Categories of employment and unemployment patterns in the Sunshine Coast Labour Market: a regional study. The aim of this project is to provide information on how a local labour market (LLM) works. It will be the first such Australian study to look at marginally attached workers and atypical employment, both of which are increasing segments in the Australian labour market. The outcomes will provide strategic input for the industry partners in policy reviews of education and training programs, ....Categories of employment and unemployment patterns in the Sunshine Coast Labour Market: a regional study. The aim of this project is to provide information on how a local labour market (LLM) works. It will be the first such Australian study to look at marginally attached workers and atypical employment, both of which are increasing segments in the Australian labour market. The outcomes will provide strategic input for the industry partners in policy reviews of education and training programs, adjustments to changing employment circumstances, and regulation of employment. The study is innovative in design as it explores a social capital dimension of labour market behaviour.Read moreRead less
Technological innovation, trade liberalization, unemployment, and policy design. Australia, like all economies, is heavily influenced by technological changes and shifting trade patterns. Understanding these influences, and the impact they have on the distribution of income, the unemployment rate, and the job mix, is very important for the design of appropriate policy initiatives. The proposed research aims to achieve exactly this by developing a mathematical model which incorporates technologic ....Technological innovation, trade liberalization, unemployment, and policy design. Australia, like all economies, is heavily influenced by technological changes and shifting trade patterns. Understanding these influences, and the impact they have on the distribution of income, the unemployment rate, and the job mix, is very important for the design of appropriate policy initiatives. The proposed research aims to achieve exactly this by developing a mathematical model which incorporates technological change, trade, and unemployment. The model will be used to analyse the effects of these changes and, thus, to design optimal policy. The results from this project should also stimulate policy discussions both within Australia and abroad - enriching academic relations between domestic and international universities.Read moreRead less