HILDA Survey Research Conference 2023

HILDA CONFERENCE 2023 PROCEEDINGS

Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 September 2023

Academic Committee:

  • Professor Ann Evans, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Graduate Research), Australian National University
  • Mr Eric Morris, Director Longitudinal Studies, Department of Social Services
  • Professor Mark Wooden, Director, HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute, University of Melbourne

Best Paper Prize was awarded to:

Ms Jiwon Lee for her paper 'The gendered effects of children on household relocation decisions and outcomes'.

Selection Committee:

  • Professor Peter Butterworth, Australian National University
  • Professor Ann Evans, Australian National University
  • Professor Peter Siminksi, University of Technology Sydney
  • Professor Roger Wilkins, Melbourne Institute

Best Poster Prize was awarded to:

Ms Hong-Phoung Le for her poster ‘Comorbidity of insomnia and depression and health-related quality of life in adult population: A longitudinal approach by using HILDA survey’.

Selection Committee:

  • Professor Belinda Hewitt, University of Queensland
  • Mr Eric Morris, Department of Social Services
  • Professor Rachel Ong ViforJ, Curtin University

Papers Presented

1Presenter: Mr Yuyang Chen, University of Canberra
The impact of formal childcare prices and informal childcare provisions on mother's labour supply in Australia
2Presenter: Professor Robert Breunig, Australian National University
The relationship between female labour supply and child care availability, quality and affordability in Australia:  are things getting better?
Co-Authors: Carina Stone (Australian National University) and Sophie Allister (Australian National University)
3Presenter: Dr Melek Cigdem-Bayram, Jesuit Social Services
Decomposing wealth inequality in Australia and the role of changing demographics
4Presenter: Ms Annaelena Valentini, Universities of Florence, Pisa and Siena
The Australian Dream revisited: the dynamics of Inequality of Opportunity for lifetime income
5Presenter: Dr Martina Uccioli, University of Nottingham
What works for working mothers? A regular schedule lowers the child penalty
Co-Authors: Ludovica Ciasullo (New York University)
6Presenter: Dr Lavinia Poruschi, CSIRO
Preparing for the next drought: Insights from HILDA panel data on drought impacts
Co-Authors: Simone Felton (CSIRO) and David Fleming-Munoz (CSIRO)
7Presenter: Professor Mike Dockery, Curtin University
The contented Australian female worker: paradox lost, paradox found
8Presenter: Dr DongJu Lee, University of Melbourne and UNSW
Australian Parental Leave Policy and the Motherhood Wage Penalty 2001-2019
9Presenter: Dr Kim Nguyen, Reserve Bank of Australia
Do Australian Households Borrow to Keep up with the Joneses?
10Presenter: Dr Yue Hua, UNSW Sydney
Life-cycle effects of Australian student loans with income-contingent repayments
Co-Authors: George Kudrna (UNSW Sydney)
11Presenter: Dr Anam Bilgrami, Macquarie University
Working from home and mental health: before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
12Presenter: Dr Nataliya Ilyushina, RMIT University
The Role of Paid and Unpaid Work in Explaining the Gender Differences in Mothers’ and Fathers’ Mental Health
13Presenter: Professor Janeen Baxter, University of Queensland
Gender gaps in unpaid domestic and care work: Putting the pandemic in (a life course) perspective
Co-Authors: Alice Campbell (University of Queensland) and Rennie Lee (University of Queensland)
14Presenter: Associate Professor Kristin Snopkowski, Boise State University
Using HILDA to examine the division of household labor and fertility outcomes among dual-income Australian couples
15Presenter: Ms Ashani Abayasekara, Monash University
Impacts of housing costs on health and satisfaction with life circumstances: Evidence from Australia
Co-Authors: Jun Sung Kim (Sungkyunkwan University) and Liang Choon Wang (Monash University)
16Presenter: Mr Ryan Brierty, Curtin University
Intergenerational transfers and transitioning the housing ladder
Co-Authors: Rachel Ong ViforJ (Curtin University) and Hiroaki Suenaga (Curtin University)
17Presenter: Associate Professor Francs Mitrou, Telethon Kids Institute
The causal impact of mental illness on tobacco and alcohol consumption - an instrumental variables approach
Co-Authors: Ha Trong Nguyen (Telethon Kids Institute), Huong Thu Le (Telethon Kids Institute), and Stephen R Zubrick (Telethon Kids Institute)
18Presenter: Dr Sergey Alexeev, University of Sydney
Robust estimates of intergenerational transmission of drinking
19Presenter: Dr Ana Gamarra Rondinel, Melbourne Institute
The causal impact of mental illness on tobacco and alcohol consumption - an instrumental variables approach
Co-Authors: Anna MH Price (Royal Children's Hospital)
20Presenter: Professor Satya Paul, Australian National University
Mental health effects on income and income inequality
21Presenter: Miss Jane Wakeford, Australian National University
Inequality resulting from mismatch between mothers’ actual and desired labour supply
22Presenter: Mr Josiah Hickson, Australian National University
Peer gender norms and gaps in the Australian Labour Market
Co-Authors: Joseph Marshan (Australian National University)
23Presenter: Dr Rubayyat Hashmi, University of Adelaide
An investigation of the longitudinal trajectory patterns of health-related quality of life among Australians with disabilities
Co-Authors: Byron W Keating (Queensland University of Technology) and Sye A Keramat (Queensland University of Technology)
24Presenter: Associate Professor Santosh Jatrana, James Cook University
The longer you stay, the bigger you get? Evidence from an Australian longitudinal study
Co-Authors: Samba Siva Rao Pasupuleti (Mizoram University)
25Presenter: Dr Patricia S. Lavieri, University of Melbourne
Differences in teleworking engagement between digital immigrants and digital natives
Co-Authors: Yu-Tong Cheng (University of Melbourne) and Sebastian Astroza (Universidad de Concepción)
26Presenter: Dr Inga Laß, Federal Institution for Population Research (BiB)
Working from home and work‐family conflict revisited
Co-Authors: Mark Wooden (Melbourne Institute)
27Presenter: Ms Erin Clarke, e61 Institute
Is our unemployment benefit system targeted effectively or are some people missing out?
Co-Authors: Matt Nolan (e61 Institute), Gianni La Cava (e61 Institute), and Nicole Adams (e61 Institute)
28Presenter: Mr Thomas Hendry, Griffith University
Analyzing the Patterns and Drivers of Underemployment Among Young Adults Using the HILDA Survey
29Presenter: Professor David Johnston, Monash University
Horizontal Inequity in the use of Mental Health Specialists in Australia
Co-Authors: Nicole Black (Monash University), Martin Knapp (London School of Economics), Michael A. Shields (Monash University), and Gloria H.Y. Wong (University of Hong Kong)
30Presenter: Dr Syed Afroz Keramat, University of Queensland
Psychological distress and productivity loss amongst working Australians: A longitudinal regression analysis using eight annual waves of the HILDA cohort
Co-Authors: Rubayyat Hashmi (University of Southern Queensland) and Tracy Comans (University of Queensland)
31Presenter: Professor Irma Mooi-Reci, University of Melbourne
Beyond Flexibility: Remote Work and the Dynamics of Job Switching, Promotion, and Job Loss
Co-Authors: Mark Wooden (Melbourne Institute)
32Presenter: Dr Gianni La Cava, e61 Institute
Death of a Salesperson: The Decline in Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century
Co-Authors: Jiaqi Luo (e61 Institute)
33Presenter: Dr Ha Nguyen, Telethon Kids Institute
Retirement, housing mobility, downsizing and neighbourhood quality
Co-Authors: Francis Mitrou (Telethon Kids Institute) and Stephen R Zubrick (Telethon Kids Institute)
34Presenter: Ms Jiwon Lee, New York University
The Gendered Effects of Children on Household Relocation Decisions and Outcomes
35Presenter: Dr Richard Morris, University of Sydney
The Kids are Not Alright: Differential Trends in Mental Ill-Health in Australia
Co-Authors: Ferdi Bortha (Melbourne Institute), Peter Butterworth (Melbourne Institute) and Nick Glozier (University of Sydney)
36Presenter: Ms Neta HaGani, University of Sydney
The effect of retirement on loneliness: A longitudinal comparative analysis across Australia, China and the United States
Co-Authors: Mengyun Luo (University of Sydney), Philip Clare (University of Sydney), Dafna Merom (Western Sydney University), Ben J Smith (University of Sydney), Ding Ding (University of Sydney)

