Employment arrangements and earnings

Research in this area examines labour market outcomes in the economy with a particular emphasis on the nature of employment arrangements and the distributions of employment and earnings. Much of this research focuses on specific community groups, such as casual employees, persons with disabilities or couple households.

Projects commenced in 2006

• Low Pay Dynamics: Do Low Paid Jobs Lead to Increased Earnings and Lower Welfare Dependency Over Time?

Projects commenced in 2005

• Transitions from casual employment in Australia
• Synthesis of Melbourne Institute Research,
  2000 to 2005

Projects commenced in 2004

• The consequences of long working hours
• Working hours and labour market transitions
• Explaining the decline in the male employment-population ratio in Australia between 1971 and 2001
• Incentives of the Current System for single and married mothers

Projects commenced in 2003

• Non-standard employment and job satisfaction
• Transitions to retirement - A review

Projects commenced in 2002

• Working time preferences in couple households (HILDA)
• International comparison of trends in the polarisation of employment
• Labour market outcomes and welfare participation of persons with disabilities in Australia
• The Characteristics of Casual and Fixed-term Employment: Evidence from the HILDA Survey

Projects commenced in 2000 and earlier

• Microeconomics of Wage Flexibility and Price Expectations in Australia
• Wage Tax Trade Off
• Gender Wage Differentials