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Drawing on central arguments in the normative literature on the legal status of prostitution, in which a central argument concerns the sexual and bodily autonomy of<span class="excerpt-more"><span class="excerpt-more-dots">... </span><a class="excerpt-more-link" href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/individualism-and-the-legal-status-of-prostitution/">Read article</a></span> <span class="meta"> <span class='date'>29 July 2024</span><span class='category'>Journal Articles</span> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/individualism-and-the-legal-status-of-prostitution/" class="read_more"> <span>Read More</span> </a> </span> </span> </span> </div> <div class="panel publication"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/bcec-monthly-labour-market-update-june-2024/" class="title">BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – June 2024</a> <span class='authors'>Michael Dockery, Alan Duncan</span> <span class="content"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/bcec-monthly-labour-market-update-june-2024/" class="image"> <img src="https://bcec.edu.au/assets/2024/07/Cover-MLMU-June-2024-1-300x424.png" alt="" /> </a> <span class="intro"> — Run of strong employment growth extends into third month. — — Unemployment rate back up to 4.1 per cent as more women enter the labour force. — — A 6th of August increase in the official cash rate now<span class="excerpt-more"><span class="excerpt-more-dots">... </span><a class="excerpt-more-link" href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/bcec-monthly-labour-market-update-june-2024/">Read article</a></span> <span class="meta"> <span class='date'>26 July 2024</span><span class='category'>Monthly Labour Market Update</span> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/bcec-monthly-labour-market-update-june-2024/" class="read_more"> <span>Read More</span> </a> </span> </span> </span> </div> <div class="panel publication"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/western-australia-china-trade-briefing-note-benefits-to-western-households/" class="title">Western Australia – China trade briefing note: Benefits to Western Households</a> <span class='authors'>Alex Buckland, Alan Duncan, Mohammad Farhad, Abebe Hailemariam, Daniel Kiely, Valentina Sanchez Arenas, Panagiotis Sotirakopoulos</span> <span class="content"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/western-australia-china-trade-briefing-note-benefits-to-western-households/" class="image"> <img src="https://bcec.edu.au/assets/2024/07/Benefit-to-households-report-Western-Australia-COVER-300x424.png" alt="" /> </a> <span class="intro"> Commissioned by the Australia China Business Council, this briefing note establishes a firm evidence base on the economic impact of trade with China on Western Australian households. This briefing note provides and overview of the relationship between China and WA.<span class="excerpt-more"><span class="excerpt-more-dots">... </span><a class="excerpt-more-link" href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/western-australia-china-trade-briefing-note-benefits-to-western-households/">Read article</a></span> <span class="meta"> <span class='date'>19 July 2024</span><span class='category'>Research Reports</span> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/western-australia-china-trade-briefing-note-benefits-to-western-households/" class="read_more"> <span>Read More</span> </a> </span> </span> </span> </div> <div class="panel publication"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/non-linear-impact-of-income-inequality-on-mental-health-evidence-from-low-and-middle-income-countries/" class="title">Non-linear impact of income inequality on mental health: evidence from low and middle-income countries</a> <span class='authors'>Ankita Mishra, Abebe Hailemariam, Preety Srivastava, Greeni Maheshwari</span> <span class="content"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/non-linear-impact-of-income-inequality-on-mental-health-evidence-from-low-and-middle-income-countries/" class="image"> <img src="https://bcec.edu.au/assets/2024/08/Studies-in-nonlinear-dynamics-and-economics.jpg" alt="" /> </a> <span class="intro"> In this study, we examine the relationship between income inequality and mental health using a sample of low and middle-income countries over the period 1990–2019. Using a dynamic panel threshold model that allows for endogeneity in both the regressors and<span class="excerpt-more"><span class="excerpt-more-dots">... </span><a class="excerpt-more-link" href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/non-linear-impact-of-income-inequality-on-mental-health-evidence-from-low-and-middle-income-countries/">Read article</a></span> <span class="meta"> <span class='date'>19 July 2024</span><span class='category'>Journal Articles</span> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/non-linear-impact-of-income-inequality-on-mental-health-evidence-from-low-and-middle-income-countries/" class="read_more"> <span>Read More</span> </a> </span> </span> </span> </div> <div class="panel publication"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/presentation-building-the-dream-the-future-of-western-australias-construction-industry/" class="title">Presentation: Building the Dream: The future of Western Australia’s construction industry</a> <span class='authors'>Adam Crowe, Alan Duncan</span> <span class="content"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/presentation-building-the-dream-the-future-of-western-australias-construction-industry/" class="image"> <img src="https://bcec.edu.au/assets/2024/07/BCEC-Building-the-dream-Presentation-COVER-300x424.png" alt="" /> </a> <span class="intro"> View the presentation by lead authors Dr Adam Crowe, Research