Professor Matthew Gray
Areas of expertise
- Public Policy 160510
- Labour Economics 140211
- Studies Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Society 169902
- Social Policy 160512
- Applied Economics 1402
Biography
Professor Matthew Gray is Director of the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods. Previous positions include Director of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Director of Research for the College of Arts and Social Sciences and Deputy Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies (2005–2010). He has published research on a wide range of social and economic policy issues including those related to Indigenous Australians. He has particular expertise in work and family issues, labour economics, social capital and social inclusion, measuring wellbeing, the economic consequences of divorce, child support, and social and economic policy development. He has undertaken extensive work on economic policy issues involving Indigenous Australians, including health status, labour market outcomes, poverty and the CDEP scheme.
Professor Gray has extensive experience in evaluating major government policies and programs having led the Australian Institute of Family Studies evaluation of the 2006 changes to the family law system and having been heavily involved in evaluating the Government’s Stronger Families and Communities Strategy.
Professor Gray has undertaken consultancies for a wide range of organisations including the Attorney-General's Department, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Department of Education, Employment, and Workplace Relations, the former Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, OECD, and the New South Wales Department of Environment and Conservation.
During 2004-05 Professor Gray was a member of the Ministerial Taskforce on Child Support.
Researcher's projects
The Economic and Social Impacts of Drought
New forms of conditionality in the social security system
Economic and social consequences of relationship breakdown
Evaluation of Income Management in the Northern Territory
Evaluation of the Department of Human Services Case Coordination Trial
Determininants of Indingeous Labour Market Outcomes
Parental Jobless and Child Wellbeing
Publications
- Gray, M & Kenny, M 2021, Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny: What Australia thinks.
- Edwards, B, Gray, M & Borja, J 2021, 'The influence of natural disasters on violence, mental health, food insecurity, and stunting in the Philippines: Findings from a nationally representative cohort', SSM - Population Health, vol. 15.
- Edwards, B, Gray, M & Borja, J 2021, 'Measuring Natural Hazard-Related Disasters through Self-Reports', International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, vol. 12, pp. 540-552.
- Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M et al. 2021, Change in vaccine willingness in Australia: August 2020 to January 2021.
- Biddle, N & Gray, M 2021, Tracking wellbeing outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2021): Continued social and economic recovery and resilience .
- Biddle, N & Gray, M 2021, Volunteering during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2021).
- Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M et al. 2021, Vaccine willingness and concerns in Australia: August 2020 to April 2021.
- Biddle, N & Gray, M 2021, Confidence in government,satisfaction with the direction of the country and voting intentions (April 2021).
- Biddle, N & Gray, M 2021, Tracking outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (January 2021) – Cautious optimism.
- Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M et al. 2020, Experience and views on education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M et al. 2020, Tracking outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (November 2020) – Counting the costs of the COVID-recession.
- Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M et al. 2020, Mental health and relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M et al. 2020, Initial impacts of COVID-19 on mental health in Australia.
- Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M et al. 2020, Tracking outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (May 2020)- Job and income losses halted and confidence rising.
- Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M et al. 2020, The initial impacts of COVID-19 on the self-employed.
- Phillips, B, Gray, M & Biddle, N 2020, COVID-19 JobKeeper and JobSeeker impacts on poverty and housing stress under current and alternative economic and policy scenarios.
- Biddle, N, Bryant, C, Gray, M et al. 2020, Measuring the economic impact of early bushfire detection.
- Biddle, N & Gray, M 2020, Tracking outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (October 2020) – Reconvergence.
- Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M et al. 2020, Data trust and data privacy in the COVID-19 period.
- Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M et al. 2020, COVID-19 and mortgage and rental payments: May 2020.
- Biddle, N & Gray, M 2020, The experience of volunteers during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Edwards, B, Biddle, N, Gray, M et al. 2020, 'Working paper: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance: Correlates in a nationally representative longitudinal survey of the Australian population', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 16, no. 3.
- Biddle, N & Gray, M 2020, Service usage and service gaps during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M et al. 2020, Alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 period: May 2020.
- Biddle, N & Gray, M 2020, Working Paper: Australian's views about COVID-19 policies: May 2020.
- Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M et al. 2020, Hardship, distress, and resilience: The initial impacts of COVID-19 in Australia.
- Paterson, M, Taylor, M & Gray, M 2020, 'Trajectories of Social and Economic Outcomes and Problem Gambling Risk in Australia', Social Indicators Research, vol. 148, no. 1, pp. 297-321.
