The intergenerational transmission of joblessness
This project unpacks the mechanisms, channels and factors that drive joblessness from one generation to the next in Australia and across Europe, Asia and the United States.
Overview
The Intergenerational Transmission of Joblessness project is 4-year research project located at the University of Melbourne and is funded by the Australian Research Council and the University of Melbourne.
This project unpacks the mechanisms, channels and factors that drive joblessness from one generation to the next in Australia and across Europe, Asia and the United States. By creating a rich longitudinal dataset on families across the selected countries, this ongoing project continues to challenge existing theories by asking whether aspects of family’s work-welfare trajectories, values and dynamics play out differently across multiple nations, over time and in different labour market, institutional and family contexts. Project results have been published in renowned academic journals and have provided evidence-based knowledge for the development of effective interventions to avert the persistence of joblessness across generations.
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