SPRC Discussion Papers

ISSN: 1447-8978

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149	Gerry Redmond, Children’s perspectives on economic adversity:a review of the literature, February 2008, pp32. PDF.
148	Bruce Bradbury, The impact of young motherhood on education, employment and marriage, September 2006, pp35. PDF.
147	Peter Saunders, The costs of disability and the incidence of poverty, August 2006, pp31. PDF.
146	Peter Saunders, A Perennial problem, Employment, Joblessness and Poverty, January 2006, pp18, PDF.
145	Peter Saunders, Disabiltiy, Poverty and Living Standards: Reviewing Evidence and Policies, December 2005, pp16 PDF
144	Peter Saunders and Peter Siminski, Home Ownership and Inequality: Imputed Rent and Income Distribution in Australia, October 2005, pp 24 PDF
143	Lyn Craig and Michael Bittman, The Effect of Children on Adults' Time-use: An Analysis of the Incremental Time Costs of Children in Australia, August 2005, pp38, PDF
142	Peter Saunders, The Role of the State and Family in the Living Conditions of the Aged in China: Changing Attitudes and Outcomes, August 2005, pp23, PDF
141	Peter Saunders and Laura Adelman, Income Poverty, Deprivation and Exclusion: A Comparative Study of Australia and Britian, August 2005, pp26, PDF
140	Kate Norris and Roger Patulny, Values and Votes in Global Sustainability, March 2005, pp20, PDF
139	Peter Siminski, Jenny Chalmers and Marilyn McHugh, Foster Carers in New South Wales: profile and projections based on ABS Census data, Revised August 2005, pp15, PDF
138	Roger Patulny, Social Capital and Welfare: Dependency or Division? Examining Bridging Trends by Welfare Regime, 1981 to 2000, February 2005, pp22, PDF
137	Lyn Craig, Cross-national Comparison of the Impact of Children on Adult Time, February 2005, pp27. PDF.
136	Lyn Craig, How Do They Do It? A Time-diary Analysis of How Working Mothers Find Time For the Kids, January 2005, pp21, PDF
135	Peter Siminski and Peter Saunders, Accounting for Housing Costs in Regional Income Comparisons, August 2004, pp19, PDF
134	Roger Patulny, Social Capital Norms, Networks and Practices - A Critical Evaluation, June 2004, pp35, PDF
133	Lyn Craig, Time to Care: A Comparison of How Couple and Sole Parent Households Allocate Time to Work and Children, June 2004, 32pp. PDF
132	Bruce Bradbury, The Price, Cost, Consumption and Value of Children, June 2004, 26pp. PDF
131	Peter Saunders, Towards a Credible Poverty Framework: From Income Poverty to Deprivation, January 2004, 24pp. PDF.
130	Peter Saunders, Examining Recent Changes in Income Distribution in Australia, October 2003, 24pp. PDF.
129	Michael Bittman, James Mahmud Rice and Judy Wajcman, Appliances and their Impact: The Ownership of Domestic Technology and Time Spent on Household Work, October 2003, 29pp. PDF.
128	Peter Saunders, Reviewing the Role and Structure of Pensions in their National Context, October 2003, 19pp. PDF.
127	Peter Saunders, Can Social Exclusion Provide a New Framework for Measuring Poverty?, October 2003, 20pp. PDF.
126	Bruce Bradbury, Consumption and the Within-Household Income Distribution: Outcomes from an Australian 'Natural Experiment', October 2003, 39pp. PDF.
125	Jennifer Wilkinson and Michael Bittman, Relatives, Friends and Strangers: The Links Between Voluntary Activity, Sociability and Care, September 2003, 22pp. PDF.
124	Judy Schneider, Income Sharing Between Parents and Young People Living at Home, September 2003, 31pp. PDF.
123	Peter Siminski, Peter Saunders, Saba Waseem and Bruce Bradbury, Assessing the Quality and Inter-temporal Comparability of ABS Household Income Distribution Survey Data, April 2003, 66pp. PDF.
