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Mr Stephen Whelan

PhD, UBC
Senior Lecturer
Postgraduate Research Coordinator (Economics)

H04 - Merewether Building
The University of Sydney

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Biographical details

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.

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Research interests

  • Applied Econometrics and Labour Economics
  • Applied economics
  • Labour economics
  • Public policy
  • Social policy

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Selected grants

2007

  • House prices and consumer spending; Yates J, Whelan S; AHURI/Research Grant.

2006

  • Housing assistance and non-shelter outcomes (Stage 3, Project 2); Whelan S; Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd/AHURI Project Grants.

2005

  • Housing assistance and non-shelter outcomes (Stage 3, Project A1); Whelan S; Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd/AHURI Project Grants.

2003

  • An analysis of the determinants of the labor market activities of housing assistance recipients; Whelan S; Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd/Research Grant.
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Selected publications

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Book Chapters

  • Whelan, S. (2012). Housing Markets and Macroeconomic Policy. In SJ Smith, M Elsinga, LFox O'Mahony, OS Eng, S Wachter and G Wood (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home, (pp. 523-527). Oxford: Elsevier.

Journals

  • Wright, D., Whelan, S. (2013). Health services use and lifestyle choices of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Social Science and Medicine, 84(May), 181-12.
  • Meagher, K., Whelan, S. (2011). Confidentiality is Not Enough: Framing Effects in Student Evaluation of Economics Teaching. International Review of Economics Education (IREE), 10(1), 70-82.
  • Cunich, M., Whelan, S. (2010). Nurse Education and the Retention of Registered Nurses in New South Wales. The Economic Record, 86(274), 396-413.
  • de Roos, N., Mills, G., Whelan, S. (2010). Pricing Dynamics in the Australian Airline Market. The Economic Record, 86(275), 545-562.
  • Whelan, S. (2010). The Interaction Between Income Support Programs. Labour, 24(4), 407-440.
  • Whelan, S. (2010). The take-up of means-tested income support. Empirical Economics, 39(3), 847-875.
  • Yates, J., Whelan, S. (2009). Housing wealth and consumer spending. Final Report Series of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), AHURI Final Report No. 132(June), 1-69.
  • Whelan, S. (2009). The Dynamics of Public Housing Tenure in Australia. The Australian Economic Review, 42(2), 155-176.
  • Gebremedhin, T., Whelan, S. (2008). Prices and Poverty in Urban Ethiopia. Journal of African Economies, doi:10.1093/jae/ejm003(17/1), 1-33.
  • Rammohan, A., Whelan, S. (2007). The Impact of Childcare Costs on the Full-time/Part-time Employment Decisions of Australian Mothers. Australian Economic Papers, 46(2), 152-169.
  • Rammohan, A., Whelan, S. (2005). Child Care and Female Employment Decisions. Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 8(2), 203-225.

Conferences

  • Rammohan, A., Whelan, S. (2007). Knowledge, Attitudes and the Likelihood of Being Tested for HIV-AIDS in Ghana. 36th Australian Conference of Economists ACE 2007, Australia: Economic Society of Australia.
  • Whelan, S. (2007). The Dynamics of Public Housing Tenure in Australia. 36th Australian Conference of Economists ACE 2007, Australia: Economic Society of Australia.
  • Zhao, M., Whelan, S. (2005). Measuring the impact of interest rates on housing demand. National Housing Conference, Perth: Department of Housing & Works Western Australia.
  • Whelan, S. (2004). The Take-Up Of Means-Tested Income Support Following Job Separation. 16th Annual European Association of Labour Economics Conference (EALE 2004), Online / CD-ROM: European Association of Labour Economics.

2013

  • Wright, D., Whelan, S. (2013). Health services use and lifestyle choices of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Social Science and Medicine, 84(May), 181-12.

2012

  • Whelan, S. (2012). Housing Markets and Macroeconomic Policy. In SJ Smith, M Elsinga, LFox O'Mahony, OS Eng, S Wachter and G Wood (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home, (pp. 523-527). Oxford: Elsevier.

2011

  • Meagher, K., Whelan, S. (2011). Confidentiality is Not Enough: Framing Effects in Student Evaluation of Economics Teaching. International Review of Economics Education (IREE), 10(1), 70-82.

2010

  • Cunich, M., Whelan, S. (2010). Nurse Education and the Retention of Registered Nurses in New South Wales. The Economic Record, 86(274), 396-413.
  • de Roos, N., Mills, G., Whelan, S. (2010). Pricing Dynamics in the Australian Airline Market. The Economic Record, 86(275), 545-562.
  • Whelan, S. (2010). The Interaction Between Income Support Programs. Labour, 24(4), 407-440.
  • Whelan, S. (2010). The take-up of means-tested income support. Empirical Economics, 39(3), 847-875.

2009

  • Yates, J., Whelan, S. (2009). Housing wealth and consumer spending. Final Report Series of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), AHURI Final Report No. 132(June), 1-69.
  • Whelan, S. (2009). The Dynamics of Public Housing Tenure in Australia. The Australian Economic Review, 42(2), 155-176.

2008

  • Gebremedhin, T., Whelan, S. (2008). Prices and Poverty in Urban Ethiopia. Journal of African Economies, doi:10.1093/jae/ejm003(17/1), 1-33.

2007

  • Rammohan, A., Whelan, S. (2007). Knowledge, Attitudes and the Likelihood of Being Tested for HIV-AIDS in Ghana. 36th Australian Conference of Economists ACE 2007, Australia: Economic Society of Australia.
  • Whelan, S. (2007). The Dynamics of Public Housing Tenure in Australia. 36th Australian Conference of Economists ACE 2007, Australia: Economic Society of Australia.
  • Rammohan, A., Whelan, S. (2007). The Impact of Childcare Costs on the Full-time/Part-time Employment Decisions of Australian Mothers. Australian Economic Papers, 46(2), 152-169.

2005

  • Rammohan, A., Whelan, S. (2005). Child Care and Female Employment Decisions. Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 8(2), 203-225.
  • Zhao, M., Whelan, S. (2005). Measuring the impact of interest rates on housing demand. National Housing Conference, Perth: Department of Housing & Works Western Australia.

2004

  • Whelan, S. (2004). The Take-Up Of Means-Tested Income Support Following Job Separation. 16th Annual European Association of Labour Economics Conference (EALE 2004), Online / CD-ROM: European Association of Labour Economics.
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