A. Abigail Payne

High rates of food insecurity, but few Australians getting help - Taking the Pulse of the Nation, October 2022

Ferdinand Botha, Abigail Payne

Report  |  2022

A 2020 report estimated that between 4 and 13 percent of the general population are food insecure. As many have documented, food i..

What explains high levels of food insecurity in Australia

Abigail Payne, Ferdinand Botha

Report  |  2022

Food insecurity is considered to be one of the precursors to poverty and future poor health. Recent reports show rising food insec..

Despite lower unemployment rates and decreased restrictions from the pandemic in 2022, stress remains high in Australia - Taking the Pulse of the Nation, August 2022

Abigail Payne

Report  |  2022

The Taking the Pulse of the Nation has tracked financial stress and mental distress throughout the pandemic. Financially, some wor..

Social Housing and Poverty in Australia

Abigail Payne, Miguel Ruiz

Report  |  2022

Stable housing is a critical component in addressing financial and social stresses that can lead to poverty or prevent exit from p..

HIGH SCHOOL CHOICES AND THE GENDER GAP INSTEM

David Card, A Abigail Payne

Journal article  |  2021  |  Economic Inquiry

Women are less likely than men to graduate with a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). We use detailed admi..

Measuring Individual Poverty: Correlates and Variation Over time

Maxim Ananyev, Abigail Payne, Chaminda Samarage

Report  |  2020

Understanding income-based disadvantage involves studying both indicators of poverty at different points as well as the dynamics o..

Spatial and Community Dimensions of Income Poverty

Abigail Payne, Chaminda Samarage, Maxim Ananyev

Report  |  2020

The purpose of this report is to capture the dynamic state of poverty in Australia, using data from three waves of the Australian ..

Big Fish, Small Pond: The Effect of Rank at Entry on Postsecondary Outcomes

A Abigail Payne, Justin Smith

Journal article  |  2020  |  Southern Economic Journal

We study whether a student's rank in her program of study in university affects short‐ and longer‐term educational outcomes. Using..

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON IMMIGRATION

O Ashenfelter, DL McFadden, A Payne, J Potts, R Gregory, WE Martin

Journal article  |  2020  |  Contemporary Economic Policy

This article is based upon presentations at the closing session of the 14th International Conference of the Western Economic Assoc..

Is Poverty in Australia Increasing? Regional Poverty and COVID-19 Effects

Abigail Payne, Chaminda Samarage

Report  |  2020

In 2016, the average regional poverty rate in Australia was 15 percent. Will the pandemic reverse this trend? We show that financi..