Thursday 16 July 2009 |
| 9.00 - 9.20am |
Opening |
| Venue |
Prince Philip Theatre, Ground Floor, Architecture Building |
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Welcome
Professor Stephen Sedgwick, Director, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
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Opening address
The Hon Bill Shorten MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services and Parliamentary Secretary for Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction
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| 9.20 - 10.30am |
Session 1: Plenary Session |
| Venue |
Prince Philip Theatre, Ground Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Professor Stephen Sedgwick, Director, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
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Keynote Speaker
Professor Robert Moffitt, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Johns Hopkins University
Title: Using Panel Data to Analyze Income Dynamics Presentation |
| 10.30 - 11.00am |
Morning Tea |
| 11.00 - 12.30pm |
Session 2: Concurrent |
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Session 2A
Venue: Sisalkraft Theatre, Ground Floor, Architecture Building
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| Chair |
Dr Guyonne Kalb, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speakers |
Ms Melissa Bond, Faculty of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development, Bond University
Title: Is the labour demand curve downward sloping for Australia? Abstract Paper Presentation |
Dr Mathias Sinning, Social Policy Evaluation, Analysis and Research Centre, RSSS, The Australian National University
Title: The effect of ethnic residential segregation on wages of migrant workers in Australia Abstract Paper Presentation |
| Discussant |
Professor Satya Paul, School of Economics and Finance, The University of Western Sydney |
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Session 2B
Venue: Theatre 103, eZone, 1st Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Dr Roger Wilkins, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speakers |
Professor Andrew C Worthington, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
Title: Household asset portfolio diversification: Evidence from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey Abstract Paper Presentation |
Dr Rachel Ong, Centre for Research in Applied Economics, Curtin Business School, Curtin University of Technology
Title: Housing affordability dynamics in Australia 2001-06 Abstract Paper Presentation |
| Discussant |
Professor Robert Moffitt, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Johns Hopkins University |
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Session 2C
Venue: Prince Philip Theatre, Ground Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Dr Annette Neuendorf, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
| Speakers |
Dr Rebecca Kippen, Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute, The Australian National University
Title:What’s love got to do with it? Homogamy and dyadic approaches to understanding marital instability Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
Dr Belinda Hewitt, The Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland
Title: Marital loss and mental health: gender and the importance of social support Abstract Paper |
| Discussant |
Ms Ruth Weston, Australian Institute of Family Studies |
| 12.30 - 1.40pm |
Lunch |
| 1.40 - 3.10pm |
Session 3: Concurrent |
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Session 3A
Venue: Sisalkraft Theatre, Ground Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Dr Guyonne Kalb, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speakers |
Ms Nicole Watson, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne
Title: Disentangling overlapping seams: the experience of the HILDA Survey Abstract Paper Presentation |
Ms Jennifer Renda, Australian Institute of Family Studies
Title: Stability of lone mothers’ employment: Using HILDA calendar data to examine work transitions Abstract Paper Presentation |
| Discussant |
Professor Steve Pudney, Director, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-social Change, Institute for Social and Economic Research |
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Session 3B
Venue: Theatre 103, eZone, 1st Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Dr Roger Wilkins, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speakers |
Associate Professor Garry Barrett, School of Economics, Australian School of Business, The University of New South Wales
Title: The retirement – consumption puzzle downunder Abstract ; Paper |
Dr Weiping Kostenko, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne
Title: Does Labour Market Achievement Matter for the Wellbeing of Australian Immigrants? Culture and Gender Differences Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
| Discussant |
Professor Jeff Borland, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne |
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Session 3C
Venue: Prince Philip Theatre, Ground Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Dr Annette Neuendorf, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
| Speakers |
Ms Ibolya Losoncz, Research & Analysis, Research Projects, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Title: Work-life tension and its impact on the work hours of Australian mothers in paid work between 2000 and 2005 Abstract
Presentation |
Dr Aydogan Ulker, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Deakin University
Title: Determinants of maternity leave duration in Australia: evidence from the HILDA Survey Abstract ; Paper ; |
| Discussant |
Professor Janeen Baxter, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland |
| 3.10 - 3.40pm |
Afternoon Tea |
| 3.40 - 5.10pm |
Session 4: Concurrent |
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Session 4A
Venue: Sisalkraft Theatre, Ground Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Dr Guyonne Kalb, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speakers |
Ms Pamela Katic, Economics Program, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University
Title: Men at work in the land down-under Abstract ; Paper ; |
Ms Michelle Tan, Economics Program, Research School of Social Science, The Australian National University
Title: Wages, occupational choice and personality Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
| Discussant |
Associate Professor Garry Barrett, Australian School of Business, The University of New South Wales |
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Session 4B
Venue: Theatre 103, eZone, 1st Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Dr Roger Wilkins, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speakers |
Ms Andrea Vinh, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University
Title: Bivariate income distributions for assessing inequality and poverty under dependent samples Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
Dr Lixin Cai, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne and Productivity Commission
Title: Interrelated dynamics of health and poverty in Australia Abstract ; Paper |
| Discussant |
Dr Bruce Bradbury, Social Policy Research Centre, The University of New South Wales |
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Session 4C
Venue: Prince Philip Theatre, Ground Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Dr Annette Neuendorf, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
| Speakers |
Ms Sandra Buchler, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
Title: Cohabitation Outcomes:The Effect of Fertility Intentions, Relationship Satisfaction and Union Length on Cohabitation Transitions Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
Dr Edith Gray, Fellow, Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute, The Australian National University
Title: The effect of life histories on repartnering in Australia and the United Kingdom Abstract; Paper ; Presentation |
| Discussant |
Professor David de Vaus, Executive Dean, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland |
| 7.00 for 7.30pm |
Conference Dinner |