- Biddle, N, Gray, M, Jahromi, M et al. 2020, 'Changes in paid and unpaid activities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring labour supply and labour demand'.
- Guthrie, J, Thurber, K, Lovett, R et al. 2020, 'The answers were there before white man come in': stories of strength and resilience for responding to violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities - Family Community Safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Study Report.
- Gray, M, Biddle, N & Kenny, M 2020, Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny: Anxious, insecure, and unemployed - Australians' experiences of COVID-19.
- Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M et al. 2020, Tracking outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (August 2020) Divergence within Australia.
- Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M et al. 2020, Public attitudes on vaccine distribution.
- Bray, J, Gray, M & Stanton, D 2020, 'Performance management and evaluation meets culture and politics: Australia's experience', Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration.
- Bray, J, Gray, M & 't Hart, P 2019, Evaluation and learning from failure and success: An ANZSOG research paper for the Australian Public Service Review Panel.
- Edwards, B, Gray, M & Hunter, B 2019, 'The social and economic impacts of drought', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 22-31.
- Gray, M, Qu, L, Stanton, D et al 2019, 'Fifty Years of Changing Families: Implications for Income Support', in Peter Saunders (ed.), Revisiting Henderson: Poverty, Social Security and Basic Income, Melbourne University Press (an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing), Melbourne, pp. 67-88.
- Kenny, M, Gray, M, Bongiorno, F et al. 2019, Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny: Bye Robot, union-busting, and fraught foreign affairs.
- Paterson, M, Taylor, M & Gray, M 2018, Trajectories of social and economic outcomes and problem gambling risk in Australia.
- Edwards, B, Gray, M & Hunter, B 2018, 'The social and economic impacts of drought', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 53(4): 1–10. DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.52 .
- Hunter, B & Gray, M 2017, 'Occupational Mobility of Indigenous and other Australians, 2006-11', CAEPR, no. 118, pp. 20pp..
- De Vaus, D, Gray, M, Qu, L et al 2017, 'The economic consequences of divorce in six OECD countries', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 180-199pp..
- Gray, M & Hunter, B 2017, 'The comparative wellbeing of the New Zealand Maori and Indigenous Australian populations since 2000', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 116/2017, CAEPR, The ANU, Canberra.
- Hunter, B & Gray, M 2017 ‘Dynamics of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Labour Markets’, Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 19(1): 53–76.
- Hunter, B, Gray, M & Crawford, H 2016, 'Who Cares and Does it Matter for the Labour Market?: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Labour Force Status of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Carers', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 33-51pp.
- Howlett, M, Gray, M & Hunter, B 2016, 'Wages, Government Payments and Other Income of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 53-76pp.
- Taylor, D, Gray, M & Stanton, D 2016, 'New conditionality in Australian social security policy', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 3-26pp.
- Gray, M & Hunter, B 2016, Indigenous Employment After the Boom. CAEPR Topical Issue 1/2016..
- Bray, J Rob, Gray, M, Hand, K et al 2016, 'Social Worker Assessed Vulnerable Income Management', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 469-485 pp.
- Gray, M & Shankar, S 2016, 'The role of informal wage negotiations in explaining the gender wage gap', 27th Australian Labour Market Research Workshop, Conference Organising Committee, Australia.
- Hand, K, Katz, I, Gray, M and Bray, JR 2016, 'Welfare conditionality as a child protection tool', Family Matters, no. 97, pp. 16-29.
- Hunter, B & Gray, M 2016, 'The ins and outs of the labour market: Employment and labour force transitions for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians', CAEPR Working Papers 104, CAEPR, ANU, Canberra.
- Hunter, B, Gray, M & Crawford, H 2016, 'Who Cares and Does it Matter for the Labour Market? A Longitudinal Analysis of the Labour Force Status of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Carers', CAEPR Working Papers 105, CAEPR, ANU, Canberra.
- Hunter, B, Gray, M & Howlett, M 2015, 'The Economic Impact of the Mining Boom on Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians', Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 517-530.
- Edwards, B, Gray, M & Hunter, B 2015, 'The Impact of Drought on Mental Health in Rural and Regional Australia', Social Indicators Research, vol. 121, no. 1, pp. 177-194.
- Hunter, B, Radoll, P, Schwab, R et al. 2015, Business-Related Studies and Indigenous Australian Students.
