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Ferdi Botha

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

Level 5, FBE Building, 111 Barry Street

Parkville, Victoria 3010

Australia

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Financial Autonomy among Emerging Adults in Australia

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Financial Autonomy among Emerging Adults in Australia

Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 30/20
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 07 Jan 2021
Ferdi Botha, Barbara Broadway, John de New and Clement Wong
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research
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Financial autonomy, financial decision making, emerging adulthood

Financial Autonomy Among Emerging Adults in Australia

Life Course Centre Working Paper No. 2020-32
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 29 Dec 2020
Ferdi Botha, Barbara Broadway, John de New and Clement Wong
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research
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Financial Autonomy, financial decision making, emerging adulthood

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Covid-19 Labour Market Shocks and Their Inequality Implications for Financial Wellbeing

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Covid-19 Labour Market Shocks and Their Inequality Implications for Financial Wellbeing

Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 15/20
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 15 Sep 2020
Ferdi Botha, John de New, Sonja C. de New (née Kassenboehmer), David C. Ribar and Nicolas Salamanca
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Monash University - Centre for Health Economics, University of Melbourne and Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, the University of Melbourne
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Financial wellbeing, COVID-19, unemployment, earnings reduction, inequality

COVID-19 Labour Market Shocks and Their Inequality Implications for Financial Wellbeing

Life Course Centre Working Paper No. 2020-20
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 28 Aug 2020
Ferdi Botha, John P. Haisken-DeNew, Sonja C. de New (née Kassenboehmer), David Ribar and Nicolas Salamanca
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Monash University - Centre for Health Economics, Georgia State University and Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, the University of Melbourne
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Financial wellbeing, COVID-19, unemployment, earnings reduction, inequality

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Locus of Control, Self-Control, and Health Outcomes

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Locus of Control, Self-Control, and Health Outcomes

Life Course Centre Working Paper No. 2022-12
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 27 May 2022
Ferdi Botha and Sarah C. Dahmann
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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Locus of control, self-control, health, health behaviour

Locus of control, self-control, and health outcomes

Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 9/22
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 10 May 2022
Ferdi Botha and Sarah C. Dahmann
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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locus of control, self-control, health, health behaviour

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COVID-19 Infections, Labour Market Shocks, and Subjective Well-Being

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COVID-19 Infections, Labour Market Shocks, and Subjective Well-Being

Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 14/20
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 15 Sep 2020
Ferdi Botha and John de New
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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COVID-19; coronavirus; labour market shocks; subjective well-being

COVID-19 Infections, Labour Market Shocks, and Subjective Well-Being

Life Course Centre Working Paper No. 2020-19
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 28 Aug 2020
Ferdi Botha and John P. Haisken-DeNew
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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COVID-19, Coronavirus, Labour market shocks, Subjective well-being

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For Worse? Financial Hardships and Intra-Household Resource Allocation among Australian Couples

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For Worse? Financial Hardships and Intra-Household Resource Allocation among Australian Couples

Life Course Centre Working Paper No. 2020-28
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 Dec 2020
Ferdi Botha and David Ribar
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Georgia State University
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financial hardship, intra-household allocation, couples, Australia

For worse? Financial hardships and intra-household resource allocation among Australian couples

Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 28/20
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 08 Dec 2020
Ferdi Botha and David C. Ribar
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and University of Melbourne
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Financial hardship, intra-household allocation, couples, Australia

For Worse? Financial Hardships and Intra-Household Resource Allocation Among Australian Couples

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13935
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 14 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Ferdi Botha and David C. Ribar
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Georgia State University
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financial hardship, intra-household allocation, couples, Australia

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Opposite Nonlinear Effects of Unemployment and Sentiment on Male and Female Suicide Rates: Evidence from Australia

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Opposite Nonlinear Effects of Unemployment and Sentiment on Male and Female Suicide Rates: Evidence from Australia

Life Course Centre Working Paper No. 2021-12
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 28 Jul 2021
Ferdi Botha and Viet Hoang Nguyen
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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Suicide rate, unemployment rate, consumer sentiment, Australia, asymmetry

Opposite Nonlinear Effects of Unemployment and Sentiment on Male and Female Suicide Rates: Evidence from Australia

Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 15/21
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 04 Aug 2021
Ferdi Botha and Viet Hoang Nguyen
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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Suicide rate, unemployment rate, consumer sentiment, Australia, asymmetry

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Taking the Pulse of the Nation: Validating a single-item measure of mental distress

Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 06/21
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 23 Jun 2021
Ferdi Botha, Peter Butterworth and Roger Wilkins
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Australian National University (ANU) - Centre for Mental Health Research and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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psychological distress, COVID-19, mental health, measurement

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Trajectories of Psychological Distress Over Multiple COVID-19 Lockdowns in Australia

Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 16/22
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Sep 2022
Ferdi Botha, Richard Morris, Peter Butterworth and Nicholas Glozier
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Sydney, Australian National University (ANU) - Centre for Mental Health Research and The University of Sydney - Central Clinical School
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depression, anxiety, mental health

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Dreaming Big: Higher Occupational Aspirations from Persistent and Advantaged Kids

Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 10/24
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 21 Aug 2024
Sonja C. de New (née Kassenboehmer), John P. Haisken-DeNew, Danusha Jayawardana, Ferdi Botha and Clement Wong
Monash University - Centre for Health Economics, University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Monash University, University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Deakin University
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human capital, occupational choice, labour productivity, education and inequality, skills

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The co-occurrence of food insecurity and other hardships in Australia

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 06 Dec 2023
Ferdi Botha, Roger Wilkins, David C. Ribar and Chandana Maitra
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Georgia State University and The University of Sydney
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Food insecurity, hardships, co-occurrence, Australia

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Intermarriage on subjective social status and spousal dissimilarity in life satisfaction of co-resident heterosexual South African couples

Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 03/21
Posted: 28 Jan 2021
Melbourne Institute Submitter, Frederik Booysen, Ferdi Botha and Sevias Guvuriro
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of the Free State, University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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subjective social status; intermarriage; life satisfaction; South Africa