The results of a survey of first-year economics courses offered at Australian universities are summarized and compared with those obtained for undergraduate economics courses offered in the United States. The main differences are that in Australia lecture classes are much larger and small...

The labour market remained strong throughout 2003 with ongoing jobs growth and a continuation of the trend towards a lower unemployment rate. Unlike previous years, in 2003, additional jobs were mainly full-time jobs and the female labour force participation rate declined. After 11 years of...