- Howlett, M, Gray, M & Hunter, B 2015, Unpacking the Income of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians: Wages, Government Payments and other Income.
- Bray, J, Gray, M & Hand, K 2015, 'Compulsory Income Management - Evaluating Its Impact', 22nd Foundations for International Studies on Social Security International Conference, FISS 2015, Conference Organising Committee, tbc, p. 23.
- Hunter, B, Gray, M & Howlett, M 2015, 'Mining Boom: A Blessing or Curse', Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies, vol. Online.
- Bray, J. Rob, Gray, M, Hand, K et al 2015, 'Compulsory Income Management in the Northern Territory - evaluating its impact', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 373-396.
- Gray, M & Sanders, W 2015, Australian Public Opinion on Indigenous Issues: Injustice, Disadvantage and Support for Recognition ANUPOLL March 2015.
- De Vaus, D, Gray, M, Qu, L et al 2014, 'The economic consequences of divorce in Australia', International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 26-47.
- Gray, M, Hunter, B & Biddle, N 2014, The economic and social benefits of increasing Indigenous employment.
- Hunter, B, Howlett, M & Gray, M 2014, The economic impact of the mining boom on Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
- Gray, M, Howlett, M & Hunter, B 2014, 'Labour market outcomes for Indigenous Australians', The Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 497-517.
- Biddle, N, Gray, M, Bray, JR et al 2014, Indigenous Australians and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, ANU Press, Canberra.
- Bray, J. Rob, Gray, M, Hand, K et al 2014, Evaluating New Income Management in the Northern Territory: Final Evaluation Report.
- Hunter, B & Gray, M 2013, 'Workplace agreements and Indigenous-friendly workplaces', Indigenous Law Bulletin, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 7-13.
- Hunter, B & Gray, M 2013, 'Continuity and change in the Community Development Employment Projects Scheme (CDEP)', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 35-56.
- Biddle, N, Yap, M & Gray, M 2013, Disability.
- Gray, M, Hunter, B & Howlett, M 2013, 'Indigenous Employment: A Story of Continuing Growth', Topical Issue 2/2013.
- Gray, M, Howlett, M & Hunter, B 2013, 'Labour market outcomes', Census Paper 10, CAEPR, ANU, Canberra
- Hunter, B, Gray, M & Edwards, B 2013, 'The Use of Social Surveys to Measure Drought and the Impact of Drought', Social Indicators Research, vol.113 no.1: 419–432.
- Gray, M 2012, 'Mile wide, inch deep: The future for Indigenous social surveys?', in B. Hunter and N. Biddle (ed.), Survey Analysis for Indigenous Policy in Australia: Social Science Perspectives, ANU ePress, Canberra, pp. 307-320.
- Gray, M & Baxter, J 2012, 'Family joblessness and child well-being in Australia', in A. Kalil, R. Haskins and J. Chesters (ed.), Investing in Children: Work, Education, and Social Policy in Two Rich Countries, Brookings Institution Press, Washington D.C., pp. 48-71.
- Hunter, B & Gray, M 2012, 'Indigenous labour supply following a period of strong economic growth', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 141-159.
- Qu, L, Edwards, B & Gray, M 2012, Ageing Parent Carers of People with a Disability.
- Hunter, B & Gray, M 2012, Continuity and change in the CDEP scheme.
- Gray, M, Graycar, A & Nicolaou, L 2012, Design options for the Building a New Life in Australia - Longitudinal Survey of Humanitarian Migrants.
- Bray, J Rob, Gray, M, Hand, K et al 2012, Evaluating New Income Management in the Northern Territory: First Evaluation Report.
- Gray, M, Hunter, B & Lohoar, S 2012, Increasing Indigenous employment rates, Issues Paper No. 3, Closing the Gap Clearinghouse, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra.
- Hunter, B & Gray, M 2012, Determinants of Indigenous labour supply following a period of strong economic growth, CAEPR Working Paper 81, CAEPR, ANU, Canberra.
- Taylor, J, Gray, M, Hunter, B, Yap, M & Lahn, J, 2012, 'Higher education and the growth of Indigenous participation in professional and managerial occupations', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 83/2012.
- Gray, M, Taylor, M & Edwards, B 2011, 'Unemployment and the Wellbeing of Children Aged 5-10 Years', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 153-172.
- Gray, M, Taylor, M & Edwards, B 2011, 'Unemployment and the wellbeing of children aged 5-10 years', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 153-172.
