Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0772731

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0772731

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Understanding the Saving Behaviour of Australian Households: Private Retirement Provision and the Policy of Forced Saving. The outcomes from the research on Australian retirement saving behaviour will generate a range of national benefits. First, the collaboration of researchers across institutions, and internationally, will enhance and promote Australian research skills. Second, Australian research will be will be placed at the forefront of an important, international field. Third, the research will make fundamental contributions to the evidence base for the design of public policies to ensure Australians have access to adequate resources in retirement. This is an urgent public policy concern due to the rapid ageing of the Australian population: the fraction aged over 65 years is forecast to double from 10% to 20% over the next 40 years.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2007

End Date: 31-12-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $300,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cross-Sectional Analysis | Public Sector Economics | Applied Economics | Welfare Economics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Income policy | Consumption | Microeconomic effects of taxation |

Other Keywords

Applied Economics | Consumption | Cross-Sectional Analysis | Income policy | Microeconomic effects of taxation | Public Sector Economics | Welfare Economics

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