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ISSN: 1447-8978
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| 149 | Gerry Redmond, Children’s perspectives on economic adversity:a review of the literature (PDF) (192 Kb), February 2008, pp32, Abstract |
| 148 | Bruce Bradbury, The impact of young motherhood on education, employment and marriage (PDF) (388 Kb), September 2006, pp35, Abstract. |
| 147 | Peter Saunders, The costs of disability and the incidence of poverty (PDF) (364 Kb), August 2006, pp31, Abstract. |
| 146 | Peter Saunders, A Perennial problem, employment, joblessness and poverty (PDF) (161 Kb), January 2006, pp18, Abstract |
| 145 | Peter Saunders, Disabilty, poverty and living standards: reviewing evidence and policies (PDF) (160 Kb), December 2005, pp16, Abstract. |
| 144 | Peter Saunders and Peter Siminski, Home ownership and inequality: imputed rent and income distribution in Australia (PDF) (133 Kb), October 2005, pp 24, Abstract. |
| 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 (PDF) (301 Kb), August 2005, Abstract |
| 142 | Peter Saunders, The role of the state and family in the living conditions of the aged in China: changing attitudes and outcomes (PDF) (240 Kb), August 2005, pp23, Abstract. |
| 141 | Peter Saunders and Laura Adelman, Income poverty, deprivation and exclusion: a comparative study of Australia and Britian (PDF) (313 Kb), August 2005, pp26, Abstract. |
| 140 | Kate Norris and Roger Patulny, Values and votes in global sustainability (PDF) (192 Kb), March 2005, pp20., Abstract |
| 139 | Peter Siminski, Jenny Chalmers and Marilyn McHugh, Foster carers in New South Wales: profile and projections based on ABS Census data (PDF) (240 Kb), Revised August 2005, pp15, PDF, Abstract |
| 138 | Roger Patulny, Social capital and welfare: dependency or division? Examining bridging trends by welfare regime (PDF) (249 Kb), 1981 to 2000 (PDF) (249 Kb), February 2005, pp22, Abstract. |
| 137 | Lyn Craig, Cross-national comparison of the impact of children on adult time (PDF) (256 Kb), February 2005, pp27, Abstract. |
| 136 | Lyn Craig, How do they do tt? A time-diary analysis of how working mothers find time for the kids (PDF) (503 Kb), January 2005, pp21, Abstract. |
| 135 | Peter Siminski and Peter Saunders, Accounting for housing costs in regional income comparisons (PDF) (354 Kb), August 2004, pp19, Abstract. |
| 134 | Roger Patulny, Social capital norms, networks and practices - a critical evaluation (PDF) (260 Kb), June 2004, pp35, Abstract. |
| 133 | Lyn Craig, Time to care: a comparison of how couple and sole parent households allocate time to work and children (PDF) (405 Kb), June 2004, 32pp, Abstract. |
| 132 | Bruce Bradbury, The price, cost, consumption and value of children (PDF) (218 Kb), June 2004, 26pp, Abstract. |
| 131 | Peter Saunders, Towards a credible poverty framework: from income poverty to deprivation (PDF) (235 Kb), January 2004, 24pp, Abstract. |
| 130 | Peter Saunders, Examining recent changes in income distribution in Australia (PDF) (358 Kb), October 2003, 24pp, Abstract. |
| 129 | Michael Bittman, James Mahmud Rice and Judy Wajcman, Appliances and their impact: the ownership of domestic technology and time spent on household work (PDF) (362 Kb), October 2003, 29pp. Abstract. |
| 128 | Peter Saunders, Reviewing the role and structure of pensions in their national context (PDF) (312 Kb), October 2003, 19pp, Abstract. |
| 127 | Peter Saunders, Can social exclusion provide a new framework for measuring poverty? (PDF) (355 Kb), October 2003, 20pp, Abstract. |
| 126 | Bruce Bradbury, Consumption and the within-household income distribution: outcomes from an Australian 'natural experiment' (PDF) (221 Kb), October 2003, 39pp, Abstract. |