- Kaspiew, R, Gray, M, Qu, L et al 2011, 'Legislative aspirations and social realities: Empirical reflections on Australia's 2006 family law reforms', Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 397-418.
- Gray, M & Hunter, B 2011, 'Changes in Indigenous labour force status: Establishing employment as a social norm?',Topical Issue 7/2011, CAEPR, ANU, Canberra.
- Taylor, M & Gray, M 2010, The impact of child support payments on the labour supply decisions of resident mothers.
- Gray, M, Taylor, M & Edwards, B 2010, Unemployment and the Wellbeing of Children Aged 5-10 Years.
- Hayes, A, Weston, R, Qu, L et al 2010, Families then and now: 1980 - 2010.
- Baxter, J, Gray, M & Hayes, A 2010, The Best start: Supporting Happy, Healthy Childhoods.
- Edwards, B, Wise, S, Gray, M et al 2009, 'Stronger Families in Australia study: The impact of Communities for Children', Department of Social Services - Occasional papers, vol. 35.
- Muir, K, Katz, I, Purcal, C et al 2009, 'National evaluation (2004-2008) of the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy 2004-2009', Department of Social Services - Occasional papers, vol. 24.
- Baxter, J, Gray, M & Hayes, A 2009, Diverse Families Making a Difference.
- Kaspiew, R, Gray, M, Weston, R et al 2009, Evaluation of the 2006 Family Law Reforms.
- Edwards, B, Gray, M, Hunter, B et al 2009, The Tyranny of Distance? Carers in Regional and Remote Areas of Australia.
- Edwards, B, Higgins, D, Gray, M et al 2008, The nature and impact of caring for family members with a disability in Australia.
- Hayes, A, Gray, M & Edwards, B 2008, Social Inclusion: Origins, Concepts and Key Themes, Social Inclusion Unit.
- Gray, M, Qu, L & Weston, R 2008, Fertility and family policy in Australia.
- Baxter, J, Gray, M, Alexander, M et al 2007, 'Mothers and fathers with young children: Paid employment, caring and wellbeing', Social Policy Research Papers, vol. 30.
- De Vaus, D, Gray, M, Qu, L et al 2007, The consequences of divorce for financial living standards later in life.
- Moloney, L, Smyth, B, Weston, R et al 2007, Allegations of family violence and child abuse in family law children's proceedings: A pre-reform exploratory study.
- Altman, J, Gray, M & Levitus, R 2005, 'Policy issues for the Community Development Employment Projects scheme in rural and remote Australia', CAEPR Discussion Paper, vol. 271, pp. x+35.
- Gray, M, Altman, J & Halasz, N 2005, 'The economic value of wild resources to the Indigenous community of the Wallis Lake catchment', CAEPR Discussion Paper, vol. 272, pp. xii_40.
- Gray, M & Hunter, B 2005, 'Indigenous job search success', CAEPR Discussion Paper, no. 274, CAEPR, ANU, Canberra, pp. viii+26.
- Edwards, B, Gray, M & Hunter, B 2011, 'The impact of drought on carers', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 199-214.
- Weston, R, Qu, L, Gray, M et al. 2011, 'Shared Care Time: An Increasingly Common Arrangement?', Family Matters, vol. 88, no. 88, pp. 51-56.
- Weston, R, Qu, L, Gray, M et al 2011, 'Care-time arrangements after the 2006 reforms Implications for children and their parents', Family Matters, no. 86, pp. 19-32.
- Edwards, B, Gray, M, Wise, S et al 2011, 'Early impacts of Communities for Children on children and families: findings from a quasi-experimental cohort study', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 65, no. 10, pp. 909-914.
- Kaspiew, R, Gray, M, Weston, R et al 2011, 'The AIFS evaluation of the 2006 family law reforms A summary', Family Matters, vol. 86, no. 86, pp. 8-18.
- Gray, M & Baxter, J 2011, Parents and the labour market.
- Moloney, L, Qu, L, Hand, K et al 2010, 'Mandatory dispute resolution and the 2006 family law reforms: Use, outcomes, links to other pathways, and the impact of family violence', Journal of Family Studies, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 192-196.
- De Vaus, D, Gray, M, Qu, L et al 2010, 'The effect of relationship breakdown on income and social exclusion', in P. Saunders and R. Sainsbury (ed.), Social Security, Poverty and Social Exclusion in Rich and Poorer Countries, Intersentia, Oxford, pp. 265-288.
