Research topic: Families

This research focuses on labour market behaviour and its consequences at the family level. Projects examine issues such as work life balance, jobless households and family labour supply decisions.

Projects commenced in 2012

• Outcomes for Teenage Mothers in the First Years after Birth Project Description
• The Impact of Paid Maternity Leave on Labour Market Outcomes Working Paper

Projects commenced in 2010

• The Effects of Childcare on Child Development Final Report

Projects commenced in 2008

• Dynamics of household joblessness in Australia 2001-2007 Final report

Projects commenced in 2007

• Intergenerational correlation of labour market outcomes Final Report

Projects commenced in 2006

• Use of Informal Childcare and Decisions on Work by Income Support Recipients Final Report

Projects commenced in 2005

• The dynamics of jobless households: using waves 1-3 to assess causes and consequences of persistent joblessness Final Report
• The Long-Term Impact of Informal Care Giving on Carers
• Childcare demand and household labour supply after 2000 Working Paper

Projects commenced in 2004

• The Melbourne Institute Analysis of the Australian Labor Party's Tax and Family Benefit Package
• Melbourne Institute Report on the 2004 Federal Budget
• The consequences of long working hours
• Family structure and work
• Who uses child care, for what purpose, and what is their experience of balancing work and family life? Final report
• The Structure and Distribution of Household Wealth

Projects commenced in 2002

• The effect of childcare costs on labour supply
• Working time preferences in couple households (HILDA)
• International comparison of trends in the polarisation of employment
• Effect of family composition and worklessness on the distribution of income and expenditure
• Understanding and improving data quality relating to low income households

Projects commenced in 2001

• Analysis of incidence and trends in jobless families in Australia Final report
• Workless Families in Australia
• A Policy Simulation of aspects of the tax system using MITTS: Interim project
• The Polarisation of Work and Poverty Across Australian Households: An Empirical Study Report Working paper
• Work and family directions in the US and Australia
• Neighbourhood and family effects on employment and employment aspirations Final report