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Dan Nahum

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Dan Nahum

Economist

Dan Nahum was Economist with the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work.

His research included industrial transformation, labour markets in low-carbon economies, government finances, and inequity and inequality. He holds a Masters of Political Economy from the University of Sydney, where he focused on the moral dimensions of climate change, and an Honours degree in Psychology from Macquarie University.

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Canberra

Research by Dan Nahum

Powering Onwards

With disruptions in international supply chains for essential products (like medical equipment and supplies) disrupted in the current COVID pandemic,

Technology, Standards and Democracy

Workers in most industries and occupations worry about the effects of accelerating technological change on their employment security and prospects.

Public Service in Challenging Times

480,000 Jobs Rely on QLD Public Service, Cuts Would Deepen the State’s Recession In times of crisis, governments have a

The Choices We Make

New research by the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work analyses the economic effects of COVID-19 on Tasmania, and suggests

Work and Life in a Pandemic

Unpaid Overtime Rife, Despite Shift to “Work from Home” 2020 marks the twelfth annual Go Home on Time Day, an

2020 Year-End Labour Market Review: Insecure Work and the Covid-19 Pandemic

Pandemic Exacerbated Inequality, Insecurity in Australia’s Labour Market Australia’s labour market experienced unprecedented volatility during 2020 due to the Covid-19

Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Job Security

The Senate Select Committee on Job Security was appointed 10 December 2020, to inquire into and report on the impact

Industrial Policy-Making After COVID-19: Manufacturing, Innovation and Sustainability

As Treasurer during the 1980s, Paul Keating lamented that Australian governments had for decades been allowing the country’s sophisticated industrial

Submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry on the Australian Manufacturing Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic disruptions, both within Australia and globally, have highlighted the strategic importance of a vibrant

Working From Home, or Living at Work?

Eight free weeks: Time stolen from employees skyrockets during COVID 2021 marks the thirteenth annual Go Home on Time Day

Putting a Cap on Community

Victorian Rate Cap Policy Costs Economy Over 7,000 jobs and $890 million to GDP The Victorian Government’s policy of capping

Budget Analysis 2022-23

The Commonwealth Government has tabled its budget for the 2022-23 financial year. As the nation emerges from two years of

Working With COVID: Insecure Jobs, Sick Pay, and Public Health

One in Five Worked with COVID Symptoms; Sick Leave Entitlements Must Be Strengthened Almost one in five Australians (and a