- Kaspiew, R, Gray, M, Weston, R et al 2010, 'Family violence: Key findings from the Evaluation of the 2006 Family Law Reforms', Family Matters, vol. 85, no. 85, pp. 38-48.
- Kaspiew, R, Gray, M, Weston, R et al 2010, 'The Australian Institute of Family Studies Evaluation of the 2006 Family Law Reforms: Key findings', Australian Journal of Family Law, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 5-33.
- Muir, K, Katz, I, Edwards, B et al 2010, 'The national evaluation of the Communities for Children initiative', Family Matters, vol. 84, no. 84, pp. 35-42.
- Gray, M & Stanton, D 2010, 'Costs of children and equivalence scales: A review of methodological issues and Australian Estimate', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 99-115.
- Gray, M & Smart, D 2009, 'The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children: A valuable new data source for economists', The Australian Economic Review, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 367-376.
- Gray, M & Edwards, B 2009, 'Determinants of the labour force status of female carers', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 5-20.
- Gray, M, Edwards, B, Hayes, A et al 2009, 'The impact of recessions on families', Family Matters, vol. 83, pp. 7-14.
- Edwards, B, Gray, M & Hunter, B 2009, 'A sunburnt country: The economic and financial impact of drought on rural and regional families in Australia in an era of climate change', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 109-131.
- Gray, M & Hunter, B 2009, 'Families through Life: Selected issues for labour economists', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 1-4.
- Smyth, B, Weston, R, Moloney, L et al 2007, 'Allegations of family violence and child abuse in children's proceedings: A pre-reform empirical snapshot', Australian Journal of Family Law, vol. 21, pp. 252-287.
- De Vaus, D, Gray, M, Qu, L et al 2008, 'The financial consequences of divorce for later life', in P. Kemp, K. Van den Bosch and L. Smith (ed.), Social Protection in an Ageing World, Intersentia, Antwerp, pp. 257-278.
- Gray, M, Edwards, B & Zmijewski, N 2008, 'Caring and women's labour market participation', Family Matters, vol. 78, pp. 28-35.
- Baxter, J & Gray, M 2008, 'Work and family responsibilities through life', Family Matters, vol. 79, pp. 58-61.
- Baxter, J, Gray, M & Alexander, M 2008, 'Parent-only care: A child care choice for working couple families?', Family Matters, vol. 79, pp. 42-49.
- Hayes, A & Gray, M 2008, 'Social inclusion: A policy platform for those who live particularly challenged lives', Family Matters, vol. 78, pp. 4-7.
- Gray, M & Smart, D 2008, 'The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children is now walking and talking', Family Matters, vol. 79, pp. 5-13.
- Moloney, L, Smyth, B, Weston, R et al 2007, 'Allegations of family violence and child abuse in family law children'??s proceedings: key findings of Australian Institute of Family Studies Research Report No. 15', Family Matters, vol. 77, pp. 8-15.
- Gray, M & Chapman, B 2007, 'Relationship breakdown and the economic welfare of Australian mothers and their children', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 253-277.
- Hunter, B & Gray, M 2006, 'The effectiveness of Indigenous job search strategies', Economic Record, vol. 82, no. 256, pp. 1-10.
- Gray, M & Altman, J 2006, 'The economic value of harvesting wild resources to the Indigenous community of the Wallis Lake Catchment, NSW', Family Matters, vol. 75, pp. 10-19.
- Gray, M & Chapman, B 2006, 'Labour market issues', Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes: Assessing Recent Evidence, ed. B.H. Hunter, ANU ePress, Canberra, pp. 115-125.
- Altman, J & Gray, M 2005, 'The CDEP scheme: A flexible and innovative employment and community development program for Indigenous Australians', Transitions and Risk: New Directions in Social Policy, ed. M. Considine, B. Howe and L. Rosewarne, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, pp. 2-19.
- Gray, M & Hughes, J 2005, 'Caring for children and adults: Differential access to family-friendly work arrangements', Family Matters, vol. 70, pp. 18-25.
- Gray, M, Heath, A & Hunter, B 2005, 'The labour force dynamics of the marginally attached', Australian Economic Papers, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 1-44.
- Gray, M & Hunter, B 2005, 'The labour market dynamics of Indigenous Australians', Journal of Sociology, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 389-408.
