Journal Articles

Austen, S. 2004. Labour supply and the risk of divorce: An analysis of Australian data. The Australian Economic Review. 37 (2): 153-165.

Baxter, Janeen, Hewitt, B and Western, M. (Forthcoming). Who uses paid domestic labor in Australia? Choice and constraint in hiring household help. Feminist Economics.

Baxter, Janeen, Hewitt, B and Haynes, M. 2008. Life course transitions and housework: Marriage, parenthood and time on housework. Journal of Marriage and Family. 70 (May): 259-272.

Baxter, Janeen 2005. Guest editorial introduction. Australian Journal of Social Issues. 40 (4): 467-470.

Baxter, Janeen 2005. To marry or not to marry: Marital status and the household division of labour. Journal of Family Issues. 26: 300-321.

Baxter, Janeen 2002. Patterns of change and stability in the gender division of household labour in Australia, 1986-1997. Journal of Sociology. 38 (4): 399-424.

Baxter, Janeen 2001. Cohabitation vs marriage: Marital status and the division of household labour. Family Matters. 58 Autumn: 16-21.

Baxter, Janeen 2000. The joys and justice of housework. Sociology. 34 (4): 609-631.

Baxter, Janeen and Western, M. 1997. Women's satisfaction with the domestic division of labour. Family Matters. 47 Winter: 16-20.

Baxter, Jennifer 2005. Mother's employment transitions following childbirth. Family Matters. 71: 11-17.

Breusch, T. and Gray, E. 2006. Replicating a study of mothers' forgone earnings in Australia. Journal of Economic and Social Measurement. 31 (1-2): 107-125.

Breusch, T. and Gray, E. 2005. Negotiating the Life Course Survey: Introduction and perspective. Australian Journal of Labour Economics. 8 (2): 111-119.

Chapman, B., Dunlop, Y., Gray, M., Liu, A. and Mitchell, D. 2001. The impact of children on the lifetime earnings of Australian women: Evidence from the 1990s. The Australian Economic Review. 34 (4): 373-389.

Cobb-Clark, D., Liu A. and Mitchell, D. 2000. Reassessing the role of child care costs in the work and care decisions of Australian families. Australian Bulletin of Labour. 26 (4): 197-215.

de Vaus, D. 2002. Fertility decline in Australia: a demographic context. Family Matters. 63: 14-21.

Evans, A. and Mitchell, D. (forthcoming). Understanding the 'Multi-Generational Squeeze': the impact of delayed transitions to independence of young adults. International Social Security Review.

Gray, E. and Evans, A. 2005. Parity progression in Australia: What role does sex of existing children play? Australian Journal of Social Issues. 40 (4): 505-520.

Gray, E., McDonald, P. and Evans, A. 2003. Demographic data in Australia. The Australian Economic Review. 36 (2): 235-244.

Gray, E. 2002. What do we know about men's fertility levels in Australia? People and Place. 10 (4): 1-10.

Gray, E. 2001. Colliding spheres: Work and family initiatives, and parental realities. Just Policy. 24: 33-40.

Gray, E. 2000. Household work for men and women: Implications for future childrearing decisions. Journal of Australian Studies. 64: 85-97.

Gray, M. and Chapman, B. 2001. Foregone earnings - the hidden cost of children. Family Matters. 58: 4-9.

Hewitt, B., Baxter, Janeen and Western, M. 2006. Family, work and health: The impact of marriage, parenthood and employment on self-reported health of Australian men and women. Journal of Sociology. 42 March: 61-78.

Hewitt, B., Western, M. and Baxter, Janeen 2005. Marriage and money: The impact of marriage on men's and women's earnings. Australian Journal of Labour Economics. 8 (2): 163-179.

Jefferson, T. and Preston, A. 2005. Australia's "other" gender wage gap: Baby boomers and compulsory superannuation accounts. Feminist Economics. 11 (2): 79-101.

Linsley, I. 2005. Causes of overeducation in the Australian labour market. Australian Journal of Labour Economics. 8 (2): 121-143.

McDonald, P. and Baxter, Jennifer 2005. Home ownership among young people in Australia: In decline or just delayed? Australian Journal of Social Issues. 40 (4): 471-487.

May, M. 2008. "I didn't write the questions!" - Negotiating telephone survey questions on birth timing. Demographic Research. 18: 499-530.

May, M. 2007. Troubled conception. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. 30 (3): 32.1–32.19.

Meyer, R. 1999. Which Australians are having three or more children? People and Place. 7 (3): 31-38.

Mitchell, D. and Gray, E. 2007. Declining fertility: Intentions, attitudes and aspirations. Journal of Sociology. 43 (1) : 23-44.

van Wanrooy, B. 2005. Adapting to the lifecourse? Evaluating men and women's working-time preferences. Australian Journal of Labour Economics. 8 (2): 145-162.

Walter, M. 2002. Working their way out of poverty? Sole motherhood, work, welfare and material well-being. Journal of Sociology. 38 (4): 361-380.

Western, M., Hewitt, B. and Baxter, Janeen 2005. Marriage and money: Variations across the earnings distribution. Australian Journal of Labour Economics. 8 (2): 163-179.

