Income
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Policy
Paying the artist
To improve the living and working conditions of artists and practitioners, the Irish Arts Council has introduced a policy advocating appropriate remuneration.
Report
Inequality in Australia 2020 - part 2: who is affected and why
This report is the second part of the research being conducted by the ACOSS and UNSW Poverty and Inequality in Australia Partnership. The research uses the latest available data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (for 2017-18), and digs deeper into understanding who stands where...
Working paper
Returns to adult education and training in New Zealand
In this paper, the authors analyse the impact of adult education and training on labour market outcomes. Using the New Zealand Household Labour Force Survey linked to administrative education and earnings data, it is estimated that on average, studying for a tertiary qualification increases the...
Report
Inequality in Australia 2020 - part 1: overview
This report includes a preliminary analysis of the likely impact of COVID-19, the associated ‘lockdowns’, and government income support measures on income inequality.
Report
Inequality in Australia 2020 - part 1: overview - supplement: the impact of COVID-19 on income inequality
The COVID-19 virus, together with the ‘lockdowns’ instituted from March 2020 to prevent its spread, plunged the Australian economy into the deepest recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. This Supplement outlines what the available data tells us about the impacts on employment and...
Discussion paper
Mind the gap: the Australian Actuaries Intergenerational Equity Index - green paper
It is important to understand how intergenerational equity is changing over time. The Australian Actuaries Intergenerational Equity Index (AAIEI) contributes to this discussion by tracking and assessing 24 indicators, across six broad domains, that relate to wealth and wellbeing (economic and fiscal, housing, health and...
Report
Why did young people’s incomes decline?
This report provides an in-depth analysis of how income sources evolved between 2001 and 2018 for various age groups, and why. It shows the main driver behind lower incomes for young people is falling wage income.
Report
Billionaire bonanza 2020
In this report, the authors show how billionaire wealth has grown astoundingly over the last few decades — and, for some “pandemic profiteers,” even more dramatically since the COVID-19 crisis.
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Is Australia's welfare spending heading down the same path as Europe's?
Kevin Andrews has labelled Australia's welfare system unsustainable, saying that in 10 to 15 years' time Australia could find itself in the same situation as some European countries.
Report
Hardship, distress, and resilience: the initial impacts of COVID-19 in Australia
This paper provides a summary of the impact of COVID-19 on labour market outcomes, income, financial stress, social cohesiveness, political attitudes, subjective wellbeing, and psychological distress.