Wealth
NARROWER TERMS
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
Income and wealth
Many changes have occurred in Australia since the establishment of the Australian Institute of Family Studies in 1980. This snapshot report outlines some of the significant changes in household incomes, household wealth and also the amount of household debt over the last forty years.
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: Doing the sums: How much is Clive Palmer worth?
Federal MP and businessman Clive Palmer is referred to as a billionaire in the media, but he claims: "I don't say I'm a billionaire. I've never said that. I've never said I've got any money".
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Clive Palmer's billionaire status no longer certain
Clive Palmer is often referred to as a billionaire, but is he?
Report
Who wins and who pays? Rentier power and the Covid crisis
This analysis of recent UK economic support measures suggests that the crisis will exacerbate inequalities between the working poor and the asset-owning wealthy.
Report
The giving experience – overcoming the barriers to giving among the wealthy in the UK
This report is written for fundraisers from the donor perspective. It reflects their experiences and perceptions of working with fundraising organisations, identifying the reported barriers to giving and provides insight on how to overcome those barriers by understanding what makes wealthy donors tick.
Working paper
Marital dissolution and personal wealth: examining gendered trends across the dissolution process
This study examines personal wealth changes over the dissolution process, starting up to three years prior to separation and until 15 years after legal divorce.
Commentary
How to make Australia fairer
We’re doing better than many comparable countries, but that’s not enough, says Carmela Chivers.
Report
The financial journey of modern parenting: joy, complexity and sacrifice
Parenting is among the most profoundly fulfilling and constantly challenging human experiences. For most parents, it is a life-changing, identity-shifting, unpredictable and expensive journey.