By Associate Professor Bruce Bradbury

Books

Bradbury B; Corak M; Waldfogel J; Washbrook E, 2015, Too Many Children Left Behind: The U.S. Achievement Gap in Comparative Perspective, Russell Sage Foundation, New York, https://www.russellsage.org/publications/too-many-children-left-behind

Bradbury BW, 1998, Middle class welfare in Australia?, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney

Saunders PG; Chalmers JJ; Mchugh MH; Murray CL; Bittman MP; Bradbury BW, 1998, The development of indicative budget standards for Australia, Department of Social Security, Canberra

Eardley AC; Bradbury BW, 1997, Self-employment and social security, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney

Book Chapters

Bradbury B; Abe A; Jantti M; Ku I; Wang JS-H, 2022, 'Explaining the child poverty outcomes of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan', in Ku I; Saunders P (ed.), Poverty and Inequality in East Asia, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 129 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781800888982.00015

Bradbury B, 2014, 'Child costs', in Ben-Arieh A; Casas F; Frones I; Korbin JE (ed.), Handbook of child well-being, Springer, Dordrect, Heidelberg, New York, London, pp. 1483 - 1507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9063-8_60

Bradbury BW, 2013, 'The fourth retirement pillar in rich nations', in Gornick JC; Jäntti M (ed.), Income Inequality: Economic Disparities and the Middle Class in Affluent Countries, Stanford University Press, pp. 334 - 361, http://www.sup.org/book.cgi?id=21329

Bradbury BW; Corak M; Waldfogel J; Washbrook E, 2012, 'Inequality in Early Childhood Outcomes', in Ermisch J; Jäntti M; Smeeding TM (ed.), From Parents to Children: The Intergenerational Transmission of Advantage, Russell Sage Foundation, New York, pp. 87 - 119, https://www.russellsage.org/publications/parents-to-children

Saunders PG; Bradbury BW, 2002, 'Changes across Australian generations', in ABS (ed.), Australian Social Trends, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra

Bradbury BW, 2001, 'Beyond the Snapshot: A Dynamic View of Child Poverty', in Beyond the Snapshot: A Dynamic View of Child Poverty, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 1 - 26

Jantti M; Bradbury BW, 2001, 'Child Poverty Across the Industrialised World: Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study', in Vleminckx K; Smeeding TM (ed.), Child Well-being, Child Poverty and Child Policy in Modern Nations: What do we, Policy Press, Bristol, UK, pp. 11 - 32

Bradbury BW; Jantti M, 2001, 'Child Poverty Across Twenty-Five Countries', in The Dynamics of Child Poverty in Industrialised Countries, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 62 - 91

Bradbury BW, 2001, 'Conceptual and Measurement Issues', in The Dynamics of Child Poverty in Industrialised Countries, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 27 - 61

Bradbury BW; Jenkins SP; Micklewright J, 2001, 'The Dynamics of Child Poverty in Seven Industrialised Nations', in The Dynamics of Child Poverty in Industrialised Countries, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 92 - 134

Journal articles

Bradbury B, 2023, 'Why we should increase Rent Assistance', Australian Economic Review, 56, pp. 249 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8462.12519

Hamilton M; Hodgson H; Bradbury B, 2022, 'Drivers of economic outcomes for single women without children in retirement', Australian Tax Review, 51, pp. 174 - 191, https://signon.thomsonreuters.com/federation/AAF?entityID=https://aaf.unsw.edu.au/idp/shibboleth&returnto=https://anzlaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I187de9644d2f11ed8122af3ad1d5da5c/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&VR=3.0&RS=cblt1.0&comp=wlau

Bradbury B; Saunders P, 2022, 'Housing costs and poverty: analysing recent australian trends', Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 37, pp. 1073 - 1091, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10901-021-09899-w

Bradbury B; Waldfogel J; Washbrook E, 2019, 'Income-Related Gaps in Early Child Cognitive Development: Why Are They Larger in the United States Than in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada?', Demography, 56, pp. 367 - 390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13524-018-0738-8

Bradbury B; Zhu A, 2018, 'Welfare Entry and Exit after Marital Separation among Australian Mothers', Economic Record, 94, pp. 405 - 423, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1475-4932.12427

Bradbury B; Jäntti M; Lindahl L, 2018, 'Labour Income, Social Transfers and Child Poverty', Social Indicators Research, 143, pp. 251 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11205-018-1963-7

Saunders P; Wong M; Bradbury B, 2016, 'Poverty in Australia since the financial crisis: The role of housing costs, income growth and unemployment', Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 24, pp. 97 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/175982716X14650295704614

saunders ; Bradbury BW; wong , 2016, 'The growing gap between rich and poor in Australia', Australian Journal of Labour Economics: a journal of labour economics and labour relations, 19, pp. 15 - 32, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=326205872042904;res=IELBUS

