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12th Path to Full Employment/17th National Unemployment Conference - December 2-3, 2010

The Call for Papers is now open.

Major Theme: Labour underutilisation - the Aftermath of the Crisis

2010 will likely be a year of recovery for the labour market after the global economic crisis, although some doubt remains about the robustness of the world economy. In Australia, unemployment did not rise as much as was expected and rising underemployment appears to have borne the major brunt of the economic downturn. At present (March 2010), total labour underutilisation is estimated by the ABS to be around 13.5 per cent.

The Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE) will hold its annual conference - this year the 12th Path to Full Employment and 17th National Unemployment - on December 2-3, 2010.

The theme for this year's conference is The Aftermath of the Crisis and will thus focus on the challenges facing policy makers in the recovery phase. Participation will enable you to share ideas with some of the best researchers in this field about how we can quickly reduce the labour market slack.

More specific themes:

While papers in any area of labour market analysis will be of interest, papers will be particularly welcome in the following research and policy areas:

  • Reflections on the global financial crisis? Reform agendas etc.
  • Any research on unemployment - its dimensions, causes, cures.
  • The labour market and the intergenerational debate.
  • The policy challenge of emerging skill shortages and underutilisation - how do we design effective solutions to both?
  • The increasing problem of underemployment and marginal workers.
  • Why has work become more precarious? Is it a problem? What are the solutions?
  • What is full employment? How is it defined and measured? How close are we to achieving full employment? What are the challenges that remain?
  • Employment guarantees versus income guarantees - pros and cons.
  • Why do disparities in regional labour markets persist? What is the extent of the problem and its solutions? Analysing spatial patterns of work and housing.
  • Long-term, youth, disabled and indigenous unemployment.

Deadline for abstracts

You will find detailed paper submission guidelines HERE which outline the formatting requirements required for the submission of papers as well as paper deadlines.

The relevant dates for abstract submission are as follows:

  • Presenters may elect to have their paper considered for the refereed or the non-refereed stream. Refereed papers will be included in a printed volume of conference proceedings (which will constitute a refereed conference paper under Australian government rules).
  • Abstracts for the refereed and non-refereed streams should be submitted by Monday July 12, 2010
  • Papers will be due for the refereed stream on Monday, September 27, 2010 with the final paper and registration payment due on October 31, 2010. Refereeing will take place between September 28, 2010and October 19, 2009. You will have 2 weeks to address the referees' comments and make any necessary changes. Papers and registration payment for the non-refereed stream will be due on Monday, November 1, 2010.

Please submit your abstracts to the CofFEE office.