| 125 | Jennifer Wilkinson and Michael Bittman, Relatives, friends and strangers: the links between voluntary activity, sociability and care (PDF) (281 Kb), September 2003, 22pp, Abstract. |
| 124 | Judy Schneider, Income sharing between parents and young people living at home (PDF) (258 Kb), September 2003, 31pp, Abstract. |
| 123 | Peter Siminski, Peter Saunders, Saba Waseem and Bruce Bradbury, Assessing the quality and inter-temporal comparability of ABS household income distribution survey data (PDF) (490 Kb), April 2003, 66pp, Abstract. |
| 122 | Timothy M. Smeeding, Globalisation, inequality and the rich countries of the G-20: evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) (PDF) (156 Kb), December 2002, 33pp, Abstract. |
| 121 | Timothy M. Smeeding, No child left behind? (PDF) (296 Kb), December 2002, 26pp, Abstract. |
| 120 | Timothy M. Smeeding and Lee Rainwater, Comparing living standards across nations real incomes at the top, the bottom, and the middle (PDF) (371 Kb), December 2002, 39pp, Abstract. |
| 119 | Sharon Burke and Gerry Redmond, Women's financial independence: Australia in the 1980s and 1990s (PDF) (331 Kb), December 2002, pp34, Abstract. |
| 118 | Peter Saunders, The direct and indirect effects of unemployment on poverty and inequality (PDF) (328 Kb), December 2002, 31pp, Abstract. |
| 117 | Lyn Craig, The time cost of parenthood: an analysis of daily workload (PDF) (144 Kb), September 2002, 29pp, Abstract. |
| 116 | Lyn Craig, Caring differently: a time use analysis of the type and social context of child care performed by fathers and by mothers (PDF) (140 Kb), September 2002, 31pp, Abstract. |
| 115 | Robert E. Goodin, James Mahmud Rice, Michael Bittman and Peter Saunders, The time pressure illusion: discretionary time versus free time (PDF) (373 Kb), September 2002, 38pp, Abstract. |
| 114 | Jennifer Wilkinson and Michael Bittman, Volunteering: the human face of democracy (PDF) (129 Kb), January 2002, 20pp, Abstract. |
| 113 | Sheila Shaver and Merrin Thompson, Morals and policy: public duty and private responsibilities in the employment to retirement transition (PDF) (164 Kb), May 2001, 29pp, Abstract. |
| 112 | Maria Sagario Floro and Marjorie Miles, Time use and overlapping activities: evidence from Australia (PDF) (124 Kb), February 2001, 56pp, Abstract. |
| 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 (PDF) (316 Kb), January 2001, 67pp, Abstract. |
| 110 | Michael Bittman, Now that the Future has Arrived: A Retrospective Reassessment of Gershuny's Theory of Social Innovation, December 2000, 22pp, |
| 109 | Jenny Chalmers and Guyonne Kalb, The transition from unemployment to work: are casual jobs a short cut to permanent employment? (PDF) (301 Kb), October 2000, 43pp, Abstract. |
| 108 | Bruce Bradbury, Child poverty dynamics in seven nations (PDF) (258 Kb), December 2000, 52pp, Abstract, |
| 107 | Tony Eardley, Peter Saunders and Ceri Evans, Community attitudes towards unemployment, activity testing and mutual obligation (PDF) (142 Kb), May 2000, 46pp, Abstract. |
| 106 | Peter Saunders, Cathy Thomson and Ceri Evans, Social change and social policy: results from a survey of public opinion (PDF) (134 Kb), May 2000, 39pp, Abstract. |
| 105 | Michael Fine, The responsibility for child and aged care: shaping policies for the future (PDF) (158 Kb), August 1999, 38pp, Abstract. |
| 104 | Gerry Redmond, Tax-benefit policies and parents' incentives to work: the case of Australia 1980-1997 (PDF) (178 Kb), July 1999, 28pp, Abstract. |
| 103 | Marilyn McHugh, The costs of children: budget standards estimates and the child support scheme (PDF) (104 Kb), July 1999, 22pp, Abstract. |