122	Timothy M. Smeeding Globalization, Inequality and the Rich Countries of the G-20: Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), December 2002, 33pp. PDF PDF (2up)
121	Timothy M. Smeeding, No Child Left Behind?, Decemeber 2002, 26pp. PDF PDF (2up)
120	Timothy M. Smeeding and Lee Rainwater, Comparing Living Standards Across Nations Real Incomes at the Top, the Bottom, and the Middle, December 2002, 39pp. PDF PDF (2up)
119	Sharon Burke and Gerry Redmond, Women's Financial Independence: Australia in the 1980s and 1990s, December 2002, pp34. PDF PDF (2up).
118	Peter Saunders, The Direct and Indirect Effects of Unemployment on Poverty and Inequality, December 2002, 31pp. PDF PDF (2up)
117	Lyn Craig, The Time Cost of Parenthood: An Analysis of Daily Workload, September 2002, 29pp. PDF PDF (2up)
116	Lyn Craig, Caring Differently: A Time use Analysis of the Type and Social Context of Child care Performed by Fathers and by Mothers, September 2002, 31pp. PDF PDF (2up)
115	Robert E. Goodin, James Mahmud Rice, Michael Bittman and Peter Saunders, The Time Pressure Illusion: Discretionary Time versus Free Time, September 2002, 38pp. PDF PDF (2up)
114	Jennifer Wilkinson and Michael Bittman, Volunteering: The Human Face of Democracy, January 2002, 20pp. PDF PDF (2up)
113	Sheila Shaver and Merrin Thompson, Morals and Policy: Public Duty and Private Responsibilities in the Employment to Retirement Transition, May 2001, 29pp. PDF PDF (2up)
112	Maria Sagario Floro and Marjorie Miles, Time Use and Overlapping Activities: Evidence from Australia, February 2001, 56pp. PDF PDF (2up)
111	Tony Eardley, David Abello and Helen Macdonald, Is the Job Network Benefiting Disadvantaged Job Seekers? Preliminary Evidence from a Study of Non-Profit Employment Services, January 2001, 67pp. PDF PDF (2up)
110	Michael Bittman, Now that the Future has Arrived: A Retrospective Reassessment of Gershuny's Theory of Social Innovation, December 2000, 22 pp. Abstract PDF PDF (2up)
109	Jenny Chalmers and Guyonne Kalb, The Transition from Unemployment to Work: are Casual Jobs a Short Cut to Permanent Employment?, October 2000, 43 pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
108	Bruce Bradbury, Child Poverty Dynamics in Seven Nations, December 2000, 52pp. PDF PDF(2up).
107	Tony Eardley, Peter Saunders and Ceri Evans, Community Attitudes Towards Unemployment, Activity Testing and Mutual Obligation, May 2000, 46pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
106	Peter Saunders, Cathy Thomson and Ceri Evans, Social Change and Social Policy: Results from a Survey of Public Opinion, May 2000; 39pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
105	Michael Fine, The Responsibility for Child and Aged Care: Shaping Policies for the Future, August 1999, 38pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
104	Gerry Redmond, Tax-benefit Policies and Parents' Incentives to Work: The Case of Australia 1980-1997, July 1999, 28pp. Abstract PDF
103	Marilyn McHugh, The Costs of Children: Budget Standards Estimates and the Child Support Scheme, July 1999, 22pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
102	Tony Eardley and George Matheson, Australian Attitudes to Unemployment and Unemployed People, June 1999, 36pp. Abstract PDF PDF (2up)
101	Melanie Henwood, Home and Away: Reflections on Long-term Care in the UK and Australia, June 1999, 32pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
100	Bruce Bradbury, Tax Theory and Targeting: A Survey, May 1999, 39pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
99	Uwe Becker, The 'Dutch Miracle': Employment Growth in a Retrenched but Still Generous Welfare System, May 1999, 35pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
98	Merrin Thompson, Women and Retirement Income in Australia: Social Rights, Industrial Rights and Property Rights, May 1999, 20pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
97	Michael Bittman and Judy Wajcman, The Rush Hour: The Quality of Leisure Time and Gender Equity, February 1999, 25pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
96	Judy Schneider, The Increasing Financial Dependency of Young People on Their Families, February 1999, 44pp .Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
95	Michael Bittman, Social Participation and Family Welfare: The Money and Time Costs of Leisure, February 1999, 25pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
94	Gail Wilson, Later Life, Gender and Ethnicity: Changing Theory for Social Policy Research, December 1998, 24pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
93	Peter Saunders, Using Budget Standards to Assess the Well-Being of Families, December 1998, 36pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
92	Sheila Shaver, Extension Admidst Retrenchment: Gender and Welfare State Restructuring in Australia and Sweden, December 1998, 44pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
91	Tony Eardley, Working But Poor? Low Pay and Poverty in Australia, November 1998, 41pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
90	Peter Saunders, Global Pressures, National Responses: The Australian Welfare State in Context, October 1998, 35pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
