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dc.contributor.authorJefferson, Therese
dc.contributor.authorAusten, Siobhan
dc.contributor.authorSharp, R.
dc.contributor.authorOng, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorLewin, Gill
dc.contributor.authorAdams, V.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:50:32Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:50:32Z
dc.date.created2015-01-19T20:00:35Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationJefferson, T. and Austen, S. and Sharp, R. and Ong, R. and Lewin, G. and Adams, V. 2014. Mixed-methods research: What’s in it for economists? The Economic and Labour Relations Review. 25 (2): pp. 290-305.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25848
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1035304614530819
dc.description.abstract

Empirical studies in economics traditionally use a limited range of methods, usually based on particular types of regression analysis. Increasingly, sophisticated regression techniques require the availability of appropriate data sets, often longitudinal and typically collected at a national level. This raises challenges for researchers seeking to investigate issues requiring data that are not typically included in regular large-scale data. It also raises questions of the adequacy of relying mainly or solely on regression analysis for investigating key issues of economic theory and policy. One way of addressing these issues is to employ a mixed-methods research framework to investigate important research questions. In this article, we provide an example of applying a mixed-methods design to investigate the employment decisions of mature age women working in the aged care sector. We outline the use of a coherent and robust framework to allow the integrated collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data. Drawing on particular examples from our analysis, we show how a mixed-methods approach facilitates richer insights, more finely grained understandings of causal relationships and identification of emergent issues. We conclude that mixed-methods research has the capacity to provide surprises and generate new insights through detailed exploratory data analysis.

dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd.
dc.subjectlow-paid workers
dc.subjectresearch methodology
dc.subjectmixed methods
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectEmployment conditions
dc.titleMixed-methods research: What’s in it for economists?
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume25
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage290
dcterms.source.endPage305
dcterms.source.issn1035-3046
dcterms.source.titleThe Economic and Labour Relations Review
curtin.departmentCurtin Graduate School of Business
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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