Abstract
We examine the high levels of financial stress among Indigenous populations in Australia. We estimate separate models for the determinants of financial stress for Indigenous and non-Indigenous households and show the importance of separately considering Indigenous disadvantage. We use these models to build equivalence scales for both groups. We find evidence consistent with financial stress being exacerbated by demand sharing (‘humbugging’). The evidence also suggests that financial stress is reduced by engagement in traditional hunting and gathering activities.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 34-57 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Economic Record |
Volume | 95 |
Issue number | 308 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2019 |