Report Archive
Research and reports we’ve produced
How Australia’s Parenting Policies are Failing Women and Our Economy
Equity Economics prepared a report with The Parenthood that finds Australian women are falling behind their international peers. Ranked number 1 in the world for levels of educational attainment, Australian women fall to number 70 in the world for levels of economic participation. This poor performance is hurting our economy and hindering efforts to achieve equity between men and women.
Funding Rare Disease Therapies in Australia
Seven years ago, Equity Economics prepared a report for the McKell Institute’s: Funding Rare Disease Therapies in Australia – Ensuring equitable access to health for all Australians. The report placed the issue of inequities in access to new medicines for the one in eight Australians that live with a rare disease on the national policy agenda.
Changing the Trajectory: Investing in Women for a Fairer Future
Equity Economics prepared a report Australians Investing in Women, Gender-wise Investing: A Springboard to Australia’s Recovery , in April 2020 to analyse the impact of COVID-19 on women in Australia.
Rebuilding for Women’s Economic Security: Investing in Social Housing in NSW
Equity Economics prepared a report for the New South Wales Council of Social Services (NCOSS) as part of its Pink Vis Campaign to outline the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in NSW and the economic benefits that could flow from addressing critical shortages in social housing, and specialist homelessness services and family and domestic violence services.
Evaluation of the Kokoda Track Foundation’s Strongim Meri Bisnis Project
Equity Economics has prepared an independent evaluation report on the Kokoda Track Foundation’s (KTF) Strongim Meri Bisnis (SMB) Project. KTF’s SMB Project works with women’s groups in remote and rural communities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to establish and support women’s small-business operations.
Nowhere to go - The benefits of providing long term social housing to women that have experienced domestic and family violence
Equity Economics was commissioned by the Everybody’s Home campaign to assess the need for additional social housing for women escaping family and domestic violence, and the economic and social benefits of addressing that need.
Double return: How investing in social housing can address the growing homelessness crisis and boost Australia’s economic recovery
As Australians get set to enjoy a COVID-19 free summer, the economic and social impacts of the pandemic remain.
Meeting needs through community housing in NSW
Equity Economics collaborated with the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA NSW) on new research exploring the need for greater investment in NSW community housing.
Gender-wise investing
In the aftermath of the 2019 / 2020 bushfires and COVID-19 global pandemic, Equity Economics worked with Australians Investing in Women (AIIW) to explore the disproportionate impacts of these crises on women and examine key areas of investment prioritising the security, safety and wellbeing of women.
The social sector in NSW: Capitalising on the potential for growth
Equity Economics worked with the NSW Council of Social Services (NCOSS) and a number of critical social service providers to deliver a landmark report on the social sector in NSW, its contribution, challenges and needs.
Blueprint for the future: Evaluation of NACCHO’s role under the enhanced syphilis response
Equity Economics has undertaken an evaluation assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of activities undertaken by the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) under the Enhanced Syphilis Response (ESR).
Supporting Economic Recovery in NSW
Equity Economics has delivered a new report for NCOSS modelling the impact of Covid-19 on housing affordability, homelessness and residential construction jobs. The report highlights the role of social and affordable housing in supporting economic recovery.
Making Australia the best place in the world to be a parent
Equity Economics worked with The Parenthood and key partners on a new report, supported by the United Workers Union, developing a range of reforms needed to make Australia the best place in the world to be a parent.
Delivering value in the international development sector: Models for international non-government organisations
Equity Economics has delivered new analysis of the potential for shared services to deliver value for money and strengthened development outcomes in the international development sector
A wave of disadvantage across NSW: Impact of COVID-19 recession
Equity Economics has delivered new analysis of the impact of Covid-19 on NSW. The report was prepared for the NSW Council of Social Services (NCOSS) with the support of the Community Housing Industry Association NSW; Domestic Violence NSW; Youth Action; Homelessness NSW; and Shelter NSW.
Gender based impacts of COVID-19: Victoria’s opening up favours male over female jobs
Equity Economics has delivered new analysis that confirms the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women.
Nudging Inequality
Perceptions of inequality in Australia and the impact of nudge economics
Delivering decent residential aged care - funding the care elderly Australians deserve
Equity Economics has delivered a report in collaboration with the Health Services Union on meeting the challenge to improve residential aged care in Australia.
At what cost? The human and economic cost of Australia’s offshore detention policies
The human and economic cost of Australia’s offshore detention policies 2019
Classroom volunteers helping children reach their potential: a study of community education volunteers program
Equity Economics worked with the Ardoch Youth Foundation to deliver an evaluation of their Community Education Volunteers Program. The program operates in schools to help disadvantaged children reach their potential.