89	Peter Saunders, Household Budgets and Income Distribution over the Longer Term: Evidence for Australia, October 1998, 35pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
88	Lars Osberg, Economic Insecurity, October 1998, 54pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
87	Gerry Redmond, Incomes, Incentives and the Growth of Means Testing in Hungary, August 1998, 34pp. Abstract
86	Michael Bittman, Gabrielle Meagher and George Matheson, The Changing Boundary Between Home and Market: Australian Trends in Outsourcing Domestic Labour, July 1998, 29pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
85	Michael Bittman and Robert E. Goodin, An Equivalence Scale for Time, July 1998, 21pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
84	Peter Saunders, Defining Poverty and Identifying the Poor: Reflections on the Australian Experience, June 1998, 24pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
83	Michael Bittman, The Land of the Lost Long Weekend? Trends in Free Time Among Working Age Australians, 1974-1992, June 1998, 33pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
82	Guyonne Kalb, An Australian Model for Labour Supply and Welfare Participation in Two-Adult Households, June 1998, 50pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
81	Peter Saunders and Timothy M. Smeeding, How Do the Elderly Fare Cross-Nationally? Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study Project, April 1998, 31pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
80	Michael Fine, Coordinating Health, Extended Care and Community Support Services: Issues for Policy Makers and Service Providers in Australia, October 1997, 23pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
79	Tony Eardley, New Relations of Welfare in the Contracting State: The Marketisation of Services for the Unemployed in Australia, October 1997, 26pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
78	Peter Saunders, Developing Policy Planning and Research Capabilities in the Asia Pacific, October 1997, 32pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
77	Maureen Baker, The Restructuring of the Canadian Welfare State: Ideology and Policy, June 1997, 20pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
76	Peter Saunders, Poverty, Choice and Legitimacy, March 1997, 38pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
75	Peter Saunders, Dawning of a New Age? The Extent, Causes and Consequences of Ageing in Australia, December 1996, 42pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
74	Peter Saunders, Social Policy in East Asia and the Pacific Area in the Twenty-First Century: Challenges and Responses, December 1996, 18pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
73	Bruce Bradbury, Are the Low Income Self-employed Poor?, December 1996, 26pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
72	Michael Bittman and George Matheson, 'All Else Confusion': What Do Time Surveys Show About Changes in Gender Equity, November 1996, 26pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
71	Marilyn McHugh and Jane Millar, Sole Mothers in Australia: Supporting Mothers to Seek Work, November 1996, 39pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
70	Hannu Uusitalo, Economic Crisis and Social Policy in Finland in the 1990s, October 1996, 25pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
69	Alois Guger, Redistribution by the State in Austria, October 1996, 31pp. Abstract
68	Sheila Shaver, Liberalism, Gender and Social Policy, July 1996, 33pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
67	Boyd Hunter, Explaining Changes in the Social Structure of Employment: The Importance of Geography, July 1996, 42pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
66	Bruce Bradbury, Household Income Sharing, Joint Consumption and the Expenditure Patterns of Australian Retired Couples and Single People, May 1996, 58pp. PDF
65	Sheila Shaver and Michael Fine, Social Policy and Personal Life: Changes in State, Family and Community in the Support of Informal Care, December 1995, 44pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
64	Peter Saunders, A Challenge to Work and Welfare: Poverty in Australia in the 1990s, December 1995, 40pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
63	Peter Saunders, Unpacking Inequality: Wage Incomes, Disposable Incomes and Living Standards, December 1995, 40pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
62	Peter Saunders and Michael Fine, Evaluation and Research in Social Policy, December 1995, 32pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
61	Michael Fine, The Changing Mix of Welfare in Health Care and Community Support Services, August 1995, 25pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
60	Peter Saunders and Johan Fritzell, Wage and Income Inequality in Two Welfare States: Australia and Sweden, August 1995, 43pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
59	Bruce Bradbury, Household Semi-public Goods and the Estimation of Consumer Equivalence Scales: Some First Steps, May 1995, 52pp. Abstract
58	Sheila Shaver, Universality and Selectivity in Income Support: A Comparative Study in Social Citizenship, May 1995, 48pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
