Category Archives: Labour market

Which industries have created the most jobs in Qld over the last 10 years?

Posted on September 26, 2018 by

In the latest EconTalk episode, host Russ Roberts interviews the Australian robotics guru and MIT emeritus professor Rodney Brooks. After listening to the episode, I am now much less concerned about artificial intelligence and automation rendering a large fraction of … Continue reading →

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Qld regional unemployment rates facet wrap via R

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

Queensland is such a large and diverse state, with regional economies having vastly different drivers of growth (e.g. tourism in Cairns, mining in Mackay), that it’s often hard to get a sense of how different parts of the state are … Continue reading →

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Low wages growth & the drop in household saving – 612 ABC Brisbane panel discussion

Posted on September 8, 2018 by

Low wages growth and the drop in household saving recorded in the June quarter National Accounts were considered in a panel discussion I participated in on Emma Griffiths’s 612 ABC Brisbane Focus program yesterday morning, which you can listen to … Continue reading →

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Are public servants overpaid on average?

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

In my previous post I commented on the excessive growth of senior Queensland public service positions over the last few years. Let us consider the hypothesis that this growth was related to public servants having significant influence over their own … Continue reading →

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My comments on excessive growth in senior public service jobs in today’s Courier-Mail

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

Steven Scott from the Courier-Mail has done a terrific job of revealing the huge growth in the senior echelons of the Queensland public service since the change of state government in early 2015 (see Palaszczuk Government’s massive senior public servant … Continue reading →

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Qld economy well positioned in 2nd quarter 2018, esp. given Commonwealth Games

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

We are now in the second quarter of 2018, and it’s a good time to review the economic outlook for Queensland. Job vacancy data released by the ABS last Thursday were very encouraging, and suggest the current economic upswing, encompassing … Continue reading →

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Fair Share is overly pessimistic and interventionist, but still worth reading

Posted on March 18, 2018 by

Last Wednesday night I was fortunate to attend the Fair Share book launch at Brisbane’s historic Customs House. Unlike many book launches it was widely reported (e.g. this SMH article), as the book was launched by former Prime Minister Paul … Continue reading →

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