Local area crime and energy poverty

SA Churchill, R Smyth - Energy economics, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy poverty is a distinct form of poverty that the International Energy Agency estimates
could affect as many as one billion people globally. In high-income countries, it is primarily …

[HTML][HTML] Neighbourhood crime and obesity: Longitudinal evidence from Australia

SA Churchill, A Asante - Social Science & Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Rationale Obesity remains a significant public health concern globally with over one billion
adults projected to be obese by 2025. To better understand the drivers of obesity and to …

[HTML][HTML] High-speed internet access and energy poverty

K Ackermann, SA Churchill, R Smyth - Energy economics, 2023 - Elsevier
We examine how access to high-speed internet affects the probability of being in energy
poverty. To do so, we match data on Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) high …

Protestantism and energy poverty

SA Churchill, R Smyth - Energy economics, 2022 - Elsevier
There is growing interest in the causes of energy poverty. This study examines the
relationship between Protestantism and energy poverty. Employing household panel data …

Temperature shocks and gambling

TA Trinh, S Appau, SA Churchill, L Farrell - Energy economics, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change threatens sustainable development by influencing myriad of outcomes. We
examine if temperature shocks contribute to the gambling, which is a major public health …

Gambling and financial stress

I Koomson, SA Churchill, ME Munyanyi - Social Indicators Research, 2022 - Springer
In recent years, gambling harm has been considered a significant public health concern due
to its increasing socioeconomic costs. Although the adverse effects of gambling have …

The impact of energy poverty on physical violence

A Hailemariam, T Sakutukwa, SL Yew - Energy economics, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the fact that energy poverty and violence are emerging as a priority in many
countries' policy agendas, little is known regarding the interplay between energy poverty …

Non-cognitive traits and homeownership in Australia

K Mintah, KT Baako, SA Churchill - Journal of Housing and the Built …, 2024 - Springer
We empirically examine the nexus between Locus of Control (LoC) and housing tenure in
Australia. Drawing on data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics Survey for …

Crime, community social capital and entrepreneurship: Evidence from Australian communities

SA Churchill, M Hayward, R Smyth, TA Trinh - Journal of Business …, 2023 - Elsevier
Crime is an anti-social blight on communities that increases the cost of doing business,
including for entrepreneurs. Drawing on Australian longitudinal data, this study examines …

Betting on the house: The impact of gambling on homeownership in Australia

KT Baako, K Mintah, SA Churchill, L Farrell - Journal of Gambling Studies, 2024 - Springer
Gambling is commonly associated with social and economic disadvantage. In this paper we
examine the impact of gambling on homeownership, using Australian panel data. We find …