Posters Presented

1Presenter: Elizabeth Vleeskens, University of Sydney
Mental Health and receipt of Income Support payments in Australia
2Presenter: Dr Federico Zilio, Melbourne Institute
Working from home, family life and fertility intentions
Co-Authors: Mark Wooden (Melbourne Institute) and Dr Inga Laß (Federal Institution for Population Research)
3Presenter: Indika Koralegedera, University of South Australia
Investigating the Prevalence and Level of Pain experienced by Australian Farmers
4Presenter: James Gaudron, Department of Social Services
Exploring gambling harm among HILDA respondents
5Presenter: Mami Sakuda, Australian Catholic University
The association between social exclusion and quality of life in people aged 85 years and older: an analysis of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia data
Co-Authors: John Oldroyd (Australian Catholic University)
6Presenter: Maryam Bostanara, UNSW Sydney
A Realistic Framework for Modeling Residential Relocation Behavior Considering Past, Present, and Future using DDCM: A Sydney Case Study
Co-Authors: Amarin Siripanich (UNSW Sydney) and Taha Hossein Rashidi (UNSW Sydney)
7Presenter: NhuY Nguyen-Huynh, City, University of London
The contented Australian female worker: paradox lost, paradox found
8Presenter: Phuong Le, Monash University
Comorbidity of insomnia and depression and health-related quality of life in adult population: A longitudinal approach by using HILDA survey
Co-Authors: Catherine Mihalopoulos, Long Khanh-Dao Le and Shantha M.W. Rajaratnam
9Presenter: Saima Khan, Monash University
Content or Regret? Macroeconomic Volatilities in Home Country and the Well-Being of Migrants Across Nations
10Presenter: Tmnit Halefom, Swinburne University
Catalysing sustainability by working from home? Relocation decisions and commuting distance after WFH