countries – Australia, Britain, Germany and the United States – and estimate measures of permanent income inequality that are … annual post-government income inequality across countries, the ranking was the US, Australia, Britain, Germany; (3) comparing … recent year was the US, Australia, Germany, Britain; (4) in the most recent year, the most mobile country was Australia …

using two data series from Australia, where comparable tests are available back to the 1960s. For young teenagers (aged 13 …

In Happiness and the Human Development Index: The Paradox of Australia, Blanchflower and Oswald (2005) observe an … apparent puzzle: they claim that Australia ranks highly in the Human Development Index (HDI), but relatively poorly in … happiness. However, when we compare their happiness data with the HDI, Australia appears happier, not sadder, than its HDI score …

that have relatively similar backgrounds and tax systems: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US. The first …

Using taxation statistics, we estimate the income share held by top income groups in Australia over the period 1921 …

Using taxation statistics, we estimate the income share held by top income groups in Australia over the period 1921 …

incomes. Applying this method to Australia, I develop a new annual series for inequality from 1942-2000. Inequality fell in …