Whitehouse, G. 2005. Access to parental leave in Australia: Evidence from the Negotiating the Life Course Australian Journal of Social Issues. 40 (4): 489-503.

 

Book Chapters

Baxter, Janeen 2005. Male breadwinners and white Australians: The role of employment policy and immigration policies in shaping domestic labour patterns in Australia in Huang, S., Yeoh, B. and Rahman, N. (eds) Asian Women as Transnational Domestic Workers. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish. pp380-394.

Baxter, Janeen 2003. The sociology of families and households in McAllister, I., Dowrick, S. and Hassan, R. (eds) Cambridge Handbook of the Social Sciences in Australia. Cambridge University Press. pp462-479.

Baxter, Janeen 2000. Gender inequality in Australian society in Najman, J. and Western, J. (eds) A Sociology of Australian Society. Melbourne: Macmillan. pp 89-113.

Baxter, Janeen 1998. Moving toward equality? Questions of change and equality in household work patterns in Mackinnon, A. and Gatens, M. (eds) Gendered Institutions: Sexuality, Work and Policy. Cambridge University Press. pp 55-72.

Mitchell, D. 1999. Labour market regulation and low wages: Taking a lifetime perspective in Richardson, S. (ed) Reshaping the Labour Market: Regulation, Efficiency and Equality in Australia. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. pp 159-175.

Mitchell, D. 1999. Low wages: Taking a lifetime perspective in SPRC Reports and Proceedings. 1 (142). Sydney: University of New South Wales. pp 153-170.

 

Conference Papers

Baxter, Janeen and Hewitt, B. 2005. Paying for housework: Resources, demand and attitudes. 9th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, February 2005.

Baxter, Janeen, Hewitt, B. and Haynes, M. 2004. Transitions through the lifecourse and time spent on housework. 99th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 2004.

Baxter, Janeen and Gray, E. 2003. For richer or poorer: Women, men and marriage. Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, February 2003.

Baxter, Janeen 2001. Changes in the gender division of household labour in Australia. Social Policy Research Centre Conference, Sydney, 2001 and the International Sociological Association Research Committee (28th meeting), California, August 2001.

Baxter, Janeen 2001 and 2000. To marry or not to marry: The impact of marital status on the division of household labour. American Sociological Association Meeting, Ahaheim, August 2001 and The Australian Sociological Association Conference, Adelaide, 2000.

Baxter, Janeen 2000. Families in transition: Domestic labour patterns over the lifecourse. The Academy of Social Sciences Workshop, Adelaide, February 2000.

Baxter, Janeen 1998. The joys and justice of housework. Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, 1998.

Baxter, Janeen 1997. Relative fairness and the division of household work. The Australian Sociological Association Conference, Wollongong, 1997.

Baxter, Jennifer 2005. Transitions to work after Kindergarten. National Employment Services Association Conference, Sydney, July 2005.

Baxter, Jennifer 2005. Workforce transitions following childbearing in Australia. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population XXV International Population Conference, Tours, France, July 2005.

Baxter, Jennifer 2005. Returning to work following childbearing in Australia. Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, February 2005.

Breusch, T. and Mitchell, D. 2003. Income mobility of Australian families: Evidence from the NLC Panel. Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, February 2003.

Chalmers, J. and Hill, T. 2005. Part-time work and women's careers: Advancing or retreating? HILDA Survey Research Conference, Melbourne, September 2005.

de Vaus, D., Qu, L. and Weston, R. 2003. Does premarital cohabitation affect the chances of marriage lasting? Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, February 2003.

Evans, A. and Mitchell, D. 2003. Understanding the 'Multi-Generational Squeeze': The impact of delayed transitions to independence of young adults. International Research Conference on Social Security, Antwerp, May 2003.

Evans, A. 1998. Teenage childbearing and the lifecourse. The Australian Population Association Conference, Brisbane, October 1998.

Gray, E. 2000. How does having children in the household affect women and men's involvement in the paid labour force, and which workplace benefits are really useful for negotiating work and family life? The Australian Sociological Association Conference, Adelaide, December 2000.

Gray, E. 2000. Housework and childrearing tasks - How does men's and women's employment affect responsibility for household tasks? The Australian Population Association Conference, Melbourne, November 2000.

Gray, E. 2000. Colliding spheres: work and family initiatives, and parental realities. The Academy of Social Sciences Workshop, Adelaide, February 2000.

Gray, E. 2000. Labour force status and workplace povisions: Examining the relationship between work and parental involvement in couple families. The American Population Association Conference, Los Angeles, March 2000.

Gray, E. 2000. The impact of workplace experiences on parental involvement. American Psychosocial Conference Workshop, Los Angeles, March 2000.

Gray, E. 1999. Parental involvement in couple families in Australia. The Australian Sociological Association Conference, Melbourne, December 1999.

Gray, E. 1998. Childrearing - an analysis of its impact on labour force experience and household work for men and women. The Australian Population Association Conference, Brisbane, September 1998.

Hewitt, B., Western, M. and Baxter, Janeen 2002. Marriage and money: The impact of marriage on men's and women's earnings. The Australian Sociological Association Conference, Brisbane, 2002.