57	Peter Kreisler and Joseph Halevi, Corporatism in Australia May 1995, 52pp.
56	Peter Saunders, Improving Work Incentives in a Means-Tested Welfare System: The 1994 Australian Social Security Reforms, May 1995, 48pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
55	Sheila Shaver and Peter Saunders, Two Papers on Citizenship and Basic Income, April 1995, 48pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
54	Peter Whiteford, The Use of Replacement Rates in International Comparisons of Benefit Systems, January 1995, 40pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
53	Peter Saunders, The Role, Value and Limitations of Poverty Research, November 1994, 36pp.
52	Peter Saunders, Immigrants and the Distribution of Income: National and International Comparisons, November 1994, 56pp.
51	Peter Saunders, Inge O'Connor and Timothy Smeeding, The Distribution of Welfare: Inequality, Earnings Capacity and Household Production in a Comparative Perspective, November 1994, 68pp.
50	Bjorn Hallerod, A New Approach to the Direct Measurement of Consensual Poverty, October 1994, 52pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
49	Peter Saunders, Rising on the Tasman Tide: Income Inequality in Australia and New Zealand in the 1980s, June 1994, 40pp.
48	Peter Saunders, Poverty and Inequality: Social Security in Australia in the 1990s, May 1994, 40pp.
47	Peter Saunders, Economic Adjustment and Distributional Change: Income Inequality and Poverty in Australia in the Eighties, November 1993, 56pp. Abstract PDF PDF(2up)
46	Peter Saunders, Bjorn Hallerod and George Matheson, Making Ends Meet in Australia and Sweden: A Comparative Analysis of the Consensual Approach to Poverty Measurement, October 1993, 40pp.
45	Peter Taylor-Gooby, Postmodernism and Social Policy: A Great Leap Backwards? September 1993, 36pp.
44	Sheila Shaver and Jonathan Bradshaw, The Recognition of Wifely Labour by Welfare States, August 1993, 40pp.
43	Michael Fine, The Fragmented Structure of Community Support Services: A Community Case Study, June 1993, 28pp.
42	Bruce Bradbury, Male Wage Inequality Before and After Tax: A Six Country Comparison, June 1993, 40pp.
41	Sheila Shaver, Women and the Australian Social Security System: From Difference Towards Equality, June 1993, 36pp.
40	Peter Saunders, Married Women's Earnings and Family Income Inequality in the Eighties, May 1993, 48pp.
39	Bruce Bradbury, Unemployment and Income Support: Challenges for the Years Ahead, May 1993, 34pp.
38	Sheila Shaver, Body Rights, Social Rights and the Liberal Welfare State, December 1992, 46pp.
37	Bruce Bradbury, The Welfare Interpretation of Family Size Equivalence Scales, November 1992, 34pp. Abstract PDF
36	Peter Saunders and Michael Fine, The Mixed Economy of Support for the Aged in Australia: Lessons for Privatisation, November 1992, 32pp.
35	Peter Saunders, Timothy M. Smeeding, John Coder, Stephen Jenkins, Johan Fritzell, Aldi M. Hagenaars, Richard Hauser and Michael Wolfson, Noncash Income, Living Standards, Inequality and Poverty: Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study, November 1992, 44pp.
34	Peter Saunders, Recent Trends in the Size and Growth of Government in OECD Countries, September 1992, 26pp.
33	Bruce Bradbury, The Imapact of Family Assistance Changes on Patterns of Unemployment Benefit Receipt, August 1992, 58pp.
