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Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre

Locality: Bentley, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9266 1744

Address: Level 4, Building 408, Curtin University, Kent Street 6102 Bentley, WA, Australia

Website: http://bcec.edu.au

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23.01.2022 We have limited seats left for our upcoming BCEC and Business News State of the Economy Lunch on Friday 27 November. The keynote will be given by WA Treasurer the Hon. Ben Wyatt MLA on the outlook for the WA economy. In a conversation hosted by 6PR’s Gareth Parker, the Treasurer will then be joined by Bankwest Executive General Manager Sinead Taylor, Business News 40under40 First Amongst Equals winner Rachael Ferguson and BCEC Director Alan Duncan.... The event will be anchored by a special presentation from BCEC researchers Daniel Kiely and Silvia Salazar on the state of the WA economy, including the outlook for business. Registration closes soon. More info and tickets: https://bit.ly/3jrGYiD

22.01.2022 We're incredibly proud to know our research is being used to drive positive change. Did you know that profitiability, performance and productivity increase under female leadership? For more info on how women in top positions benefit businesses you can read our report, Gender Equity Insights 2020: Delivering the Business Outcomes. ... https://bit.ly/2AQQeN0

21.01.2022 Have you registered yet for our Green Shoots: Opportunities to grow a sustainable WA economy report launch this Thursday 12 November? It's such a critical topic that we've kept our registrations open until 12pm tomorrow for last minute registrations. At our event you'll hear from special guest speaker Hon Dave Kelly MP, Minister for Water, Forestry, Innovation and ICT, Science and Youth. Our panellist lineup includes Elizabeth Brennan, Co-Founder and MD of agdots; Yvonne Powe...r, Co-Founder and COO of Village Energy; and Piers Verstegen, ED of Conservation Council of Western Australia, in a facilitated conversation by Jessica Strutt, Journalist and Presenter, ABC Radio Perth. While our understanding of the factors deteriorating our environmental resources has improved, much is left to explore about the potential pathways to achieve sustainable growth and harness new industry and job creation opportunities particularly in Western Australia. Green Shoots: Opportunities to grow a sustainable WA economy seeks to fill this knowledge gap by taking stock of the current environmental footprint and development of ‘green’ sectors and practices as well as identifying opportunities to grow a sustainable and diverse West Australian economy. Tickets and more info: https://bit.ly/3mrObBe

20.01.2022 We've got an all star panel of industry experts and leaders for our upcoming event, Green Shoots: Opportunitites to grow a sustainable WA economy. Join us on 12 November for this very special report launch with Elizabeth Brennan, Managing Director, agdots; Yvonne Power, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Village Energy and Piers Verstegen, Executive Director, Conservation Council of Western Australia in a facilitated discussion with Jessica Strutt, Journalist and Present...er, ABC Radio Perth. While our understanding of the factors deteriorating our environmental resources has improved, much is left to explore about the potential pathways to achieve sustainable growth and harness new industry and job creation opportunities particularly in Western Australia. Green Shoots: Opportunities to grow a sustainable WA economy seeks to fill this knowledge gap by taking stock of the current environmental footprint and development of ‘green’ sectors and practices as well as identifying opportunities to grow a sustainable and diverse West Australian economy. Tickets and more info: https://bit.ly/3mrObBe

18.01.2022 Just released: Our August Labour Market Update is out now. August’s rebound in the labour market surprised everyone, with female and male full-time employment, female and male part-time employment and youth employment all increasing for the month in seasonally adjusted terms. Apart from the risk of further COVID-19 outbreaks, a wildcard for labour market developments in the coming months will be the withdrawal of the Jobkeeper program, the higher Jobseeker payments and other... support measures. A question mark over the sustainability of August’s improvement is also the peculiar feature that the increase in jobs was largely driven by growth in the number of self employed workers, rather than in jobs for employees. We cannot say whether these new jobs are sole-traders who lost employment when the pandemic hit and who are now beginning to find work again; or whether they are people who lost their jobs as employees and are now starting to work for themselves. Either way, a sustained labour market recovery in the medium term is unlikely to be achieved without solid growth in the demand for employees by firms. Read more: https://bit.ly/35MayfD

18.01.2022 Our September Labour Market Update is now live here: https://bit.ly/3m7tfzx September labour market figures show an overall decline in employment nationally, while most states and territories have added rather than subtracted to employment in the last month. This makes it challenging to see what the key driver is to the overall national decline. A key observation this month is that hours are recovering faster than jobs in some states NSW, WA and TAS. This indicates that fewer workers are doing more hours and suggests that JobKeeper could start to suppress labour market recovery as employers hold on to workers that attract the subsidy.

11.01.2022 We're holding an in-person breakfast on 12 November to launch our new report, Green Shoots: Opportunities to grow a sustainable WA economy, with special guest speaker, the Hon. Dave Kelly MP, Minister for Water, Forestry, Innovation and ICT, Science and Youth. While our understanding of the factors deteriorating our environmental resources has improved, much is left to explore about the potential pathways to achieve sustainable growth and harness new industry and job creation... opportunities particularly in Western Australia. This special report seeks to fill this knowledge gap by taking stock of the current environmental footprint and development of ‘green’ sectors and practices as well as identifying opportunities to grow a sustainable and diverse West Australian economy. Please join us for breakfast with prominent government, industry and community leaders to discuss this critical topic. https://bit.ly/3mrObBe

08.01.2022 Catch up on the latest news from BCEC with our August E-Newsletter. Read highlights from our recent research, staff news and learn about our upcoming events: https://bit.ly/2QYZJhB

06.01.2022 Catch up on the latest news from BCEC with our September E-Newsletter. Read highlights from our recent research, staff news and learn about our upcoming events: https://bit.ly/3l6jeSr

03.01.2022 New BCEC research released today shows that creating a more sustainable WA would boost jobs and the economy, with greener industries to deliver 55,000 jobs to WA workers and add $16 bn to the WA economy. Green Shoots: Opportunities to grow a sustainable WA Economy, identifies significant opportunities for the State to reduce the negative environmental impact of industries across its regions, and provides a roadmap for WA to transition to a more sustainable and resilient econo...mic future. Diversifying into more sustainable industries such as renewable power generation, lithium mining and processing would create a pathway to greater economic value and better employment opportunities for the state, particularly in regional WA. Read the report: https://bit.ly/3pihMPT

03.01.2022 Just Released: Special Issue of the Australian Journal of Labour Economics. This year Australia, like every country in the world has experienced one of the biggest shocks to its economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic with enormous impacts on the labour market. Given its importance we have made this issue of AJLE a Special Issue devoted to the effects of COVID-19 on the Australian labour market. This issue covers different aspects of the topic, including the impacts on jobs, po...licies to reduce unemployment such as JobKeeper, the long-run effects on jobseekers through scarring and particular impacts on Indigenous Australians. Finally, certain policies which have been proposed to aid recovery of the economy, such as taxation reform and education reform are discussed. Read more: https://bit.ly/3kNhrBA