Public Employment in the Economic Downturn: The Case of an Australian State

Employment has been severely affected by the global financial crisis (GFC). This research considers the effects of the GFC on an Australian state public service workforce, reviewing trends before, during, and in the aftermath of the GFC. The workforce continued to grow, but at a slower pace, and with changes in inflows and outflows of employees. The workforce profile changed, with some decrease in the proportion of more vulnerable groups and some retention of stronger groups perhaps seeking a refuge during the GFC. Significant decentralization of workforce responsibility has meant comparatively little central effort to effect change during the GFC.     

Future Public Service Capacity: Employment of Young People into Australian Public Services during the GFC

Public services face several workforce challenges, including impending retirements and austerity programs. Although employing more young people is a likely solution to balancing the demographic profile of public services, the literature and theory suggest that young people would have fared worse during the global financial crisis. This research tests propositions around the vulnerability of young people in selected Australian public services during the global financial crisis, in terms of quantity and quality of jobs obtained. Surprisingly, the findings suggest that many young people fared as well or sometimes better than other age cohorts during the global financial crisis in terms of both recruitment and access to ongoing jobs. There are several indications that perhaps public services provided a safe haven in a turbulent labour market.     

本轮经济下行阶段增长与就业相背离了吗?

近年来,伴随中国经济进入下行阶段,中国经济增长由高速转向中高速,从官方公布的数据来看,总体就业形势却并未如预期那样恶化,以致有观点认为目前我国经济运行出现了“增长与就业相背离”的现象。本文试图解释“增长与就业相背离”这一现象的发生。通过利用相关数据并构造科学的方法计算中国经济下行阶段失业率,以此判断中国经济下行阶段经济增长是否与就业相背离,通过实证分析发现在本轮经济下行阶段增长与就业并没有相背离。本文的研究结论对于深刻理解中共中央关于就业优先政策具有重要现实意义。     

Debt Crisis Is Not China's Destiny

正Local government debt recently becomes a hot button issue again.The Ministry of Finance issued a document recently,allowing 10 local governments to issue their own bonds.These local governments must be responsible for the repayment of their bonds.Since this practice of issuing and     

俄罗斯经济走向与国内争论(英文)

The Russian economy has been in a downturn since 2013.There are a variety of deep roots for this trend,which include the aftermath of the international financial crisis and domestic economic structural problems.The economic fluctuation has aroused heated debates in Russia.Liberals,centrists,and traditionalists are all putting forward their perspectives and proposals regarding the current economic situation,development strategy and the future economic tendency,interacting with the Putin government’s strategies.     

从美国经济增长、波动和衰退的原因看美国经济的走势

文章分析了美国经济 2 0世纪 90年代持续增长的源泉 ;论证了美国经济波动和衰退的原因 ;并指出美国经济今年的走势