Raja Junankar

A surge in demand: what record job vacancies mean for Australia

08 Jul 2021

There are key reasons why Australia's largest-ever spike in job vacancies does not mean employers are able to fill vacancies, says a UNSW Business School expert.

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Babies got bucks: are more children really better for the economy?

15 Oct 2020

After federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg recently talked up the benefits of a potential COVID-19 baby boom, two UNSW economists examine the economic merits of having more children.

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Why business leaders must invest more in people

15 Jun 2020

Reskilling the workforce for the future labour market could be one solution to the current job crisis, say UNSW Business school experts.

Actions to avoid unemployment in a post-coronavirus economy

20 Apr 2020

The federal government should do five key things to keep more people working, says UNSW Business School labour markets expert Raja Junankar.

JobKeeper payments: can we trust employers to do the right thing?

06 Apr 2020

A UNSW Economics expert examines flaws in the JobKeeper scheme and explains what should be done.

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This is more than a health crisis: here's a 10-point plan for avoiding recession

10 Mar 2020

Investment incentives might not be enough. We'll need public investment and forced increases in wages.

Migration cuts – and tourist cuts – could hurt the economy

21 Mar 2019

Migrants aren't the only ones who could be accused of putting a drain on the system, says UNSW Business School Adjunct Professor Raja Junankar.

The state of Australia: the economy

09 May 2014

In the lead up to the budget, the story of crisis has been hammered home, but there’s more to a country than its structural deficit. So how is Australia doing overall, asks Raja Junankar.