Inequality in Australia: Housing in the Asset Society

该项目旨在解决住房在澳大利亚日益加剧的财富不平等中的作用，因为在这个时代，房价的上涨速度快于工资上涨的速度。它将产生关于以下方面的新知识：1)导致房价上涨和工资停滞的制度驱动因素；2)以住房为基础的代际财富转移在塑造年轻人的生活机会和轨迹方面发挥的作用。一个预期的结果将是一个充分考虑家庭资产状况的社会分层模型。该项目的结果将为寻求解决澳大利亚日益严重的财富不平等和增强社会凝聚力的实用政策选择的组织提供好处。

The project addresses the role of housing in growing inequalities of wealth in Australia in an era when housing prices have risen faster than wages. It will generate new knowledge about 1) the institutional drivers that have led to a combination of house price appreciation and wage stagnation and 2) the role that intergenerational housing-based wealth transfers are playing in shaping the life chances and trajectories of young people. An expected outcome will be a model of social stratification that takes full account of household asset positions. The findings of the project will provide benefits to organisations seeking practical policy options for addressing growing wealth inequality and for enhancing social cohesion in Australia.