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The economics of global personality diversity
Paul X. McCarthy, Xian Gong, Marieth Coetzer +5
Understanding why national economic performance differs remains a central question in economics. Although institutions and demographic diversity are established correlates of econo…
Informing Innovation Management: Linking Leading R&D Firms and Emerging Technologies
Xian Gong, Claire McFarland, Paul McCarthy +2
Understanding the relationship between emerging technology and research and development has long been of interest to companies, policy makers and researchers. In this paper new sou…
The Science of Startups: The Impact of Founder Personalities on Company Success
Paul X. McCarthy, Xian Gong, Fabian Stephany +3
Startup companies solve many of today's most complex and challenging scientific, technical and social problems, such as the decarbonisation of the economy, air pollution, and the d…
Skill-driven Recommendations for Job Transition Pathways
Nikolas Dawson, Mary-Anne Williams, Marian-Andrei Rizoiu
Job security can never be taken for granted, especially in times of rapid, widespread and unexpected social and economic change. These changes can force workers to transition to ne…
Layoffs, Inequity and COVID-19: A Longitudinal Study of the Journalism Jobs Crisis in Australia from 2012 to 2020
Nik Dawson, Sacha Molitorisz, Marian-Andrei Rizoiu +1
In Australia and beyond, journalism is reportedly an industry in crisis, a crisis exacerbated by COVID-19. However, the evidence revealing the crisis is often anecdotal or limited…
Predicting Skill Shortages in Labor Markets: A Machine Learning Approach
Nik Dawson, Marian-Andrei Rizoiu, Benjamin Johnston +1
Skill shortages are a drain on society. They hamper economic opportunities for individuals, slow growth for firms, and impede labor productivity in aggregate. Therefore, the abilit…