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13th Path to Full Employment/18th National Unemployment Conference - December 7-8, 2011

  The Call for Papers is now open.


Major Theme: The Way Forward - Austerity or Stimulus

The Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE) will hold its annual conference - the 13th Path to Full Employment and 18th National Unemployment Conference - on December 7-8, 2011.

The global economy is still stuck in the aftermath of the worst economic crisis in 80 years and the legacy has been tens of millions unemployed, a large proportion of productive capacity lying idle, and vast quantities of output and income foregone and lost forever.

The political landscape seems divorced from this reality and instead of creating jobs governments are seeking ways to impose fiscal austerity to reduce their budget deficits at a time when private spending is still mostly weak.

The Conference will seek to explore the apparent contradictions of the policy stances that are now emerging amidst the global unemployment crisis.

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 August 1st, 2011
  • Papers will be due for the refereed stream on Monday, September 26, 2011 with the final paper and registration payment due on Monday, October 31, 2011. Refereeing will take place between September 28, 2011 and October 19, 2011. 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, October 31, 2011.

Please submit your abstracts to the CofFEE office.