Roger Wilkins Roger Wilkins is deputy director, HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne.
Opinion: There are too many eggs in the property wealth basket November 23, 2020 By Roger Wilkins Economy & Industry It would be good if more of the community could find other ways to increase their wealth rather than focusing on property. The idea of creating and building a business idea is pretty alien to Australia’s investment culture, and that isn’t good for generating economic growth.
Poverty in childhood leads to poverty in adulthood October 28, 2020 By Roger Wilkins and Esperanza Vera-Toscano Economy & Industry In 2018, 13.6% of the Australian population was living in poverty — this is considerably higher than in many other developed countries, including New Zealand, Germany and Ireland.