Evaluation reports
Resident Support Program Final Report (with Karen Fisher Assoc Prof, David Abello Mr, Sally Robinson Dr, and Lesley Chenoweth Prof), Sally Robinson (2004)
Report prepared for Disability Services Queensland.
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Long-run mortality effects of Vietnam-era army service: evidence from Australia's conscription lotteries (with Simon Ville), The American Economic Review (2011)
We estimate the effect of Vietnam-era Army service on mortality, exploiting Australia's conscription lotteries for...
Is the age gradient in self-reported material hardship explained by resources, needs, behaviours or reporting bias? (with Oleg Yerokhin), Faculty of Commerce - Economics Working Papers (2010)
Older people report much less hardship than younger people in a range of contexts, despite...
Long-run mortality effects of Vietnam-era army service: evidence from Australia’s conscription lotteries (with Simon Ville), Faculty of Commerce - Economics Working Papers (2010)
We estimate the effect of Vietnam era Army service on mortality, exploiting Australia’s conscription lotteries...
Men's housework, women's housework and second births in Australia (with Lyn Craig), Social Politics (2010)
Is gender inequality in unpaid work within households implicated in falling fertility rates? This paper...
A welfare analysis of the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2009)
The Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) is a key element of a suite of benefits...
Changes in poverty rates during the Howard Era (with Joan R. Rodgers and James Bishop), Australian Economic Review (2009)
This article considers changes in poverty rates under the Howard government. We also make three...
Do government benefits for high income retirees encourage saving?, Australian Journal of Labour Economics (2009)
The Australian government provides benefits to high income older people, which are intended to induce...
Order Effects in Batteries of Questions, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)
Batteries of questions with identical response items are commonly used in survey research. This paper...
‘Primary Care' Presentations at Emergency Departments - Rates and Reasons by Age and Sex (with A. J. Bezzina, L. P. Lago, and K. Eagar), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)
'Primary care' presentations at Emergency Departments (EDs) have been the subject of much attention in...
Trends in Primary Care Presentations at Emergency Departments in New South Wales (1999-2006) (with A. J. Bezzina, L. P. Lago, and K. Eagar), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)
This paper examines trends in potential ‘primary care’ presentations at EDs, comparing these with other...
What would the average public sector employee be paid in the private sector?, Proceedings of the 37th Australian Conference of Economists (2008)
I estimate the average Australian public sector wage premium and consider whether it varies with...
Why patients attend emergency departments for conditions potentially appropriate for primary care: Reasons given by patients and clinicians differ (with Malcolm R. Masso, Andrew J. Bezzina, Rebekkah Middleton, and Kathleen M. Eagar), Australian Health Services Research Institute (2007)
Objectives: To compare reasons identified by clinical staff for potential primary care attendances to the...
First Annual Report on the NSW Clinical Services Redesign Program (CSRP) (with Malcolm R. Masso, Luise P. Lago, Helen M. Hasan, Frances D. Simmonds, Glenn Robert, Paul Bate, and Kathleen M. Eagar), Australian Health Services Research Institute (2006)
Primary Care: Where and Why (with Kathleen M. Eagar, Luise P. Lago, Malcolm R. Masso, Janette P. Green, Andrew J. Bezzina, David Cromwell, John K. Marthick, and Rebekkah Middleton), Australian Health Services Research Institute (2006)
Foster carers in New South Wales: profile and projections based on ABS Census data (with Jenny Chalmers and Marilyn McHugh), Children Australia (2005)
Administrative data on foster carers in New South Wales (NSW) are sadly lacking. Based on...
Home Ownership and Inequality: Imputed Rent and Income Distribution in Australia (with P Saunders), Economic Papers of the Economic Society of Australia (2005)
This paper examines the impact of home ownership on income distribution and the incidence of...
Primary care patients' views on why they present to Emergency Departments - inappropriate attendances or inappropriate policy? (with Susan Cragg, Rebekkah Middleton, Malcolm R. Masso, Luise P. Lago, Janette P. Green, and Kathleen M. Eagar), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2005)
This study investigates why some patients with apparently less urgent conditions present to emergency departments...
Accounting for Housing Costs in Regional Income Comparisons (with P. Saunders), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2004)
This paper discusses a series of methodological issues that arise when assessing regional differences in...
Reviewing the Inter-temporal Consistency of ABS Household Income Data through Comparisons with External Aggregates (with Bruce Bradbury and P Saunders), The Australian Economic Review (2003)
Data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in its surveys of household income...