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Youth, Social Media, and Mental Health: Evidence from Australian Panel Data
Social media use has become ubiquitous among young people, yet evidence on its association with mental health remains limited and mixed. In this study, we use rich longitudinal data from Australia and measure social media use based on the frequency... Read article
Social media use has become ubiquitous among young people, yet evidence on its association with mental health remains limited and mixed. In this study, we use rich longitudinal data from Australia and measure social media use based on the frequency... Read article
Evaluating literacy and numeracy progressions in custody and desistance from crime: Evidence from Western Australia
This research was funded by a grant awarded under the Western Australian Office of Crime Statistics and Research (WACSAR) Criminal Justice Research Grant Program, administered by the WA Department of Justice (the Department). This study investigates the impact of prisoners’... Read article
This research was funded by a grant awarded under the Western Australian Office of Crime Statistics and Research (WACSAR) Criminal Justice Research Grant Program, administered by the WA Department of Justice (the Department). This study investigates the impact of prisoners’... Read article
Research Brief: Evaluating literacy and numeracy progressions in custody and desistance from crime: Evidence from Western Australia
This research was funded by a grant awarded under the Western Australian Office of Crime Statistics and Research (WACSAR) Criminal Justice Research Grant Program, administered by the WA Department of Justice (the Department). This study investigates the impact of prisoners’... Read article
This research was funded by a grant awarded under the Western Australian Office of Crime Statistics and Research (WACSAR) Criminal Justice Research Grant Program, administered by the WA Department of Justice (the Department). This study investigates the impact of prisoners’... Read article
Unseen damage: Bushfire, infant health and early child development
Naturally occurring bushfires have become a global concern, with epidemiological evidence highlighting the unique toxicity of bushfire smoke compared to ambient air pollution. Leveraging remote-sensing data and a novel dynamic-radius fire assignment strategy, this paper causally examines the longitudinal impacts... Read article
Naturally occurring bushfires have become a global concern, with epidemiological evidence highlighting the unique toxicity of bushfire smoke compared to ambient air pollution. Leveraging remote-sensing data and a novel dynamic-radius fire assignment strategy, this paper causally examines the longitudinal impacts... Read article
LSIC Housing Research Report Factsheet: Housing transitions for Indigenous children
From 2008, the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) has been following a cohort of Indigenous children, interviewing their families each year as they grow up. The initial sample comprised of 1,671 children from two age groups: f rom 6... Read article
From 2008, the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) has been following a cohort of Indigenous children, interviewing their families each year as they grow up. The initial sample comprised of 1,671 children from two age groups: f rom 6... Read article
LSIC Housing Research Report Factsheet: Indigenous children living in public and community housing
From 2008, the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) has been following a cohort of Indigenous children, interviewing their families each year as they grow up. The initial sample comprised of 1,671 children from two age groups: from 6 months... Read article
From 2008, the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) has been following a cohort of Indigenous children, interviewing their families each year as they grow up. The initial sample comprised of 1,671 children from two age groups: from 6 months... Read article
LSIC Housing Research Report Factsheet: Housing and Indigenous children’s education outcomes
From 2008, the LSIC has been following a cohort of Indigenous children, interviewing their families each year as they grow up. The initial sample comprised of 1,671 children from two age groups: from 6 months to 2 years and 3½... Read article
From 2008, the LSIC has been following a cohort of Indigenous children, interviewing their families each year as they grow up. The initial sample comprised of 1,671 children from two age groups: from 6 months to 2 years and 3½... Read article
LSIC Housing Research Report Factsheet: Housing pathways for Indigenous children
From 2008, the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) has been following a cohort of Indigenous children, interviewing their families each year as they grow up. The initial sample comprised of 1,671 children from two age groups: from 6 months... Read article
From 2008, the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) has been following a cohort of Indigenous children, interviewing their families each year as they grow up. The initial sample comprised of 1,671 children from two age groups: from 6 months... Read article
Footprints in Time: Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children Housing Research Report
Description Footprints in Time, or the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children, has tracked a large sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families from early childhood through to their teenage years. The survey provides an invaluable source... Read article
Description Footprints in Time, or the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children, has tracked a large sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families from early childhood through to their teenage years. The survey provides an invaluable source... Read article
LSIC Housing Research Report Factsheet: The changing nature of Indigenous children’s housing by remoteness
Description From 2008, the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) has been following a cohort of Indigenous children, interviewing their families each year as they grow up. The initial sample comprised of 1,671 children from two age groups: from 6... Read article
Description From 2008, the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) has been following a cohort of Indigenous children, interviewing their families each year as they grow up. The initial sample comprised of 1,671 children from two age groups: from 6... Read article
A framework for the future of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander housing in Australia
This is the third and final report arising from the AHURI-funded Inquiry into developing a long-term governance and resource framework for sustainable and effective Indigenous housing. The research uses the term ‘Indigenous’ when referring to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander... Read article
This is the third and final report arising from the AHURI-funded Inquiry into developing a long-term governance and resource framework for sustainable and effective Indigenous housing. The research uses the term ‘Indigenous’ when referring to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander... Read article
Club Membership, Social Capital Formation, and Employment Outcomes: Evidence from Australia
This paper looks at the role of Individuals’ membership in clubs and associations in promoting social connections and building social capital in Australia. Using panel data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey, around one-third of working-age... Read article
This paper looks at the role of Individuals’ membership in clubs and associations in promoting social connections and building social capital in Australia. Using panel data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey, around one-third of working-age... Read article
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre team acknowledges the Wadjuk Nyungar people as the traditional owners of the land on which the Centre is situated.