The effect of school closures on standardized test scores: Evidence from Australia

We estimate the causal effect of pandemic school closures on standardized test scores in Australia using variation in the length of school closures across...

Changes to Australian income support settings during the COVID-19 pandemic

This paper summarises the major changes made to unemployment, student and parenting transfer payments over 2020 and early 2021 in Australia in response to...

Covid-19 has exposed the weaknesses in the Australian tax system: Tax reform will be required for recovery

The economic shock and government response to COVID-19 highlight weaknesses in Australia’s tax system. COVID-19 puts pressure on a system under strain...

Sectoral employment dynamics In Australia

In the aftermath of the covid-19 pandemic, the prevention of further decline in aggregate employment and turning it around are high on the agenda of ...

Tax reform must be part of our post-COVID economic cure

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