policies, the IMF’s recovery can happen with less pain than forecast National affairs Danielle Wood and Brendan Coates 20 April 2020 We should beware of magical thinking about the Covid-19 recovery
National affairs Abul Rizvi 15 April 2020 Scott Morrison’s “go home” message is bad for hundreds of thousands of temporary residents — and will slow the recovery
National affairs Adam Triggs 7 April 2020 What we should and shouldn’t change once the crisis is over National affairs Saul Eslake 27 March 2020 What are the best estimates of the pandemic’s impact on the Australian economy and the job market? Essays & reportage Joshua Gans and Andrew Leigh 25 November 2019 Can the hopes of tech optimists and the fears of tech pessimists be reconciled? National affairs Abul Rizvi 22 November 2019 Our immigration success story didn’t happen by accident — but is it under threat?