| 102 | Tony Eardley and George Matheson, Australian attitudes to unemployment and unemployed people (PDF) (184 Kb), June 1999, 36pp, Abstract. |
| 101 | Melanie Henwood, Home and away: reflections on long-term care in the UK and Australia (PDF) (144 Kb), June 1999, 32pp, Abstract. |
| 100 | Bruce Bradbury, Tax theory and targeting: a survey (PDF) (178 Kb), May 1999, 39pp, Abstract. |
| 99 | Uwe Becker, The 'Dutch miracle': employment growth in a retrenched but still generous welfare system, May 1999, 35pp, Abstract. |
| 98 | Merrin Thompson, Women and retirement income in Australia: social rights, industrial rights and property rights (PDF) (130 Kb), May 1999, 20pp. Abstract. |
| 97 | Michael Bittman and Judy Wajcman, The rush hour: the quality of leisure time and gender equity (PDF) (130 Kb), February 1999, 25pp, Abstract. |
| 96 | Judy Schneider, The increasing financial dependency of young people on their families (PDF) (212 Kb), February 1999, 44pp, Abstract. |
| 95 | Michael Bittman, Social participation and family welfare: the money and time costs of leisure (PDF) (131 Kb), February 1999, 25pp, Abstract. |
| 94 | Gail Wilson, Later life, gender and ethnicity: changing theory for social policy research (PDF) (127 Kb), December 1998, 24pp, Abstract. |
| 93 | Peter Saunders, Using budget standards to assess the well-being of families (PDF) (164 Kb), December 1998, 36pp, Abstract. |
| 92 | Sheila Shaver, Extension admidst retrenchment: gender and welfare state restructuring in Australia and Sweden (PDF) (190 Kb), December 1998, 44pp, Abstract. |
| 91 | Tony Eardley, Working but poor? Low pay and poverty in Australia (PDF) (141 Kb), November 1998, 41pp, Abstract. |
| 90 | Peter Saunders, Global pressures, national responses: the Australian welfare state in context (PDF) (169 Kb), October 1998, 35pp, Abstract. |
| 89 | Peter Saunders, Household budgets and income distribution over the longer term: evidence for Australia (PDF) (161 Kb), October 1998, 35pp, Abstract. |
| 88 | Lars Osberg, Economic insecurity (PDF) (232 Kb), October 1998, 54pp, Abstract |
| 87 | Gerry Redmond, Incomes, incentives and the growth of means testing in Hungary, August 1998, 34pp. |
| 86 | Michael Bittman, Gabrielle Meagher and George Matheson, The changing boundary between home and market: Australian trends in outsourcing domestic labour (PDF) (3 Mb), July 1998, 29pp, Abstract. |
| 85 | Michael Bittman and Robert E. Goodin, An equivalence scale for time (PDF) (119 Kb), July 1998, 21pp, Abstract. |
| 84 | Peter Saunders, Defining poverty and identifying the poor: reflections on the Australian experience (PDF) (148 Kb), June 1998, 24pp. |
| 83 | Michael Bittman, The land of the lost long weekend? Trends in free time among working age Australians, 1974-1992 (PDF) (150 Kb), June 1998, 33pp, Abstract. |
| 82 | Guyonne Kalb, An Australian model for labour supply and welfare participation in two-adult households (PDF) (210 Kb), June 1998, 50pp, Abstract. |
| 81 | Peter Saunders and Timothy M. Smeeding, How do the elderly fare cross-nationally? Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study Project (PDF) (148 Kb), April 1998, 31pp, Abstract. |
| 80 | Michael Fine, Coordinating health, extended care and community support services: issues for policy makers and service providers in Australia (PDF) (120 Kb), October 1997, 23pp, Abstract. |
| 79 | Tony Eardley, New relations of welfare in the contracting state: the marketisation of services for the unemployed in Australia (PDF) (274 Kb), October 1997, 26pp, Abstract. |
| 78 | Peter Saunders, Developing policy planning and research capabilities in the Asia Pacific (PDF) (115 Kb), October 1997, 32pp, Abstract. |
