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The Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE) is a forum for the analysis of labour economics and labour relations. It is particularly focused on theoretical and policy developments in respect of Australian labour markets. Interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged.


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Current Issue

Vol. 26 No. 1 (2023): Australian Journal of Labour Economics

Published: 25/07/2023

Welcome to the first issue the Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE) for 2023. In this issue we have, as usual, a range of articles which will be of interest to our readers covering a range of labour market issues and using a variety of approaches to research. This includes a paper, in an occasional series covering a topic of general interest to readers, by Andrew Leigh, a well-known labour economist formerly from the ANU but now an MP and Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury. His paper  entitled ‘How Uncompetitive Markets Hurt Workers’ presents an overview of monopsony power in the Australian labour market.

Message from Managing Editor

From the Managing Editor

Professor Lewis
Abstract 79 | PDF Downloads 50

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Editorial

How uncompetitive markets hurt workers

Andrew Leigh
Abstract 597 | PDF Downloads 511

Page 1-21

Relocation choices of Australian General Practitioners

Anu Rammohan, Junran Cao
Abstract 179 | PDF Downloads 112

Page 22-50

Women’s work: myth or reality? Occupational feminisation and women’s job satisfaction in Australia

Alfred Dockery, Sandra Buchler
Abstract 624 | PDF Downloads 339

Page 51-83

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