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The Introduction of Extended Out‐of‐Home Care (OOHC) Until 21 Years in Australia: A Mapping of Policy, Legislation and Programs in Each Jurisdiction

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It is increasingly recognised by global research that extending out‐of‐home care (OOHC) until at least 21 years of age is the policy reform most likely to advance improved outcomes for care leavers. In recent years, all eight Australian jurisdictions (States and Territories) have introduced forms of extended care programs.
Philip Mendes, Steven Roche, Isabella Kristo, Melissa O'Donnell, Tim Moore, Catia Malvaso, Jemma Venables, Joseph McDowall   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heterogeneous Responses to the U.S. Narrative Tax Changes: Evidence from the U.S. States [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
This paper investigates the assumption of homogeneous effects of federal tax changes across the U.S. states and identifies where and why that assumption may not be valid. More specifically, what determines the transmission mechanism of tax shocks at the state level? How vital are states' fiscal structures, financial conditions, labor market rigidities,
arxiv  

The Influence of Corporate Income Taxes on Investment Location: Evidence from Corporate Headquarters Relocations

Management Sciences, 2020
This study examines the effects of jurisdictions’ corporate taxes and other policies on firms’ headquarters (HQ) location decisions. Using changes in state corporate income tax rates across time and states as the setting, we find that a one-percentage ...
Travis Chow, Sterling Huang, K. Klassen, Jeffrey Ng   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‘I Don't Think I Would've Survived Without Having a Constant Support System’: Independent Living Skills Acquisition During the Transition From Care in Western Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For care‐experienced young people, the preparation for leaving out‐of‐home care (OOHC) is vital in support of post‐OOHC outcomes. This research explores the acquisition of Independent Living Skills (ILS) amongst young people in Western Australia and is based on interviews with care‐experienced young people at two time points: while in OOHC and
Michael Starr, Donna Chung, Lauren Parsons, Reinie Cordier   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Corporate Income Tax System: Overview and Options for Reform [PDF]

, 2012
[Excerpt] The corporate income tax system has been a focus of many recent debates about tax reform and the economy. Many economists and policymakers argue that reform of the corporate income tax system is needed, although a variety of rationales on why ...
Keightley, Mark P, Sherlock, Molly F
core   +2 more sources

Access to Transition Planning and Support for Young People Who Self‐Place When in Out‐Of‐Home Care: The Perspectives of Young People and Practitioners

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the experiences of young people in Queensland, Australia, under child protection orders who leave approved out‐of‐home care placements (e.g., foster; residential care) to stay in unapproved locations (e.g., sleeping on the streets; staying with friends, family/kin, or strangers).
Jemma Venables, Laura Simpson Reeves, Kathy Ellem, Karen Healy, Joel Cullin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testing for selection bias and moral hazard in private health insurance: Evidence from a mixed public‐private health system

Health Economics, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 3-24, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Separating selection bias from moral hazard in private health insurance (PHI) markets has been a challenging task. We estimate selection bias and moral hazard in Australia's mixed public‐private health system, where PHI premiums are community‐rated rather than risk‐rated.
Clifford Afoakwah, Joshua Byrnes, Paul Scuffham, Son Nghiem   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate Income Tax Rate Database - Canada and the Provinces, 1960-2005 [PDF]

This database includes rates for several elements of the corporate income tax set by the federal government (the basic rate, the corporate surtax, federal tax abatement and the manufacturing and processing profits tax credit) as well as corporate income ...
Cahill, Sean A.
core   +1 more source

Philanthropy and Indigenous Initiatives: Insights From Australian Donors

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper draws on a survey and interview data, collected from a group of 180 donors who made monetary gifts to an Australian higher education institution, to better understand what drives individuals and organisations to donate to Indigenous initiatives.
Celina McEwen, Christopher Bajada, Deborah Cotton, Kevin Wallace, David S. Waller   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

More cost‐sharing, less cost? Evidence on reference price drugs

Health Economics, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 413-435, February 2023., 2023
Abstract This paper evaluates the causal effects of changes in reference prices (RP) on prices, copayments, and overall expenditures for off‐patent pharmaceuticals. With reference pricing, firms set prices freely and the health plan covers the expenses only up to a certain threshold. We use quarterly data of the German market for anti‐epileptics at the
Annika Herr, Torben Stühmeier, Tobias Wenzel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source