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Towards Full Employment

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  • Peter Dawkins
  • John Freebairn

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Faster economic growth and wage restraint, especially for the low skilled, are necessary to increase employment. The tax and social security systems are more appropriate ways to compensate those with low incomes.

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  • Peter Dawkins & John Freebairn, 1997. "Towards Full Employment," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 30(4), pages 405-417, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausecr:v:30:y:1997:i:4:p:405-417
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.304039
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