Research // Kiatanantha Lounkaew

The Australia Institute Tasmania The Australia Institute South Australia
Centre for Future Work Carmichael Centre Nordic Policy Centre Centre for Responsible Technology Centre for Sex & Gender Equality
ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA

June 2011

Environment & Jobs, Fossil Fuel Mining, Minerals Mining

How many jobs is 23,510, really? Recasting the mining job loss debate

by Bruce Chapman and Kiatanantha Lounkaew

It is commonplace in Australian policy debate for groups presumed to be adversely affected by proposed policies to provide estimates of the undesirable consequences of change. A fashionable form relates to predictions of job losses for the group affected, usually accompanied by counter-claims made by the government of the day or other groups in favour

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