A little over one million individuals in Australia between the ages of 24 and 64 years are in Freedom poverty – they have low family income, and have either poor health or an insufficient level of education. These individuals are some of the most disadvantaged in society due to their multiple...

This article reviews trends in effective marginal tax rates (EMTRs) from 1996-1997 to 2006-2007 for working-age Australians. Although sweeping income tax cuts reduced effective tax rates for many taxpayers, the extension of income-tested welfare payments and tax concessions worked in the...

With the rapid ageing of the Australian population and the growth in the number of older persons and years likely to be lived with disability, the need for and provision of aged care have become one of the central themes of the public policy debate. This paper discusses the construction of a...

Health&WealthMOD is the first Australian microsimulation model designed to determine the economic impacts of disease on older workers, aged 45 to 65 years. Chronic health conditions are known to be associated with early retirement. This paper describes an application of Health&WealthMOD to...

The Australian Government is seeking to encourage older workers to remain in the labour force longer to overcome future labour shortages and ensure adequate taxation revenue to fund the needs of an ageing population. Longer labour force participation also has benefits to individuals in terms of...