SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth

Worldwide, labour productivity has risen, and unemployment rates have fallen. Nevertheless, further advancements are essential to boost job prospects, particularly for youth, minimise informal employment, address labour market disparities (like the gender pay gap), ensure safe working conditions, and enhance financial service access for enduring and inclusive economic growth.

Griffith University is aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and committed to tackling global challenges around SDG 8 decent work and economic growth. Below are some of our outputs supporting this goal.

Unpacking the impact of China’s economic policy uncertainty on Asian stock markets

XIAOYUE CHEN, BIN LI, TARLOK SINGH AND ANDREW WORTHINGTON  |  As China cements its position as an economic leader in Asia,… Read More

Resilience and challenges: A decade of insights from the Pacific Islands Export Survey

LUKE HOUGHTON | For the past decade, the Pacific Islands Export Survey, conducted biennially by Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) with support from the Pacific Islands… Read More

Empowering Pacific entrepreneurs: Building a resilient ecosystem for innovation

SHAWN HUNTER, SAMEER DESHPANDE, RON BEVACQUA , JEFF LIEW AND PETER MORGAN  | Small-scale enterprises play a pivotal role in the… Read More

Driving economic resilience: Pacific Trade Invest’s decade of progress

LUKE HOUGHTON | Download PDF Citation: Houghton, Luke, 2024, Driving economic resilience: Pacific Trade Investment’s decade of progress, Griffith Asia Institute,… Read More

Enhancing the ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation in the Pacific

SHAWN HUNTER, SAMEER DESHPANDE, RON BEVACQUA , JEFF LIEW AND PETER MORGAN  | Download PDF Citation: Hunter, Shawn, Deshpande, Sameer,… Read More

Bubble trouble: Why speculation in China’s commodity market affects the world

JOHN FAN AND NEDA TODOROVA  |  Commodity price bubbles can have a huge impact on economies, but what exactly causes them? In simple… Read More

Driving economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region through digital financial inclusion

DANANJANI BASNAYAKE, ATHULA NARANPANAWA, SAROJA SELVANATHAN AND JAYATILLEKE S BANDARA |  In recent years, digitalisation has become a key driver of financial… Read More

Bridging continents to advance women’s financial inclusion: Lessons from Asia-Pacific and Latin America

SHAWN HUNTER |  Financial inclusion is a cornerstone of modern economic development, and it goes beyond just providing access to financial services. The true challenge… Read More

Empowering smallholder farmers through AI: A new era for Vietnam’s agriculture

SARA QUACH THAICHON  |  Vietnam has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past few decades. From a food-insecure country, it has emerged as one… Read More

Spotlight on labour mobility schemes: A vital driver to unlocking economic growth in the Solomon Islands 

LOUISA BARAGAMA  |  Background At the launch of its 2023 Annual Report, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands Governor, Dr. Luke Forau, used the… Read More