Research report Jun 2006
Reservation wages and the earnings capacity of lone and couple mothers
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This paper concerns the factor of wages in attracting income support recipients into the work force.
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Research report Jun 2006
This paper concerns the factor of wages in attracting income support recipients into the work force.
Research report Apr 1999
Findings from a recent Institute study show that most divorcing couples fail to consider superannuation in the division of property.
Research report Dec 1985
This paper describes the political controversy surrounding the introduction of national earnings-related superannuation and a pension fund in Sweden.
Research report Feb 2007
This report provides some of the first estimates of the financial consequences of divorce for Australians aged 55 to 74 years using HILDA survey data.
Family Matters article Sep 1997
This article reports on the meaning and role of family relationships in the lives of men and women aged between 50 and 70 years, looking at data from the Later Life Families Study conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies between August-December 1996.
Family Matters article Dec 2003
This article looks at the role of families and the challenges they face in changing social and economic circumstances of an ageing Australian population.
Family Matters article Dec 2003
This article seeks to provide more balance to the debate about the cost of older people in an ageing society and to estimate the financial value of some of the ongoing contributions of older people that are not measured in national accounts, as well as providing estimates of the financial value of the unpaid contributions of older people - both to their family and to the wider community.
Family Matters article Dec 1991
This article looks at the effects of the recession, and other factors, on employment in rural and remote towns, such as Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory where the Institute has begun interviewing for the Australian Living Standards Study, and notes that the community has lost ground during the eighties, despite all its efforts and plans.
Family Matters article Sep 1996
This article looks at the availability of help for aged home owners who want to stay in their homes but are finding it difficult to meet daily living costs.
Research report Jun 1999
This paper examines meanings and expectations of family life and support for people aged 50 to 70, focusing on social relations between generations.