Fellow, Curtin AHURI Research Centre, and Professor Alan Duncan, Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, from the launch of the report Building the Dream: The future of Western Australia’s construction industry,<span class="excerpt-more"><span class="excerpt-more-dots">... </span><a class="excerpt-more-link" href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/presentation-building-the-dream-the-future-of-western-australias-construction-industry/">Read article</a></span> <span class="meta"> <span class='date'>18 July 2024</span><span class='category'>Presentations</span> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/presentation-building-the-dream-the-future-of-western-australias-construction-industry/" class="read_more"> <span>Read More</span> </a> </span> </span> </span> </div> <div class="panel publication"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/building-the-dream-the-future-of-western-australias-construction-industry/" class="title">Building the Dream: The future of Western Australia’s construction industry</a> <span class='authors'>Adam Crowe, Alan Duncan, Steven Rowley</span> <span class="content"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/building-the-dream-the-future-of-western-australias-construction-industry/" class="image"> <img src="https://bcec.edu.au/assets/2024/07/BCEC-Building-the-Dream-Report-July-2024-COVER-300x424.png" alt="" /> </a> <span class="intro"> Watch the full report launch online here, and access the presentation slides here. Building the Dream, the ninth report in the BCEC Focus on Industry series, reveals that at current rates of dwelling completion, Western Australia will fall well short<span class="excerpt-more"><span class="excerpt-more-dots">... </span><a class="excerpt-more-link" href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/building-the-dream-the-future-of-western-australias-construction-industry/">Read article</a></span> <span class="meta"> <span class='date'>10 July 2024</span><span class='category'>Focus on Industry</span> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/building-the-dream-the-future-of-western-australias-construction-industry/" class="read_more"> <span>Read More</span> </a> </span> </span> </span> </div> <div class="panel publication"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/indigenous-mobility-and-its-impact-on-remote-infrastructural-needs-an-exploratory-study/" class="title">Indigenous mobility and its impact on remote infrastructural needs: an exploratory study</a> <span class='authors'>Megan Moskos, Linda Isherwood, Michael Dockery, Daphne Habibis, Liam Grealy, Richard Benedict, Mark Harris, Ranjodh B. Singh, Tess Lea</span> <span class="content"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/indigenous-mobility-and-its-impact-on-remote-infrastructural-needs-an-exploratory-study/" class="image"> <img src="https://bcec.edu.au/assets/2024/07/AHURI-Final-report-423-Indigenous-peoples-mobility-and-its-impact-on-remote-infrastructural-needs-an-exploratory-study-1-1-300x424.png" alt="" /> </a> <span class="intro"> With Indigenous populations at risk of higher rates of infection and more serious disease than non-Indigenous populations, a policy of returning to remote communities (i.e. Return to Country) was encouraged during the COVID-19 pandemic. This policy led to high expectations<span class="excerpt-more"><span class="excerpt-more-dots">... </span><a class="excerpt-more-link" href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/indigenous-mobility-and-its-impact-on-remote-infrastructural-needs-an-exploratory-study/">Read article</a></span> <span class="meta"> <span class='date'>4 July 2024</span><span class='category'>Research Reports</span> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/indigenous-mobility-and-its-impact-on-remote-infrastructural-needs-an-exploratory-study/" class="read_more"> <span>Read More</span> </a> </span> </span> </span> </div> <div class="panel publication"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/natural-disasters-and-acceptance-of-intimate-partner-violence-the-global-evidence/" class="title">Natural disasters and acceptance of intimate partner violence: The global evidence</a> <span class='authors'>Astghik Mavisakalyan, Vladimir Otrachshenko, Olga Popova</span> <span class="content"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/natural-disasters-and-acceptance-of-intimate-partner-violence-the-global-evidence/" class="image"> <img src="https://bcec.edu.au/assets/2024/08/ECONSTOR-Natural-disasters-and-acceptance-of-intimate-partner-violence-300x424.jpg" alt="" /> </a> <span class="intro"> This paper examines the dynamic impact of natural disasters on the individual acceptance of a physical form of intimate partner violence (IPV). Based on a global sample of individual survey data and historical geo-referenced records of natural disasters at a<span class="excerpt-more"><span class="excerpt-more-dots">... </span><a class="excerpt-more-link" href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/natural-disasters-and-acceptance-of-intimate-partner-violence-the-global-evidence/">Read article</a></span> <span class="meta"> <span class='date'>1 July 2024</span><span class='category'>Working Papers</span> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/natural-disasters-and-acceptance-of-intimate-partner-violence-the-global-evidence/" class="read_more"> <span>Read More</span> </a> </span> </span> </span> </div> <div class="panel publication"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/australias-trade-and-economic-relationship-with-china-benefits-to-australian-households/" class="title">Australia’s trade and economic relationship with China: Benefits to Australian households</a> <span class='authors'>Alex Buckland, Alan Duncan, Mohammad Farhad, Abebe Hailemariam, Daniel