Home Research A new look at the channels from housing to employment decisions Back to search Share Report Housing assistance and policy Economy A new look at the channels from housing to employment decisions Final Report No. 275 Date Published: 02 Mar 2017 Authors: Melek Cigdem-Bayram Rachel Ong ViforJ Gavin Wood From the AHURI Inquiry: Inquiry into housing policies, labour force participation and economic growth This study investigated the role housing assistance (e.g. rent assistance or social housing), housing wealth and home ownership mortgages have on individuals’ incentive to work or on other employment decisions. The study also explored whether intergenerational wealth transfers (as bequests or parental cash transfers), which are typically financed (directly or indirectly) through housing wealth, lower work effort and participation in skills and training programs. Related reports May 2017 Housing supply responsiveness in Australia: distribution, drivers and institutional settings June 2017 Inquiry into housing policies, labour force participation and economic growth May 2017 Housing tenure, mobility and labour market behaviour June 2017 Housing, multi-level governance and economic productivity June 2017 Housing prices, household debt and household consumption Full Publication Executive Summary DOI: 10.18408/ahuri-5307201 Published by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited ISSN: 1834-7223 ISBN: 978-1-925334-37-1 Citation: Cigdem, M., Ong, R., and Wood, G. (2017) A new look at the channels from housing to employment decisions, AHURI Final Report No. 275, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/275, doi:10.18408/ahuri-5307201. RIS CITATION Cigdem-Bayram, Melek Ong ViforJ, Rachel Wood, Gavin
May 2017 Housing supply responsiveness in Australia: distribution, drivers and institutional settings
