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Peter Whiteford

@whitefordpeter

Interested in most aspects of social policy in Australia & internationally; also history (art too) @peterwhiteford on the sky place

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JAIN FAMILY INSTITUTE (@jainfamilyinst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New publication series from Jack Landry: "This series analyzes how tax and benefit policy debates surrounding Congress’s emerging reconciliation bill affect low-income families with children ... Decisions made in the next few months could last decades." jainfamilyinstitute.org/new-publicatio…

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This chart is misleading because it doesn’t show any of the spending by State and Territory governments before 2015 ( I.e. spending wasn’t zero) and the Productivity Commission estimated that there was great unmet need previously.

#WOMENSART (@womensart1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Rachel Newling, Sydney based printmaker, known for depictions of Australian flora and fauna and her hand painted linocut prints #WomensArt

Rachel Newling, Sydney based printmaker, known for depictions of Australian flora and fauna and her hand painted linocut prints #WomensArt
Nicolas R. Ziebarth (@nicolasziebarth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thrilled this is finally out in the JPE: "German Long-Term Health Insurance: Theory Meets Evidence" journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/7KFY929… Thanks to my fantastic coauthors Hanming Fang, JP Atal & Martin Karlsson for making this work. PM for a copy once the link above expires.

Albert Park (@adbchiefecon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ADB’s Economic Research and Development Impact department is looking for: āž”ļøAssociate Statistics Officer - adb.taleo.net/careersection/… āž”ļøAssociate Statistics Officer (Data Science) - adb.taleo.net/careersection/… #joblisting #hiring #economicresearch #developmenteconomics

ADB’s Economic Research and Development Impact department is looking for:  

āž”ļøAssociate Statistics Officer - adb.taleo.net/careersection/…
āž”ļøAssociate Statistics Officer (Data Science) - adb.taleo.net/careersection/…

#joblisting #hiring #economicresearch #developmenteconomics
Amber Peterman (@a_peterman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.WBG Gender is looking for an ET consultant to work on gender & jobs, incl. in Jordan and Morocco Grad degree + 2 years exp + analysis skills Closes June 23rd --> worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/careersite…

WB Social Protection (@wbg_splabor) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Across regions, there are substantial gender disparities in social protection benefits. For every $1 received by male beneficiaries, women only receive 81 cents. Learn how we can expand benefits to ensure all individuals & communities are covered. wrld.bg/kF1s50WaVw5

Across regions, there are substantial gender disparities in social protection benefits. For every $1 received by male beneficiaries, women only receive 81 cents. Learn how we can expand benefits to ensure all individuals & communities are covered. wrld.bg/kF1s50WaVw5
ANU Australian Studies Institute (@anuausi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Amid the unpredictability of the current economic environment, how can Australia benefit from global change? #AUListen #DemocracySausage Treasurer Jim Chalmers MP joins Mark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social to talk about how to best position Australia’s economy for the future. šŸŽ§bit.ly/45pJZMh.

Productivity Commission (@ozprodcom) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Want the inside scoop on our latest research? The ProdCast, our official podcast, is for you: spoti.fi/4ldaMA6 Join host Richard Aedy as he takes a deep dive into the PC's past and upcoming research, with PC Commissioners, research economists and special guests.

Want the inside scoop on our latest research? The ProdCast, our official podcast, is for you: spoti.fi/4ldaMA6
Join host Richard Aedy as he takes a deep dive into the PC's past and upcoming research, with PC Commissioners, research economists and special guests.
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'I'm not going to focus just on trade theory, because we really have far more foundational policy challenges that have led to the situation we are in now.' Hon. prof. at ANU & trade policy expert Dr Jenny Gordon delivering the 2025 Richard Snape lecture: bit.ly/406UbWl

'I'm not going to focus just on trade theory, because we really have far more foundational policy challenges that have led to the situation we are in now.'
Hon. prof. at ANU & trade policy expert Dr Jenny Gordon delivering the 2025 Richard Snape lecture: bit.ly/406UbWl
EU_Eurostat (@eu_eurostat) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In 2024, actual individual consumption per capita (in purchasing power standards) varied from 72% of the EU average in šŸ‡­šŸ‡ŗHungary to 141% in šŸ‡±šŸ‡ŗLuxembourg. šŸ”øGDP per capita ranged from 66% of the EU average in šŸ‡§šŸ‡¬Bulgaria to 242% in šŸ‡±šŸ‡ŗLuxembourg. āž”ļøeuropa.eu/!x3hHP6

In 2024, actual individual consumption per capita (in purchasing power standards) varied from 72% of the EU average in šŸ‡­šŸ‡ŗHungary to 141% in šŸ‡±šŸ‡ŗLuxembourg.

šŸ”øGDP per capita ranged from 66% of the EU average in šŸ‡§šŸ‡¬Bulgaria to 242% in šŸ‡±šŸ‡ŗLuxembourg.

āž”ļøeuropa.eu/!x3hHP6
Australian PBO (@pbo_au) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We have published the 2025 Election Commitments Report. Find out the budget impact of the election commitments made by the major parties in the 2025 General election in our report pbo.gov.au/elections/2025…

We have published the 2025 Election Commitments Report. Find out the budget impact of the election commitments made by the major parties in the 2025 General election in our report pbo.gov.au/elections/2025…
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'My wife doesn't work' poster (c.1976) by See Red Women's Workshop, London. Interviewed in the new womensart book.... #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

'My wife doesn't work' poster (c.1976) by See Red Women's Workshop, London. Interviewed in the new womensart book....
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Alvaro Santos Pereira (@santospereira_a) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Here’s the brand new Economic Survey of Vietnam. Strong growth and remarkable poverty decline have been the hallmarks of Vietnam’s successful story in the past few decades. Read the new OECD survey to know more about the outlook for the Vietnamese economy and the reforms

Oxford Econ Policy (@oxrepjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

UK pensions face challenges from an ageing population. Jonathan Cribb, Carl Emmerson and Heidi Karjalainen argue that this implies raising pension age—hitting poorer groups hardest—or limiting ā€˜triple lock’ indexation, impacting higher earners more. #Pensions academic.oup.com/oxrep/article/…