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"If you listened to the Productivity Commission, you would think Australia was
a pretty equal place in terms of income and wealth, and particularly good in
terms of equality of opportunity.
Its major investigation released last week, entitled
Fairly Equal?, found
Australia’s income mobility is second only to Switzerland’s.
It’s a high-quality piece of work, created by linking personal income tax,
social security and census records and also linking records across generations.
This allows the commission to examine how children fare compared to their
parents.
The
Australian Financial Review welcomed the findings by declaring they
“surprised everyone”, which certainly wasn’t true for researchers in the field.
They were broadly consistent with earlier findings.
But the report largely neglects something important that is likely to matter a
lot for equality and equality of opportunity.
It’s the role of housing."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
