Dynamics of household joblessness in Australia 2001-2007 Nicolas Hérault, Guyonne Kalb, Kostas Mavromaras, Lucinda Platt and Rezida Zakirova* Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research Final report prepared for the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations under the Social Policy Research Services Agreement. September 2009 * Acknowledgments: Kostas Mavromaras and Lucinda Platt were involved at the proposal and progress report stage, while Nicolas Hérault and Guyonne Kalb were involved from the draft report stage onwards. Rezida Zakirova was involved at all stages of this project. This research was commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) under the Social Policy Research Services Agreement (2005–09) with the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. The report has benefited from comments by DEEWR staff. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors alone and do not represent those of DEEWR. The paper uses the confidentialised unit record file from FaHCSIA’s Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, which is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors alone and do not represent the views of the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, FaHCSIA, or the Commonwealth Government. Final report