Kiely, Valentina Sanchez Arenas, Panagiotis Sotirakopoulos</span> <span class="content"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/australias-trade-and-economic-relationship-with-china-benefits-to-australian-households/" class="image"> <img src="https://bcec.edu.au/assets/2024/06/ACBC-Benefit-to-Households-National-Report-COVER-300x424.jpg" alt="" /> </a> <span class="intro"> Commissioned by the Australia China Business Council, this report establishes a firm evidence base on the economic impact of trade with China on Australian households. The report’s findings demonstrate that Australia-China trade offers measurable benefits to the average Australian household<span class="excerpt-more"><span class="excerpt-more-dots">... </span><a class="excerpt-more-link" href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/australias-trade-and-economic-relationship-with-china-benefits-to-australian-households/">Read article</a></span> <span class="meta"> <span class='date'>17 June 2024</span><span class='category'>Research Reports</span> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/australias-trade-and-economic-relationship-with-china-benefits-to-australian-households/" class="read_more"> <span>Read More</span> </a> </span> </span> </span> </div> <div class="panel publication"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/the-contented-australian-female-worker-paradox-lost-paradox-found/" class="title">The contented Australian female worker: Paradox lost, paradox found</a> <span class='authors'>Michael Dockery</span> <span class="content"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/the-contented-australian-female-worker-paradox-lost-paradox-found/" class="image"> <img src="https://bcec.edu.au/assets/2024/06/AJLE-COVER-VOL-26-2-e1718178735644-300x424.png" alt="" /> </a> <span class="intro"> In a seminal 1997 paper, Andrew Clark observed that British women report higher job satisfaction than their male counterparts, despite generally holding inferior jobs. To become known as the ‘paradox of the contented female worker’, Clark argued this was due<span class="excerpt-more"><span class="excerpt-more-dots">... </span><a class="excerpt-more-link" href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/the-contented-australian-female-worker-paradox-lost-paradox-found/">Read article</a></span> <span class="meta"> <span class='date'>4 June 2024</span><span class='category'>Journal Articles</span> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/the-contented-australian-female-worker-paradox-lost-paradox-found/" class="read_more"> <span>Read More</span> </a> </span> </span> </span> </div> <div class="panel publication"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/bcec-monthly-labour-market-update-april-2024/" class="title">BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – April 2024</a> <span class='authors'>Michael Dockery, Alan Duncan</span> <span class="content"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/bcec-monthly-labour-market-update-april-2024/" class="image"> <img src="https://bcec.edu.au/assets/2024/05/April-2024-MLMU-COVER-300x424.png" alt="" /> </a> <span class="intro"> Unemployment rate edges over 4 per cent despite solid employment growth, albeit only in part-time jobs. Vacancies and wages moderate, consistent with a gradual softening in the labour market. A rapid fall in the rate of employment growth and/or in<span class="excerpt-more"><span class="excerpt-more-dots">... </span><a class="excerpt-more-link" href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/bcec-monthly-labour-market-update-april-2024/">Read article</a></span> <span class="meta"> <span class='date'>20 May 2024</span><span class='category'>Monthly Labour Market Update</span> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/bcec-monthly-labour-market-update-april-2024/" class="read_more"> <span>Read More</span> </a> </span> </span> </span> </div> <div class="panel publication"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/gender-gaps-in-the-adoption-of-climate-smart-agricultural-practices-evidence-from-sub-saharan-africa/" class="title">Gender gaps in the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa</a> <span class='authors'>Abebe Hailemariam, Jaslin Kalsi, Astghik Mavisakalyan</span> <span class="content"> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/gender-gaps-in-the-adoption-of-climate-smart-agricultural-practices-evidence-from-sub-saharan-africa/" class="image"> <img src="https://bcec.edu.au/assets/2024/08/Journal-of-agricultural-economics-300x424.jpg" alt="" /> </a> <span class="intro"> In this paper we examine whether there are significant gender differences in the adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices in sub-Saharan Africa. Using individual-level data from four sites in Kenya, Uganda and Senegal, our empirical analysis provides robust evidence that<span class="excerpt-more"><span class="excerpt-more-dots">... </span><a class="excerpt-more-link" href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/gender-gaps-in-the-adoption-of-climate-smart-agricultural-practices-evidence-from-sub-saharan-africa/">Read article</a></span> <span class="meta"> <span class='date'>7 May 2024</span><span class='category'>Journal Articles</span> <a href="https://bcec.edu.au/publications/gender-gaps-in-the-adoption-of-climate-smart-agricultural-practices-evidence-from-sub-saharan-africa/" class="read_more"> <span>Read More</span> </a> </span> </span> </span> </div></div><div class='pagination-c'><nav class='pagination'><a class="prev page-numbers" href="/publications/?page=1"><span class="prev">previous</span></a> <a class="page-numbers" href="/publications/?page=1">1</a> <span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">2</span> <a 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