Labour Economics and Social Policy:
Poverty and Social Exclusion

Socio-economic disadvantage is multi-dimensional in nature. Its extent, nature, causes and consequences can only be understood by examining a range of dimensions, including disadvantage, exclusion and deprivation.

Projects completed in 2015

• On the persistence of socio-economic disadvantage in Australia (see Chapter 2)
• On the robustness of multidimensional poverty orderings

Projects completed in 2012

• On the pro-poorness of Australian economic growth