Andrew Leigh points to some very interesting work on attitudes to redistribution. Who wants more rungs on the ladder of opportunity?. For anyone interested in understanding attitudes about redistribution, a new working paper from Alberto Alesina and Paola Giuliano titled Preferences for Redistribution is a must-read. Some snippets.We start our analysis by examining the individual determinants of preferences for redistribution…
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Low-paid workers, changing patterns of work and life, and participation in VET. This item includes an audio recording of an interview with researcher Barbara Pocock; the accompanying interview transcript; and the occasional paper itself. In this interview, Steve Davis talks with researcher Barbara Pocock about her paper, 'Low-paid workers, changing patterns of work and life, and participation in vocational education…
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On a potentially amazing resource. I don't usually simply plug other sites, but one cannot but admire the chutzpah of this site;"Academic Earth is an organization founded with the goal of giving everyone on earth access to a world-class education. As more and more high quality educational content becomes available online for free, we ask ourselves, what are the real…
Global warming leaving its mark on polar bears.. Potentially fatal to the polar bear, global warming has already left its mark on the species with smaller, less robust bears that are increasingly showing cannibalistic tendencies. As the sea ice shrinks, so are the polar bears -- they're not growing as big as they used to. [Environmental Health News]
They took our jobs. The Australian Government intends to head into the G20 meeting in April with strong warnings against the dangers of growing economic nationalism around the globe, so we should not expect the Government to exhibit any such traits in the lead up to the London meeting.
Developing Australia's digital skills. To fully participate in the digital economy, Australians need effective digital, media literacy and e-business skills. We are talking about skills at all levels
What does the digital economy encompass? What does it mean for Australians?. A useful starting point for any discussion about how we can maximise the participation of Australian households and businesses in the digital economy is to understand what we are referring to when we use the term 'digital economy.' Read on to see recent data about internet and broadband…