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The Evolution of Comparative Advantage: Measurement and Welfare Implications [PDF]
Using an industry-level dataset of production and trade spanning 75 countries and 5 decades, and a fully speciÞed multi-sector Ricardian model, we estimate productivities at sector level and examine how they evolve over time in both developed and ...
Andrei A. Levchenko, Jing Zhang
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington +2 more
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‘I Don't Babysit’: Stay‐at‐Home Dads' Perspectives and Experiences Within Australian Society
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Stay‐at‐home‐dads are an emerging group in Australia, impacted by societal assumptions and expectations. However, there is a scarcity of research on the perspectives and experiences of fathers assuming stay‐at‐home dad roles within Australian society.
Elyse Manie +3 more
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Insolvency in selected OECD countries: Outcomes and regulations [PDF]
Insolvenzrecht, Konkursverwaltung, OECD-Staaten, Vergleich, Bankruptcy law, Receivership, OECD countries ...
Rigmar Osterkamp
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Robodebt scheme issued thousand‐dollar debts to an estimated half a million people who had received social security. The debts were largely inaccurate and illegal, with the aim of improving the federal government's budget. The 2023 Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme found that the stigmatising political and public language about ...
Ella Kruger, Phillipa Evans
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What Does the Institutions Climate Index for OECD Countries Tell us about Institutional Change and Economic Policy Reforms? [PDF]
Institutionalismus, Entwicklung, Wirtschaftspolitik, Wirtschaftsreform, OECD-Staaten, Institutional economics, Economic development, Economic policy, Economic reform, OECD ...
Rigmar Osterkamp, Wolfgang Ochel
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In her 2024 paper Are Australian students' academic skills declining? Interrogating 25 years of national and international standardised assessment data, Larsen compiled an impressive summary of major international (PISA, PIRLS and TIMSS) and national (NAPLAN) standardised assessments pertaining to literacy and numeracy.
Pamela C. Snow +9 more
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MACROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY: NEW GENERATION PANEL DATA ANALYSIS ON OECD COUNTRIES (1996-2015) [PDF]
Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2016 Determining the factors which are effective on total factor productivity (TFP) increments include the productivity of all factors in the production process and making improvements for these factors via policies have importance concerning speed the ...
ÖMER YALÇINKAYA +2 more
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More analysts, better ratings: Do rating agencies invest enough in less developed countries? [PDF]
Rating agencies' track record is good in developed countries but poor in emerging economies. Why? Given the almost-monopolistic structure of the industry, we conjecture that agencies might underinvest in information gathering.
Giovanni Ferri
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper presents a critical examination of Australia's 2021 household, individual and interviewer census forms. Using a form‐led analysis, this research scrutinises the underlying cisheteronormative logic that implicitly shapes the Census process, from data collection to distribution of findings.
Xavier Mills, Sal Clark
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