Welcome to NATSEM
The National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
The National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM), an affiliated research centre of the University of Canberra, is one of Australia’s leading economic and social policy research institutes, and is regarded as one of the world’s foremost centres of excellence for microsimulation, economic modelling and policy evaluation. NATSEM undertakes independent and impartial research, and aims to be a key contributor to social and economic policy debate and analysis in Australia and throughout the world through economic modelling of the highest quality, and supplying consultancy services to commercial, government and not-for-profit clients.
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AMP.NATSEM Report 30: Race Against Time - How Australians Spend Their Time
Balancing work and family remains a big issue for Australian men and women, with around 40% of women and 30% of men feeling often or always rushed or pressed for time, according to the latest AMP.NATSEM Income and Wealth Report.
But when it comes to how men and women spend their day, the report finds that there are some big differences, with traditional gender roles still evident.
Contributing to time pressures, Australian full-time weekly work hours have increased by almost three hours for men and two hours for women since 1985. That is, average weekly full-time hours have risen from 39.5 to 42.3 hours for men and 36.4 hours to 38.6 hours for women.
Australian women are spending on average two hours more each day than men on housework, child care and purchasing goods and services. Men spend almost the equivalent extra time on employment-related activities as well as an extra half hour per day on recreational and leisure pursuits.
These are some of the key findings of the 30th AMP.NATSEM Income and Wealth Report: Race against time - How Australians spend their time, which examines time use in Australia, including time spent on employment and education; housework and childcare; leisure; and sleeping and eating; and how this has evolved.
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Another win for NATSEM - $374, 823 to further research into baby boomers
The National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) has successfully won $374, 823 from the Australian Research Council (ARC) in the latest round of Linkage Grant awards, announced on 1st November 2011.
The successful bid, 'Understanding and preventing workforce vulnerabilities in mid-life and beyond', will look into how baby boomers are excluded from the workforce by using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods and interview data to explore the process and prevention of unemployment, underemployment and economic disadvantage.
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Households $2.50 per week better off under carbon package
Independent analysis by the University of Canberra's National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) shows that Australian households will be an average of $2.50 per week better off under the Federal Government's carbon package.
In a new research report Clean Energy Future Plan: Household Modelling, NATSEM provides an independent household sector analysis of the Federal Government's carbon price plan. The report estimates that 69 per cent of households will be better off under the plan and that the gains of the package are targeted towards low income households and those on government benefits. On average, all households except the richest 20 per cent are better off under the plan.
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Upcoming NATSEM Workshop
Child Care, Work, and Family: Issues for Australian PolicyDate: Thursday, 19th January 2012
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: NATSEM Seminar Room 1 and 2, Building 24, University of Canberra, Bruce, ACT, 2617
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Upcoming Seminars
Title: TBCPresented by Dr Stéphane Mahuteau, National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University
Date: 15 March 2012
Time: 11.00 am – 12.00 pm
Venue: Seminar Room 1, Building 24, University of Canberra (see campus map)
Reducing Child Poverty and Fostering Gender Equity: Complementary or Conflicting Goals in the Australian Tax and Transfer System?
Presented by Associate Professor Gerry Redmond, School of Social and Policy Studies, Flinders UniversityDate: 22 March 2012
Time: 11.00 am – 12.00 pm
Venue: Seminar Room 1, Building 24, University of Canberra (see campus map)
