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    Superannuation and Economic Inequality among Older Australians: Evidence from HILDA

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    Authors
    Hodgson, Helen
    Tapper, Alan
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Hodgson, H. and Tapper, A. 2018. Superannuation and Economic Inequality among Older Australians: Evidence from HILDA. EJournal of Tax Research. 16 (1): pp. 236-236.
    Source Title
    EJournal of Tax Research
    ISSN
    1448-2398
    School
    Curtin Law School
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    Copyright © 2018 School of Taxation and Business Law (Atax), University of New South Wales

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72195
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    Abstract

    This article seeks to identify the effect that the current superannuation system has on economic inequality in later life. The analysis uses income and wealth data from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, collected between 2002 and 2014, to examine wealth inequality, which includes the balance of a superannuation accumulation account, and income inequality, which includes private pension income. The main findings are that inequality in superannuation holdings is considerably higher than wealth inequality among older Australians and that inequality increases with age, but overall the age pension and home ownership have had a moderating effect on income and wealth inequality over this period.

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