Dr Jan Kabátek

Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne

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Business & Economics

Changing the cost of some uni degrees didn’t change students’ minds

New research finds that hikes in the cost of some university degrees had limited impact on students’ choices

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Business & Economics

Children with same-sex parents outperform others in school

A new study finds that same-sex-parented children actually outperform their peers in many areas of academic achievement

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Politics & Society

Teenage daughters as a risk of divorce

Sullen exchanges and broken curfews are part of life for parents of teenagers, but could this period be also a stress-test for parents’ marriages? New research finds parents of teenage daughters are statistically more likely to separate than

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Business & Economics

Too old at 21, you’re fired!

Minimum wage policies in Europe are making employees barely out of their teens too expensive. Are there lessons for Australia?