| 77 | Maureen Baker, The restructuring of the Canadian welfare state: ideology and policy (PDF) (361 Kb), June 1997, 20pp, Abstract. |
| 76 | Peter Saunders, Poverty, choice and legitimacy (PDF) (361 Kb), March 1997, 38pp, Abstract. |
| 75 | Peter Saunders, Dawning of a new age? The extent, causes and consequences of ageing in Australia (PDF) (172 Kb), December 1996, 42pp, Abstract. |
| 74 | Peter Saunders, Social policy in East Asia and the Pacific Area in the twenty-first century: challenges and responses (PDF) (108 Kb), December 1996, 18pp, Abstract. |
| 73 | Bruce Bradbury, Are the low income self-employed poor?, (PDF) (136 Kb) December 1996, 26pp, |
| 72 | Michael Bittman and George Matheson, 'All else confusion': what do time surveys show about changes in gender equity (PDF) (139 Kb), November 1996, 26pp, Abstract. |
| 71 | Marilyn McHugh and Jane Millar, Sole mothers in Australia: supporting mothers to seek work (PDF) (177 Kb), November 1996, 39pp, Abstract. |
| 70 | Hannu Uusitalo, Economic crisis and social policy in Finland in the 1990s (PDF) (648 Kb), October 1996, 25pp, Abstract. |
| 69 | Alois Guger, Redistribution by the State in Austria, October 1996, 31pp, Abstract. |
| 68 | Sheila Shaver, Liberalism, gender and social policy (PDF) (155 Kb), July 1996, 33pp, Abstract. |
| 67 | Boyd Hunter, Explaining changes in the social structure of employment: the importance of geography (PDF) (216 Kb), July 1996, 42pp, Abstract. |
| 66 | Bruce Bradbury, Household income sharing, joint consumption and the expenditure patterns of Australian retired couples and single people (PDF) (284 Kb), May 1996, 58pp, |
| 65 | Sheila Shaver and Michael Fine, Social policy and personal life: changes in state, family and community in the support of informal care (PDF) (152 Kb), December 1995, 44pp, Abstract. |
| 64 | Peter Saunders, A challenge to work and welfare: poverty in Australia in the 1990s (PDF) (809 Kb), December 1995, 40pp, Abstract. |
| 63 | Peter Saunders, Unpacking inequality: wage incomes, disposable incomes and living standards (PDF) (1 Mb), December 1995, 40pp, Abstract. |
| 62 | Peter Saunders and Michael Fine, Evaluation and research in social policy (PDF) (116 Kb), December 1995, 32pp, Abstract. |
| 61 | Michael Fine, The changing mix of welfare in health care and community support services (PDF) (131 Kb), August 1995, 25pp, Abstract. |
| 60 | Peter Saunders and Johan Fritzell, Wage and income inequality in two welfare states: Australia and Sweden (PDF) (255 Kb), August 1995, 43pp, Abstract. |
| 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 (PDF) (165 Kb), May 1995, 48pp, Abstract |
| 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 (PDF) (350 Kb), May 1995, 48pp, Abstract. |
| 55 | Sheila Shaver and Peter Saunders, Two papers on citizenship and basic income (PDF) (161 Kb), April 1995, 48pp, Abstract. |
| 54 | Peter Whiteford, The use of replacement rates in international comparisons of benefit systems (PDF) (1 Mb), January 1995, 40pp, Abstract. |
| 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 (PDF) (204 Kb), October 1994, 52pp. Abstract. |
| 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 (PDF) (782 Kb), November 1993, 56pp, Abstract |
| 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 (PDF) (137 Kb), November 1992, 34pp, Abstract |
| 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 impact 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 whildren: 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 and 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 (PDF) (1 Mb), August 1988, 29pp, Abstract. |
| 1 | Russell Ross, The labour market position of Aboriginal people in non-metropolitan New South Wales, August 1988, 28pp. |
