Closing the housing gap: A spotlight on intergenerational inequalities
Project Details
There has never been more unequal access to housing and housing wealth among Australians. The consequences of these inequalities are different for current and future generational cohorts, a little-researched source of inequity. The project uses never-before analysed combinations of datasets and new data on Australian housing conditions to model these consequences, and to evaluate both individual and national benefits of housing interventions across generations. It applies powerful causally-focused methods to disentangle the drivers and health consequences of the intergenerational housing gap. The outcomes of this study offers policymakers robust evidence and direction for tackling this defining problem of our time.
Selected publications
Arundel, R., Li, A., Baker, E., & Bentley, R. (2022). Housing unaffordability and mental health: dynamics across age and tenure. International Journal of Housing Policy, DOI: 10.1080/19491247.2022.2106541
Arundel, R., & Ronald, R. (2021). The false promise of homeownership: Homeowner societies in an era of declining access and rising inequality. Urban Studies, 58(6), 1120–1140, DOI: 10.1177/0042098019895227
Bentley, R., Baker, E., Ronald, R., Reeves, A., Smith, S. J., Simons, K., & Mason, K. (2022). Housing affordability and mental health: an analysis of generational change. Housing Studies, 37(10), 1842-1857, DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2022.2108380
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Researchers
- Professor Rebecca Bentley (University of Melbourne)
- Professor Emma Baker (University of Adelaide)
- A/Professor Aaron Reeves (LSE/Oxford)
- Professor Richard Ronald (University of Amsterdam)
Funding
This project is funded by the Australian Research Council [DP190101188]
Project period
2019 – 2022
Contact
Prof Rebecca Bentley
brj@unimelb.edu.au
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