This report is the first study based on Australian data on the labour supply behaviour of households in relation to child care.The research demonstrates that assistance with the cost of child care is very important in promoting choice for women to participate in the workforce, particularly if...

This report explores issues concerning the reliability of data and the implications for the measurement of inequality, poverty and social welfare. The authors analyse ways to measure the lot of low-income households by comparing data from a range of weekly and annual income surveys; expenditure...

This review studies the literature on within household attitudes and behaviour vis-à-vis money, in order to understand the implications for the wellbeing of individual household members, particularly children.Three types of studies were reviewed: - Interview-based studies, - Economic studies,...