Stephen Whelan

Stephen Whelan received his PhD from the University of British Columbia in 2003. His PhD thesis examined the use of social welfare programs in Canada and their impact on labour market outcomes. Stephen's main areas of interest are social policy and their impact on labour market outcomes. Presently, Stephen is examining the effect of housing assistance measures on labour market behaviour in Australia with the support of a grant from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. Collaborative research with Anu Rammohan is considering the effect of child care assistance on the employment decisions of women and their implications for retirement income.

Research Expertise

• Applied Econometrics and Labour Economics

Research Interests

• Applied economics
• Labour economics
• Public policy
• Social policy

Publications

2011

Journal Article/s

Meagher K and Whelan, S 201 'Confidentiality is Not Enough: Framing Effects in Student Evaluation of Economics Teaching', International Review of Economics Education, vol 10:1, pp. 70-82

2010

Journal Article/s

Whelan, S 2010 'The Interaction between Income Support Programs', LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, vol 24:4, pp. 407-440

Cunich M and Whelan S 2010 'Nurse Education and the Retention of Registered Nurses in New South Wales', The Economic Record, vol.86:274, pp. 396-413

Whelan S 2010 'The take-up of means-tested income support', Empirical Economics, vol.39:3, pp. 847-75

de Roos N, Mills G and Whelan S 2010 'Pricing Dynamics in the Australian Airline Market', The Economic Record, vol.86:275, pp. 545-562

Conference Paper/s

Ryan C and Whelan S 2010 'Locational disadvantage, socio-economic status and mobility behaviour – evidence from Australia, 39th Australian Conference of Economists ACE10, Sydney, Australia, 29th September 2010

2009

Journal Article/s

Yates J and Whelan S 2009 'Housing wealth and consumer spending', Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute AHURI- Final Report, vol.132:June, pp. 1-69 Link

Whelan S 2009 'The Dynamics of Public Housing Tenure in Australia', Australian Economic Review, vol.42:2, pp. 155-76

2008

Journal Article/s

Gebremedhin TAlemayehu and Whelan S 2008 'Prices and Poverty in Urban Ethiopia', Journal of African Economies, vol.17:1, pp. 1-33

2007

Journal Article/s

Rammohan A and Whelan S 2007 'The Impact of child care costs on full time/part time employment decisions of Australian mothers', Australian Economic Papers, vol.46:2, pp. 152-169

Conference Paper/s

Cunich MMargaret and Whelan S 2007 'Registered Nurse Employment Behaviour, Sixth World Congress: Explorations in Health, International Health Economists Association (iHEA), Copenhagen, Denmark, 11th July 2007

Conference Proceeding/s

Whelan S 2007 'The Dynamics of Public Housing Tenure in Australia', 36th Australian Conference of Economists, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 26th September 2007

Rammohan A and Whelan S 2007 'Knowledge, Attitudes and Risk-perceptions of HIV/AIDS in Ghana', 36th Australian Conference of Economists, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 26th September 2007

2005

Journal Article/s

Rammohan A and Whelan S 2005 'Child care and Female Employment Decisions', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol.8:2, pp. 203-225

Conference Paper/s

Rammohan A and Whelan S 2005 'Child care costs and employment status of married Australian mothers, Australian Labour Market Research Workshop, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 1st - 31st December 2005

Internal Working Paper/s

Gebremedhin TAlemayehu and Whelan S 2005 'Prices and Poverty in Urban Ethiopia', Sydney University, School of Economics and Political Science

Gebremedhin TAlemayehu and Whelan S 2005 'Robustness of poverty reconsidered: The case of urban Ethiopia', Sydney University, School of Economics and Political Science, Sydney, NSW, Australia

2004

Conference Paper/s

Rammohan A and Whelan S 2004 'Childcare and female employment decisions in Australia, Australian Labour Market Research Workshop, Perth, WA, Australia, 7th December 2004

Conference Proceeding/s

Whelan S 2004 'The take-up of means tested income support following job separation', European Association of Labour Economics Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 12th September 2004

2003

Bridge C, Flatau P, Whelan S, Wood G and Yates J 2003 'Housing Assistance and Non-Shelter Outcomes', Link