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Email

jib@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Truby Williams Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
Education
PhD
Yale University
Masters (Coursework)
Yale University
Masters (Coursework)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0003-4398-7530

Prof Jeff Borland

Truby Williams Professor of Economics
Department of Economics

185 Scholarly works
21 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Report

    Decline to Boom to Slowdown: Australia's Labour Market in the COVID-19 Era
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.70047
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The Earnings Premium to a Bachelor's Degree in Australia
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.70054
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Employment Services for Jobseekers Needing Substantial Assistance: How We Got to Where We Are and How to Make Progress
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.70036
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The RBA's (Dashboard) Indicator Approach
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.70030
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Should the Reserve Bank Cut Interest Rates?
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.12587
  • 2024

    Thesis / Dissertation

    Does one year in an enhanced early education and care program make a difference to child-parent relationships for infants and toddlers living with significant family stress and social vulnerability?
  • 2024

    Thesis / Dissertation

    Night time economy policymaking and governance in Australian cities
Jeff Borland

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2025
The University of Melbourne
2007
Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning Carrick Foundation
2006
Ed Brown Award for Teaching University of Melbourne
2005
Dean's Individual Award for Excellene in Teaching University of Melbourne Faculty of Economics & Commerce

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    Understanding how the Australian labour market works, with examples from the COVID-19 era - A talk to the 2025 Australian Labour Market Research Workshop
  • 2023

    Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website

    With unemployment steady at 3.5%, inflation fears shouldn’t stop Australia embracing a full employment target
  • 2023

    Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website

    Unemployment rate back down to 3.5%. It’s anyone’s guess when things will turn
  • 2023

    Report

    2023 State of the Future of Work
  • 2023

    Journal article

    JobKeeper: An Initial Assessment
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.12503

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2016

    Research Grant

    Australian Labour Market Adjustment to Technology, Trade and Policy
  • 2014

    Research Grant

    A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Early Years Education Program
  • 2014

    Research Grant

    A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Early Years Education Program

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