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Professor Bob Gregory, Emeritus Professor, Economics Program, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University |
Friday 17 July 2009 |
| 8.50 - 10.20am |
Session 5: Concurrent |
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Session 5A
Venue: Sisalkraft Theatre, Ground Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Dr Yi-Ping Tseng, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speakers |
Ms Crystal Ossolinski, Research Department, Reserve Bank of Australia
Title: The effect of changes in the aggregate employment rate on the composition of employment:An Australian Case Study (2002-2006) Abstract ; Paper |
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| Discussant |
Dr Roger Wilkins, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
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Session 5B
Venue: Theatre 103, eZone, 1st Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Ms Nicole Watson, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speakers |
Dr Hielke Buddelmeyer, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne
Title: Low-paid employment and unemployment dynamics in Australia Abstract ; Paper |
Miss Jessica Todhunter, Faculty of Economics, University of Wollongong
Title: The effect of permanent income on completed schooling in Australia Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
| Discussant |
Professor Bob Gregory, Emeritus Professor, Economics Program, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University |
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Session 5C
Venue: Prince Philip Theatre, Ground Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Professor David de Vaus, Executive Dean, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland |
| Speakers |
Professor Hideki Nakazato, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Letters, Konan University
Title: Effects of work-life harmonization on the birth of a second child in Australia: an event history analysis using HILDA data Abstract ; Paper |
Dr Binod Nepal, National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, The University of Canberra
Title: Lifetime economic consequences to women informal carers in Australia, 2006 Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
| Discussant |
Dr Edith Gray, Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute, The Australian National University |
| 10.20 - 10.50am |
Morning Tea |
| 10.50 - 12.20pm |
Session 6: Concurrent |
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Session 6A
Venue: Sisalkraft Theatre, Ground Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Dr Yi-Ping Tseng, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speakers |
Mr Darcy Fitzpatrick, National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University
Title: Dynamics of female labour supply: evidence of differences in preference between single and couple females Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
Dr Xiaodong Gong, Tax Analysis Division, Revenue Group, Department of the Treasury
Title: Analysis of the added worker effect and the discouraged worker effect for married women in Australia Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
| Discussant |
Dr Guyonne Kalb, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
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Session 6B
Venue: Theatre 103, eZone, 1st Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Ms Nicole Watson, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speakers |
Mr Tony Beatton, Faculty of Business, Queensland University of Technology
Title: Do changes in the lives of our peers make us unhappy? Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
Professor Satya Paul, School of Economics and Finance, University of Western Sydney
Title: Income and happiness: an analysis of adaptation and comparison income effects Abstract ; Paper |
| Discussant |
Dr Bruce Headey, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne Presentation Presentation |
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Session 6C
Venue: Prince Philip Theatre, Ground Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Professor David de Vaus, Executive Dean, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland |
| Speakers |
Dr Guangyu Zhang, National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University
Title: Precarious Employment and Employees’ Selfrated Mental Health in Australia Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
Ms Sharon Parkinson, School of Global Studies Social and Planning, RMIT University
Title: Work, household dynamics and housing insecurity Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
| Discussant |
Professor Bryan Rodgers, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University |
| 12.20 - 1.30pm |
Lunch |
| 1.30 - 3.00pm |
Session 7: Concurrent |
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Session 7A
Venue: Sisalkraft Theatre, Ground Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Dr Yi-Ping Tseng, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
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Dr Ian Watson, Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University
Title: The gender wage gap within the managerial workforce: an investigation Australian panel data Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
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Professor Janeen Baxter, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
Title: Economic independence or bargaining power? The relationship between women’s earnings and housework Time Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
| Discussant |
Professor Mark Wooden, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
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Session 7B
Venue: Theatre 103, eZone, 1st Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Ms Nicole Watson, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
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Dr Joan Rodgers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong
Title: Chronic and transitory poverty over the life cycle Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
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Professor Ruud J.A. Muffels, Department of Sociology, Tilburg University
Title: Testing Sen’s capability approach to explain objective and subjective well-being using German and Australian Panel Data? Abstract ; Paper ;Presentation |
| Discussant |
Dr Rosanna Scutella, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne Presentation |
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Session 7C
Venue: Prince Philip Theatre, Ground Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Professor David de Vaus, Executive Dean, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland |
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Ms Jennifer Welsh, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University
Title: Social capital and three forms of health in Australia Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
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Dr Peng Yu, Research and Analysis Branch, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Title: Social participation of youth growing up with disability: a study with the first seven waves of HILDA Abstract ; Paper ; Presentation |
| Discussant |
Dr Ann Evans, College of Arts and Social Sciences, The Australian National University |
| 3.00 - 3.30pm |
Afternoon Tea |
| 3.30 - 4.50pm |
Session 8: Plenary |
| Venue |
Prince Philip Theatre, Ground Floor, Architecture Building |
| Chair |
Mrs Carol Ey, Branch Manager, Research and Analysis, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
| Speaker |
Keynote Speaker
Professor Steve Pudney, Director, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-social Change, Institute for Social and Economic Research
Title: Ask a silly question - and get a silly answer? Presentation |
| Speaker |
Professor Mark Wooden, Director, HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne
Title: The HILDA Survey: Progress and Future Developments Presentation |
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