In 2021 we hosted the first virtual colloquia of the HILDA Survey to celebrate the 21st anniversary.

It has been 21 years since work on the design of the HILDA Survey commenced. To mark and celebrate this milestone, the Melbourne Institute held a series of weekly virtual colloquia over a six-week period to showcase new research based on the data the HILDA Survey has generated over the years.

Each session provided the opportunity for new and experienced international researchers to gather and discuss their recent findings using HILDA Survey data, and to communicate their research to a wider audience. We welcomed audiences from both government and non-government organisations who wanted to learn about the HILDA Survey data and the types of research and policy questions that are being examined.

  • Examining the Ripple Effects from Health Shocks - 2 August 2021
    Monday 2nd August 2021, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm AEST (time zone converter)

    Uptake of Home-based Work Following a Health Shock: Evidence from Australia
    Mr Shuye Yu – University of Groningen

    Health Shocks and Household Allocation of Time and Spending
    Dr Federico Zilio – Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, the University of Melbourne

    How much of the effect of disability acquisition on mental health is mediated through employment and income? A causal mediation analysis quantifying interventional indirect effects
    Dr Zoe Atiken – Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, the University of Melbourne

    Presentation summaries and speaker biographies

  • Wealth and Home Ownership - 9 August 2021
      Monday 9th August 2021, 11:00 am to 12:45 pm AEST (time zone converter)

      Housing and economic inequality in the long-run: a cross-country investigation
      Professor Rachel Ong Viforj - Curtin University

      Parental transfers and the transition to homeownership
      Professor William Clark - University of California Los Angeles

      Rich and Selfish? Income and Attitudes Towards Minimum Living Standards
      Professor David Johnson - Monash University

      Presentation summaries and speaker biographies

  • The Next Generation: Education and Youth Transitions - 16 August 2021
    Monday 16th August 2021, 11:00 am to 12:45 pm AEST (time zone converter)

    Age at school transition and children’s cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes
    Ms Thea Green – The University of Western Australia

    School-to-work transition and subjective well-being in Australia
    Dr Hans Dietrich - Institute for Employment Research (IAB)

    Work and family life transitions and trajectories for young Australians: Insights from the children of HILDA
    Professor Belinda Hewitt – The University of Melbourne

    Presentation summaries and speaker biographies

  • Building and Maintaining Happy Families - 23 August 2021
    Monday 23rd August 2021, 11:00 am to 12:45 pm AEST (time zone converter)

    A dyadic approach to the study of perceived infertility and contraceptive use
    Ms Ester Lazzari – School of Demography, The Australian National University

    Trying again: reconciling after cohabitation and marital separation
    Professor Edith Gray – School of Demography, The Australian National University

    Life-partners as career-allies? Exploring the wage effects of same-occupation couples. Evidence from Australia
    Mr Filippos Maraziotis – University of York

    Presentation summaries and speaker biographies

  • Health, Work and their Relationships - 30 August 2021
    Monday 30th August 2021, 11:00 am to 12:45 pm AEST (time zone converter)

    Whose mental health declines during economic downturns?
    Associate Professor Nicole Black – Centre for Health Economics, Monash University

    Changes in job control and perceptions of general health: A longitudinal analysis of Australian workers, 2005-2017
    Dr Yamna Taouk – Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne

    Jobless parents, unhealthy children? How past exposure to parental joblessness relates to children’s future health
    Associate Professor Irma Mooi-Reci – School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne

    Presentation summaries and speaker biographies

  • Happiness and its Cost - 6 September 2021
    Monday 6th September 2021, 11:00 am to 12:45 pm AEST (time zone converter)

    The increasing cost of happiness in Australia 2001-2019
    Dr Richard Morris - Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney

    Heterogeneity in the Subjective Well-being Impact of Access to Green Space
    Ms Farahnaz Sharifi – Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology

    Loss Aversion, Permanent Income and Subjective Well-Being
    Mr Adam Rowe – The University of Sheffield

    Presentation summaries and speaker biographies