32	Bruce Bradbury, Measuring the Cost of Children, May 1992, 52pp.
31	Peter Whiteford, Are Immigrants Over-represented in the Australian Social Security System?, March 1992, 32pp.
30	Peter Saunders and George Matheson, An Ever-Rising Tide? Poverty in Australia in the Eighties, May 1991, 29pp.
29	Peter Whiteford and Jennifer Doyle, Take-up of Family Income Supplement in 1986 - A Research Note, February 1991, 22pp.
28	Peter Saunders, Efficiency and Effectiveness in Social Policies: An International Perspective, December 1990, 41pp.
27	Russell Ross, A Probit Analysis of the Factors Influencing Labour Market Success of Aborigines in New South Wales, November 1990, 27pp.
26	Sheila Shaver, Gender, Social Policy Regimes and the Welfare State, November 1990, 23pp.
25	Peter Saunders, Employment Growth and Poverty: An Analysis of Australian Experience, 1983-1990, September 1990, 46pp.
24	Bruce Bradbury, Unemployment, Participation and Family Incomes in the 1980s, September 1990, 52pp.
23	Peter Saunders and George Matheson, Sole Parent Families in Australia, September 1990, 47pp.
22	Peter Saunders, Reflections on the Review of the Home and Community Care Program, August 1990, 18pp.
21	Peter Saunders and Peter Whiteford, Compensating Low Income Groups for Indirect Tax Reform, August 1990, 25pp.
20	Russell Ross and Peter Whiteford, Income Poverty Among Aboriginal Families with Children: Estimates from the 1986 Census, July 1990, 39pp.
19	Russell Ross and Peter Saunders, The Labour Supply Behaviour of Single Mothers and Married Mothers in Australia, July 1990, 42pp.
18	Bruce Bradbury and Peter Saunders, How Reliable are Estimates of Poverty in Australia? Some Sensitivity Tests for the Period 1981-82 to 1985-86, February 1990, 39pp.
17	Peter Saunders, Selectivity and Targeting in Income Support: The Australian Experience, February 1990, 30pp.
16	Bruce Bradbury, Jennifer Doyle and Peter Whiteford, Trends in the Disposable Incomes of Australian Families, 1982-83 to 1989-90, January 1990, 73pp.
15	Peter Saunders, Garry Hobbes and Helen Stott, Income Inequality in Australia amd New Zealand: International Comparisons and Recent Trends, July 1989, 39pp.
14	Peter Saunders and Bruce Bradbury, Some Australian Evidence on the Consensual Approach to Poverty Measurement, July 1989, 37pp.
13	Bruce Bradbury, Adult Goods and the Cost of Children in Australia, July 1989, 42pp.
12	Cathy Boland, A Comparative Study of Home and Hospital Births: Scientific and Normative Values and their Effects, July 1989, 21pp.
11	Peter Saunders, Towards an Understanding of Commonwealth Social Expenditure Trends, May 1989, 27pp.
10	Bruce Bradbury, The 'Family Package' and the Cost of Children, May 1989, 34pp.
9	Paul Smyth, A Legacy of Choice: Economic Thought and Social Policy in Australia, the Early Post-War Years, May 1989, 28pp.
8	Russell Ross, Teenagers in the Labour Market: 1983-1988, December 1988, 31pp.
7	Don Stewart and Jennifer Doyle, Workers' Compensation and Social Security Expenditure in Australia: Anti-Social Aspects of the 'Social' Wage, December 1988, 31pp.
6	Peter Whiteford, Income Testing for the Tax Threshold, December 1988, 38pp.
5	Bruce Bradbury, Family Size Equivalence Scales and Survey Evaluation of Income and Well-Being, December 1988, 27pp.
4	Peter Saunders and Garry Hobbes, Income Inequality in Australia in an International Comparative Perspective, August 1988, 23pp.
3	Peter Whiteford, Taxation and Social Security: An Overview, August 1988, 38pp.
2	Bruce Bradbury, Welfare Fraud, Work Incentives and Income Support for the Unemployed, August 1988, 29pp. PDF 2up.
1	Russell Ross, The Labour Market Position of Aboriginal People in Non-Metropolitan New South Wales, August 1988, 28pp.