This article surveys the Australian data sources suited to the study of income inequality.
Strengths and weaknesses of the data sources are discussed and a brief overview of …

This article reviews developments in labour market inequality in Australia. First, descriptive
information on changes in labour market inequality and on the causes of those changes is …

In all societies some inequality occurs due to differences in ability, opportunity, effort and
luck. Institutional and policy constructs can add to this, or detract from it. Moreover, excessive …

Using taxation statistics, we first derive consistently defined Gini coefficients for the period
1942–2013 for Australia as a whole as well as its eight states and territories. While income …

Despite a comparatively 'flat'social structure and lack of obvious class-based cleavages,
Australian society is stratified by objective, multidimensional measures of social class. Using …

This paper examines the impact of three fiscal policy shocks on per capita real GDP and
income inequality in Australia during the period 1965–2014. A small structural vector …

Background and aims Alcohol's harm to others (AHTO) has become a key driver of national
and international alcohol policy. This study aimed to produce a contemporary …

Housing costs have long been recognised as a factor contributing to poverty, and poverty
researchers have estimated poverty using income before and after deducting housing costs …

We present new estimates of intergenerational earnings elasticity for Australia. We closely
follow the methodology used by Leigh [BE Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 7 (2007) …

This paper uses unit record data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in
Australia (HILDA) Survey. The HILDA Project was initiated and is funded by the Australian …