Research

Economics and gender studies researchers and students now have access to a new body of work that looks at gender inequality from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Rebecca Ananian-Welsh writes for The Conversation about recent raids by the Australian Federal Police on journalists.

Fancy learning the essentials of economics in just two lessons? School of Economics Professor John Quiggin has you covered with his new book.

In parts of Kenya and Somalia, a girl’s transition to womanhood is marked by the mutilation of their genitals. The reasoning differs from person to person – tradition, superstition, patriarchal practice – but consistently, there are far-reaching economic impacts.

After years of uncertainty about the future of the family law system, the next government now has a clear roadmap for how to amend the law, and improve the system of justice, for all those unfortunate enough to go through a relationship breakdown. Academic Dean and Head of TC Beirne School of Law, Patrick Parkinson writes for The Conversation.

In the context of current federal election campaigns and projections about wealth transfer across generations, it's time to reintroduce death duties. Director of the Australian Institute for Business and Economics, Professor John Mangan writes for The Conversation.

There is a complex story behind each package delivered to your door, every product stocked on a store shelf, and each piece of building material used in construction, and experts from The University of Queensland’s Australian Institute of Business and Economics are working to uncover it.

Research published by two University of Queensland students has revealed that peer-to-peer lenders are more likely to accept lower financial returns if they know the project they are funding is socially and environmentally responsible.

The University of Queensland leads Australia in a nationwide assessment of research impact and engagement released Friday (29 March) by the Australian Research Council.

The home loan market could soon be disrupted thanks to cross-disciplinary research by a University of Queensland student team in partnership with the Commonwealth Bank (CBA).