Diversity - 23 May 2023
Why aren’t we doing more to protect women in the workplace?
Women in Victoria still face pervasive discrimination and costly barriers to legal action.
Marketing - 20 Apr 2023
“Built on hope and biases”: Why the cashless debit card policy failed
Rather than encouraging socially responsible behaviour, the policy wasted precious resources.
Economics - 15 Feb 2022
Dirty rats! How a unique economic game has helped struggling farmers in Laos
Business researchers are using an experimental ‘game’ to help farmers in Laos collaborate to control rodents, reduce damage to their rice crops and boost food supply.
Superannuation - 9 Nov 2021
Are self-managed super fund investors really winners?
A recent study by Monash Centre of Financial Studies researchers, Dr Bei Cui, Dr Nga Pham and Dr Ummul Ruthbah along with their industry partner SelfWealth Ltd, delves into the…
Health economics - 9 Nov 2021
Making the most of global health aid
Using the sector-wide approach (SWAp) to coordinate health aid delivers substantial improvements in population health.
Economics - 26 Oct 2021
Children have lost chunks of their education during COVID-19 – can tutoring turn it around?
Volunteer tutors in Bangladesh helped to keep young children and their families connected and on target with their education during the COVID-19 pandemic
Leadership - 26 Oct 2021
Could achieving gender diversity in leadership be as simple as changing the default in the selection process?
Gender gaps in leadership can be eliminated by assuming every qualified employee is interested in a leadership role, unless they choose to opt out.
Economics - 27 Sep 2021
Real or fake? How art experts help push up the prices of the Old Masters
Science is increasingly solving authentication issues, but art experts continue to play a crucial role in affecting the prices of traded paintings.
Legal - 27 Sep 2021
And justice for all: how changing access to civil justice impacts average Australians
Australians believe their access to civil justice has improved when it comes to protecting and vindicating their individual legal rights.
Corporate regulation - 14 Sep 2021
Some big corporate names lead the way in reporting modern slavery risk; but others hesitate
Woolworths and Wesfarmers have come out on top of a scorecard of slavery risk reporting, along with Fortescue Metals. But other Australian companies are grappling with the need to disclose.
Climate Change - 13 Sep 2021
Unearthing the hidden emissions lurking in supply chains
Can manufacturers and suppliers identify greenhouse gas emissions in a way that is mutually beneficial for their business?
Labour market - 31 Aug 2021
Finally, a legal definition of casual employment: What the High Court decision means
The ruling follows months of political and legal wrangling over the ‘proper nature’ of casual employment, but has continued to stoke controversy.