Professor David Ribar

Director, Economic and Social Disadvantage Research Program, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne

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Business & Economics

Good policy vs poor politics at Outlook 2018

The 2018 Economic and Social Outlook Conference highlighted widespread concern that politics was failing to deliver the policies the country needs

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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

Presidential fireworks: The verdict

The first Presidential debate delivered a riveting unlooked for policy battle and a gulf in style. Donald was very Donald and Hillary was very Hillary