Jones, F. L. 1998. Expectations, experience and behaviour: Gender inequalities over the lifecourse. The Australian Sociological Association Conference, Brisbane, 1998.

McDonald, P. and Evans, A. 2003. Negotiating the lifecourse: Changes in individual and family transitions. Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, February 2003.

McDonald, P. and Evans, A. 2000. Longitudinal analysis of birth intentions. The Australian Sociological Association Conference, Adelaide, December 2000.

McDonald, P., Evans, A., Baxter, Janeen and Gray, E. 2000. The Negotiating the Lifecourse Survey experience: implications for HILDA. Panel Data and Policy Conference, Canberra, May 2000.

Mitchell, D. and van Wanrooy, B. 2007. Mismatch of working hours, retirement plans and social security provisions. 5th International Research Conference on Social Security, Warsaw, Poland, March 2007.

Mitchell, D. and Gray, E. 2004. Declining fertility: Intentions, attitudes and aspirations. The Australian Sociological Association Conference, Beechworth, December, 2004.

Preston, A. and Jefferson. T. 2002. The economics of labour markets and retirement provision: Baby boomers and gender differences in Australia. International Federation on Ageing - 6th Global Conference on Ageing, Perth, October 2002.

van Wanrooy, B. 2006. A desire for 9 to 5: Australians' preference for a standard working week. 888 Conference, Melbourne, June 2006.

van Wanrooy, B. 2004. Changes in working time preferences over the lifecourse. Australian Population Association 12th Biennial Conference, Canberra, September 2004.

Walter, M. 2003. Orientation to motherhood: Comparing the attitudes and values of sole and married mothers on the congruence of labour market participation and good motherhood. Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, February 2003.

Whitehouse, G. and Baird, M. 2004. Perceptions of unpaid parental leave in Australia. International Industrial Relations Association 5th Asian Regional Congress, Seoul, Korea, June 2004.

 

Other

Baxter, Jennifer and McDonald, P. 2005. Why is the rate of home ownership falling in Australia? AHURI Research and Policy Bulletin no. 52 March 2005: 1-4. Download Paper.

Baxter, Jennifer and McDonald, P. 2004. Trends in home ownership rates in Australia: the relative importance of affordability trends and changes in population composition: final report. Paper prepared for the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. Download Paper.

Gray, E. and McDonald, P. 2002. The relationship between person, family, resource and work factors and maternal employment in Australia. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Labour Market and Social Policy-Occasional Papers No. 62. Download Paper.

McDonald, P. and Merlo, R. 2002. Housing and its association with other life outcomes. Paper prepared for the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. Download Paper.

Merlo, R. and McDonald, P. 2002. Outcomes of home-ownership aspirations and their determinants. Paper prepared for the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. Download Paper.

 

NLC Workshops

NLC Research Findings Workshop 1
17-18 May, 2002
University House
Australian National University

In May 2002 users of the Negotiating the Life Course Survey met to discuss current research projects and findings. There were 24 attendees from the Australian National University, University of Queensland, University of Sydney and University of Tasmania.
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Peter McDonald Australian family formation and change-Pt 1
Ann Evans Australian family formation and change-Pt 2
Deborah Mitchell & Trevor Breusch Income mobility of Australian families
Edith Gray For richer or for poorer: Women, men and marriage-Pt 1
Janeen Baxter To marry or not to marry: The impact of marital status on the division of household labour
Robert Ackland Constructing an income-based measure of economic welfare for Waves 1 and 2 of the NLC Survey
Marian May Interaction on NLC attitude questions about children: the 'stroppy' respondents
Heather Booth Self-assessed health status
Gordon Carmichael The Australian Family Formation Decisions Project
Belinda Hewitt Marriage and money
Maggie Walter Working their way out of poverty? Sole motherhood, work, welfare and material well-being
Brigid van Wanrooy Using the NLC working time data
Anna Samson Childcare and labour market decisions of partnered women  
 

 

NLC Research Findings Workshop 3
29-30 June, 2004
Staff and Graduates' Club
The University of Queensland

In June 2004 users of the Negotiating the Life Course Survey met to discuss current research projects and findings from Waves 1 and 2 of the NLC data. There were 20 attendees from the University of Queensland, the University of Tasmania and the Australian National University.
These are working papers and are not suitable for citation or quotation

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Jenny Baxter & Peter McDonald Home ownership among young people in Australia: in decline or just delayed?
Janeen Baxter, Belinda Hewitt, Michele Haynes Transitions through the Lifecourse and time spent on housework
Ann Evans & Edith Gray Using NLC to examine progression to third birth
Jenny Baxter Workforce transitions following childbearing-analysis of the NLC Work History data
Marian May Asking women what determined the birth of a child: An examination of interaction on a field-coded (semi-open) question in the NLC
Deborah Mitchell & Trevor Breusch The impact of gender equity legislation on women's labour force participation
Maggie Walter Maternal labour market participation and mothers' marital transitions
Gillian Whitehouse Accessing parental leave in Australia: The impact of labour market status and location
 
 

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