- Altman, J & Gray, M 2005, 'The economic and social impacts of the CDEP scheme in remote Australia', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 399?410.
- Hunter, B & Gray, M 2005, 'Indigenous job search behaviour', The Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 71-94.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Australias Disability Strategy Survey (Primary Investigator)
- IRISS Integrated Research Infrastructure for the Social Sciences (Secondary Investigator)
- Support for the How Families are Faring project extension (Primary Investigator)
- National Post School Destination Survey (Secondary Investigator)
- Quality Indicators in Employment Services (Primary Investigator)
- Random Survey Sample (RSS) MethodologyReview (Primary Investigator)
- Research services to investigate barriers to and boosters of the total fertility rate (Secondary Investigator)
- Support for the How Families are Faring project (Primary Investigator)
- Community Attitudes Towards People with Disability Research Project (Primary Investigator)
- Costing regional and remote education for the National School Resourcing Board's Review of Regional Schooling Resource Standard Loadings (Primary Investigator)
- Widening Participation Longitudinal Study (WPLS) 2020 Implementation and Scoping Study (Primary Investigator)
- Coordinated Access for Data, Researchers and Environments (CADRE) - A Five Safes Implementation Framework for Sensitive Data in HASS (Secondary Investigator)
- The short and long term impacts of bushfires on children and their caregivers mental health: Using the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children to understand the economic, family and community protective factors (Secondary Investigator)
- National Disability Strategy Program Logic (Secondary Investigator)
- Evaluation of the Drought Community Support Initiative (Secondary Investigator)
- Independent Evaluation of the Integrated Carer Support Service (baseline evaluation) (Secondary Investigator)
- Independent Evaluation of the Integrated Carer Support Service (baseline evaluation) (Secondary Investigator)
- Addressing the hour-glass ceiling: New case for action on gender equality (Secondary Investigator)
- Mental health measures in the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) (Secondary Investigator)
- ACT Gambling Survey 2019 (Secondary Investigator)
- Evaluation and the Australian Public Service (Primary Investigator)
- Evaluation of the Australian Governments Child Care Package (Primary Investigator)
- Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities Study (Primary Investigator)
- Indigenous Populations Project 2016-2019 (Secondary Investigator)
- Increasing workforce participation for people not in the labour force (Primary Investigator)
- Advice on the jobactive Star Ratings Collaboration Bonus (Secondary Investigator)
- Evaluation of the Outsourcing Pilot of Comcare Claims (Primary Investigator)
- Understanding the decisions of Indigenous public servants (Secondary Investigator)
- The effectiveness of Narragunnawali: Evaluating and supporting Reconciliation in schools (Secondary Investigator)
- Business related studies and Indigenous Australian students (Secondary Investigator)
- Characteristics and mortality of those with a disability: A focus on the aged (Secondary Investigator)
- Impacts of Indigenous mobility on employment and retention outcomes in the minerals industry (Primary Investigator)
- CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2013-16 (Secondary Investigator)
- Strategic Indigenous Research Project (SRP) - 2013-16 (Secondary Investigator)
- Research Note on 'What do we know about the extent to which socioeconomic status contribute to 'the Gap' ' (Primary Investigator)
- Learning on Country (Secondary Investigator)
- Research and Development of Options for Congress Policy Position on Employment (Primary Investigator)
- Evaluation and Expert advice for the evaluation of Case Coordination Trial (Primary Investigator)
- Expenditure on gambling activities: the distribution by type of activity, level of problem gambling, and demographic and socio-economic characteristics (Secondary Investigator)
- ECEC participation and risk burden: finding ways to increase participation amongst highest risk families (Secondary Investigator)
- Service delivery models and data capture for Indigenous Australians (Primary Investigator)
- Building a new Life in Australia: longitudinal survey of refugees (Primary Investigator)
- Improved Employment outcomes for Aboriginal People in NSW (Secondary Investigator)
- Growing the Professional Class (Secondary Investigator)
- Framework to Measure Social Return on Investment into Needs-based Service Delivery Arrangements (Secondary Investigator)
- Regional Employment Profile of South Australia's far north (Primary Investigator)
- Improving Indigenous participation in the labour force (Primary Investigator)
- Design of the NIM client survey (Primary Investigator)
- Cross Governments Indigenous Populations Project (Primary Investigator)
- Supporting families: Horizontal and vertical equity in the Australian tax-benefit system in historical and comparative perspectives (Secondary Investigator)