Report Archive
Research and reports we’ve produced
Briefing Paper: Investing for the Golden Age
Across Indonesia and Australia, ageing populations and rising incomes are driving growth in aged care, together with the favourable policy environment enabled by the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA).
Submission to the 2024-25 ACT Government budget process
Equity Economics and the ACT Alliance for Evidence-Based Education have submitted a joint submission to the 2024-25 ACT Budget process, proposing a $92 million investment over four years to allow the ACT public education system to become a work leader in implementing evidence-based literacy and numeracy practices.
Saving Money by Spending: Solving Illiteracy in Australia
A national study into Australia’s literacy standards by Equity Economics has found that four in ten 15-year-old students are not meeting reading benchmarks. The cost of lost lifetime earnings for those who fall behind is estimated at over $12 billion alone. This doesn’t even begin to account for the emotional costs to individuals or costs to our economy in terms of lost productivity and poorer health and wellbeing outcomes.
Raising the grade: How schools in the Australian Capital Territory can lift literacy outcomes for students and the economy
A new report by Equity Economics has found that children in ACT classrooms are not being taught to read in a way that aligns with the science and research on literacy instruction.
Submission to Australia’s Measuring What Matters Framework
Equity Economics have produced a submission to the Treasury’s ‘Measuring What Matters’ Framework, proposing that children need to be front of mind when developing and implementing our wellbeing framework.
Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the National School Reform Agreement: Improving Literacy Outcomes in Australia
Equity Economics, in partnership with the Code REaD Dyslexia Network, have produced a joint submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the National School Reform Agreement, which calls for early and continuous screening in schools to support struggling readers and lift literacy outcomes.
How Australia’s Parenting Policies are Failing Women and Our Economy
Equity Economics prepared a report with The Parenthood that finds Australian women are falling behind their international peers. Ranked number 1 in the world for levels of educational attainment, Australian women fall to number 70 in the world for levels of economic participation. This poor performance is hurting our economy and hindering efforts to achieve equity between men and women.
Making Australia the best place in the world to be a parent
Equity Economics worked with The Parenthood and key partners on a new report, supported by the United Workers Union, developing a range of reforms needed to make Australia the best place in the world to be a parent.
Classroom volunteers helping children reach their potential: a study of community education volunteers program
Equity Economics worked with the Ardoch Youth Foundation to deliver an evaluation of their Community Education Volunteers Program. The program operates in schools to help disadvantaged children reach their potential.