Financial control and financial management within couples in Australia
Paper prepared for Department of Social Security Contract Projects 1992-1993
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December 1995
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Overview
The main aim of this paper is to examine the economic behaviour of couples within households, looking at issues of financial management, financial control and day to day money management issues. The major data sources are the Australian Institute of Family Studies' Australian Family Formation Project (1981-91) and Australian Family Formation Case Studies (1982), and the Australian National University study, the Australian Family Project.
Data from the Australian Family Project 1986 was used in this report.