Methamphetamine and heroin purchases decrease significantly as the price of methamphetamine increase, by as much as 27 per cent on a 10 per cent price rise, according to this report. One of the core objectives of supply-side drug law enforcement is to reduce drug use by raising the cost of buying drugs. The effectiveness of...

Using census data Peter Siminski, Jenny Chalmers and Marilyn McHugh find that foster carers are most likely to be women aged 35-54 years who are not in the labour force. Of the various family types (adjusted for age), couples with birth children are least likely to foster. Couples with birth children account for two-fifths of...

What determines the choice of residential location for workforceage income support recipients? Do jobseekers tend to move toward or away from areas with greater employment opportunities? Does location matter for employment outcomes? In the main article in the latest SPRC newsletter, Bruce Bradbury and Jenny Chalmers discuss the impact of location on employment outcomes.

This project has two objectives: to describe the role of housing markets and housing policies in influencing the locational choice and geographic mobility of income support recipients and other low-income groups; and to analyse the relationship between housing location and employment opportunities, using statistical methods to identify the direct impact of location upon outcomes.

This paper presents the research plan for a project that will examine these questions focusing on working age income support recipients and other members of the low-income population across Australia.