Zhu A; Bradbury B, 2015, 'Delaying School Entry: Short- and Longer-Term Effects on Mothers' Employment', Economic Record, 91, pp. 233 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1475-4932.12179

Bradbury B, 2014, 'Pensions for singles and couples', Review of Income and Wealth, 60, pp. 480 - 498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/roiw.12106

Bittman MP; Bradbury BW, 2013, 'Introduction to the themed section: Children of the recession – the social consequences of an economic downturn', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 47, pp. 479 - 483

Washbrook E; Waldfogel J; Bradbury BW; Corak M; Ghanghro A, 2012, 'The development of young children of immigrants in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States', Child Development, 83, pp. 1591 - 1607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01796.x

Bradbury BW, 2010, 'Asset rich, but income poor: Australian housing wealth and retirement in an international context', Policy Research Paper, 41, pp. i - 44, http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/about/publicationsarticles/research/socialpolicy/Documents/prp41/sprp_41.pdf

Yates J; Bradbury BW, 2010, 'Home ownership as a (crumbling) fourth pillar of social insurance in Australia', Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 25, pp. 193 - 211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10901-010-9187-4

Bradbury BW, 2008, 'Time and the cost of children', Review of Income and Wealth, 54, pp. 305 - 323

Bradbury BW, 2006, 'Disadvantage among Australian Young Mothers', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 9(2), pp. 147 - 171

Saunders PG; Bradbury BW, 2006, 'Monitoring trends in poverty and income distribution: data, methodology and measurement', The Economic Record, 82 (258), pp. 341 - 364

Bradbury BW; Norris K, 2005, 'Income and separation', Journal of Sociology, 41, pp. 425 - 446

Bradbury BW, 2005, 'Missing and perturbed data from the Australian Census', Australian Economic Review, 38, pp. 99 - 107

Bradbury BW, 2004, 'Consumption and the within household income distribution outcomes from an Australian `Natural Experiment`', Cesifo Economic Studies, 50, pp. 501 - 540

Bradbury BW, 2004, 'Targeting social assistance', Fiscal Studies, 25, pp. 305 - 324

Bradbury B, 2003, 'The welfare interpretation of consumer equivalence scales', International Journal of Social Economics, 30, pp. 770 - 787, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03068290310478739

Bradbury BW, 2003, 'Child poverty: a Review', Policy Research Paper, http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/about/publicationsarticles/research/socialpolicy/Pages/prps-prps_20.aspx

Bradbury BW; Chalmers JJ, 2003, 'Location and unemployment', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 14, pp. 208 - 234

Siminski P; Saunders PG; Bradbury BW, 2003, 'Reviewing the intertemporal consistency of ABS household income data through comparisons with external aggregates', Australian Economic Review, 36, pp. 333 - 349

Bradbury BW, 2003, 'The welfare intepretation of consumer equivalence scales', International Journal of Social Economics, 30, pp. 770 - 787

Bradbury BW, 1999, 'Child poverty across industrialised nations', Family Matters, pp. 65 - 69

Bradbury B, 1997, 'Measuring poverty changes with bounded equivalence scales: Australia in the 1980s', Economica, 64, pp. 245 - 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-0335.00076

Bradbury BW, 1997, 'The living standards of the low income self-employed', Australian Economic Review, pp. 374 - 389

BRADBURY B, 1994, 'MEASURING THE COST OF CHILDREN*', Australian Economic Papers, 33, pp. 120 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8454.1994.tb00011.x

Bradbury B, 1993, 'UNEMPLOYMENT AND INCOME SUPPORT: CHALLENGES FOR THE YEARS AHEAD', Economic Papers, 12, pp. 14 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1759-3441.1993.tb00878.x

BRADBURY B, 1992, 'Unemployment, Participation and Family Incomes in the 1980s*', Economic Record, 68, pp. 328 - 342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4932.1992.tb01783.x

Saunders P; Bradbury B, 1991, 'Some Australian Evidence on the Consensual Approach to Poverty Measurement', Economic Analysis and Policy, 21, pp. 47 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0313-5926(91)50004-7

BRADBURY B; SAUNDERS P, 1990, 'HOW RELIABLE ARE ESTIMATES OF POVERTY IN AUSTRALIA? SOME SENSITIVITY TESTS FOR THE PERIOD 1981–82 to 1985–86', Australian Economic Papers, 29, pp. 154 - 181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8454.1990.tb00516.x

Bradbury B; McRae I; Woyzbun L, 1989, 'FAMILIES AND EARLY LABOUR MARKET EXPERIENCE: AN ANALYSIS OF SIBLINGS', Australian Journal of Statistics, 31 A, pp. 71 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.1989.tb00975.x

Bradbury B, 1989, 'Family size equivalence scales and survey evaluations of income and well-being', Journal of Social Policy, 18, pp. 383 - 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0047279400017621

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