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Vocational Training and Labor Market Transition A Randomized Experiment among Cambodian Disadvantaged Young Adults

23 August 2018
In Cambodia, a trial provided two-month training in housekeeping, with incentives, to low-income young adults in Phnom Penh. The program found that training had no effects on employment outcomes, and it was not enough for disadvantaged youth to break into the labor market.

Social Protection in a Competitive Economy What Have We Learned

22 August 2018
Australia has a well-targeted welfare system. Gross income is unequal, but taxes and transfers make it more equal, and government invests a lot in health and education. However, the government should also consider privatization, active regulatory oversight, and incentives to inform market design.

Australian Economic Outlook

22 August 2018
Australia is enjoying its 25th straight year of economic growth. Risks could arise from increasing housing prices and household debt, and weak growth in wages and household incomes. Investment remains subdued, and growth is more reliant on government spending and net exports.

Financing Tertiary Education

22 August 2018
Given the need to expand universities in Asia and therefore the critical role of financing, the author seeks to answer questions such as the case for university tuition charges and why student loans are necessary. He also differentiates between time-based repayment loans and income-contingent loans…

Blockchain in Government Land Titles and Registries

23 May 2018
Government transactions are often large-scale and far-reaching, and most of them are paper-based. Traditional transaction methods can be costly, time-consuming, and unreliable. Blockchain can replace paper-based systems and offer goverments huge amounts of savings in the process.

The Impact of Demographic Change on Labor Supply and Economic Growth Can Asia Meet the Challenge Ahead

18 May 2018
Some member-nations of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will see their working-age population grow or slightly decline by 2050; others will see them shrink. Several APEC countries rely on migration to expand their labor force and GDP. The labor force participation rates among people…

Tapping Technology to Maximize the Longevity Dividend in Asia

18 May 2018
The workforce in many Asian countries is aging and shrinking. Specific technologies could help improve the labor force participation of senior citizens or their productivity. Policies should promote the promotion and adoption of technologies, lifelong learning for seniors, and cross-border, intra-…

The University of Melbourne as a Prosumer The Parkville Virtual Power Plant

4 April 2018
Prosumerism is a scalable concept that will geuninely replace conventional power plants for the provision of reliability as a solution to the energy trilemma. Making a smart city truly smart entails the deployment of low carbon technologies, development of new business cases, and contribution to…

Property Tax Collection in Cambodia

22 February 2018
Learn about Cambodia’s property tax law. With the aim to promote regional development at the subnational level, the tax applies to immovable properties located in the municipalities and provinces of Cambodia that are valued in excess of 100 million riels.

Accounting for Ecosystem Outcomes

22 February 2018
This presentation discussed the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting,