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Arthur Lewis at Pasar Skouw: re-reading ‘The Theory of Economic Growth’

14 April 2021

Arthur Lewis at Pasar Skouw: re-reading ‘The Theory of Economic Growth’

by John Conroy

One-third of Pacific businesses doubt they will survive COVID-19

31 March 2021

One-third of Pacific businesses doubt they will survive COVID-19

by Caleb Jarvis

Crowds at the “golden day” at Lumi Station (Desmond Narongou)

23 March 2021

Booming business, absent government in the Sepik

by Desmond Narongou

28 January 2021

Pacific seasonal workers return for New Zealand’s summer harvest

by Charlotte Bedford

The informal economy in development

25 January 2021

New book: the informal economy in development

by John Conroy

Hello Tractor introducing tractors to farmers in Kano State, Nigeria

15 January 2021

What is the future of work in agri-food?

by Luc Christiaensen, Zachariah Rutledge and J. Edward Taylor

University of Papua New Guinea graduates, 2018

15 December 2020

UPNG’s economics graduates: finding work not easy, even for some of the nation’s best

by Rohan Fox

Vineyard in the Wairau Valley, Marlborough, October 2020

24 November 2020

New Zealand’s seasonal labour shortage: why local workers aren’t enough

by Charlotte Bedford

Nigel Uyam operating a registration booth in Basamuk, Madang Province, September 2020

23 October 2020

SIM card deactivation in PNG and financial inclusion

by Amanda H A Watson and Busa Jeremiah Wenogo

Crossborder trade: Indonesia and PNG

8 October 2020

Cross-border trade: Indonesia and PNG

by John Conroy

Industry leaders warn of a ‘perfect storm’ if fruit is left unpicked (Richard Bedford)

2 October 2020

New Zealand’s seasonal labour shortage, and how to solve it

by Charlotte Bedford

Health care and social assistance is the most common employment industry for women in Australia's Pacific Islander communities (Flickr/DFAT CC BY 2.0)

2 September 2020

Pacific Islander communities and employment in Australia

by Beth Orton and Ryan Edwards

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