Egalitarian or Edwardian? The rising wealth inequality in Australia
If the gap between the wealth of the billionaires and that of the average residents continues to widen dramatically, there is likely to be discontent.
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Here’s why it’s so hard to say whether inequality is going up or down
The two major sources of data show conflicting trends on income inequality.
Australians want more children than they have, so are we in the midst of a demographic crisis?
Australia will be left behind without adequate planning and preparation on fertility issues.
New research shows immigration has only a minor effect on wages
Economic arguments against immigration often rest on simplistic arguments of supply and demand. The data show immigration has a negligible effect on wages, employment or hours worked.
Push for longer hours makes headlines, but more Australians want to work less
Australia's labour market does a relatively good job of accommodating the preferences of the majority of workers. But that's not to say there's no-one who wouldn't prefer to work more – or less.
Women are satisfied with ‘women’s work’ but not with the pay
Women may be happy in roles that are associated with gender stereotypes but the gender pay gap persists and women certainly aren't happy with that.
A snapshot of Australia by income, gender and work
Wages are stagnating and women have not benefited nearly as much as men from earlier wage increases. And what if small business isn't the powerhouse we've been led to believe? What recent HILDA data has to tell us about gender, income and work.
What HILDA has to tell us about wealth and poverty
How has the wealth of Australian households changed over the last 15 years?
Stark divide between young and old as Australian household incomes and wealth stall
Household incomes and wealth have remained stagnant since 2009.
Australians less likely to survive home ownership than Britons
Financial stress is more likely to cause Australians to drop out of home ownership. Why?
Who’s on the outer? Uncovering poverty’s many faces
Measures of household wealth don't go far enough in identifying those most at risk of being excluded from society, or in explaining the level of exclusion they face.
How being a gay man or lesbian impacts on your earning power
Gay men earn less than heterosexual men, but lesbians earn more than straight women. The reasons may surprise you.
Debunking the ‘cost of children’ argument
Highly publicised estimates of the cost of raising a family in Australia suggest that parents must make hefty financial sacrifices to meet the needs of their children. In a recent paper, we challenge the…
AUDIO Q&A: politics takes over as survey reveals welfare, work trends
The latest instalment of the long running Housing, Income and Labour Dynamics Survey from the Melbourne Institute of Applied…
One in four children from single-parent families live in poverty
Most Australians have benefited from Australia’s decade-long period of economic prosperity – except for single parents and…
The benign effects of the “Great Recession”
In September 2008 the sudden collapse of the investment banking sector in the US would propel much of the world - especially Western economies - into the worst economic recession since the Great Depression…
Women back at work earlier, but feeling the stress
New data has shown that the number of women returning to the workforce earlier is increasing thanks to improving economic conditions and welfare to work initiatives - but they are also feeling the pressure…
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Professorial Research Fellow and Deputy Director (Research), HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Researcher, Melbourne Institute, University of Melbourne
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Honorary Professor of Geography, University of Cambridge
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Ronald Henderson Research Fellow Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Federation University Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Melbourne
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Deputy Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University
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Emeritus Professor of Housing and Housing Studies, RMIT University
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Lecturer, Curtin University
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Research Fellow, Youth Research Centre, University of Melbourne
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