Economic mobility
Alternative labels
Income mobility
Working paper
Involuntary job loss: welfare effects, earnings impacts and policy options
In this paper, the authors explain how displacement harms workers’ mental health and economic security in the short term and negatively affects their earnings and mortality risk in the long term.
Report
Crossing the fiscal cliff
This report collates findings from the McKell Institute’s analysis of the changes to the JobKeeper package that will commence after September 28, 2020. Drawing on post-code level data, it derives national, state and post-code level findings on the size of the reduction in JobKeeper payments throughout Australia after September 28.
Report
Under pressure: the squeezed middle class
The middle class has shrunk in most OECD countries, says this report, as younger generations face growing economic pressure. While almost 70% of baby boomers were part of middle-income households in their twenties, only 60% of millennials are today.
Report
Downward economic mobility in Australia
This report documents the patterns of declining economic mobility around Australia. It also provides a foundation for further research, exploring factors associated with the trends outlined.
Report
Changing attitudes: survey of community attitudes towards disability in Victoria
The Community Attitudes Survey examines personally-held and perceived societal attitudes about people with disability. The survey explored dimensions of attitudes including beliefs, feelings, and behaviours. This report presents results thematically based on survey content.