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Papers by Lisa Farrell

Research paper thumbnail of Betting on the House: The Impact of Gambling on Homeownership in Australia

Journal of Gambling Studies

Gambling is commonly associated with social and economic disadvantage. In this paper we examine t... more Gambling is commonly associated with social and economic disadvantage. In this paper we examine the impact of gambling on homeownership, using Australian panel data. We find that gambling is associated with a lower probability of homeownership. Specifically, our endogeneity corrected estimates show that an increase in problem gambling is associated with between 1.6 and 1.8 percentage point decrease in the probability of owning a home depending on the model. Our result show that financial stress and social capital are channels through which gambling influences the probability of homeownership.

Research paper thumbnail of Personality and pay: do gender gaps in confidence explain gender gaps in wages?

Oxford Economic Papers-new Series, Jun 28, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Employment Types and Subjective Wellbeing: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing

Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People, 2020

Using seven waves of the English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing (ELSA), this chapter examines the ... more Using seven waves of the English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing (ELSA), this chapter examines the impact of labour market attachments on subjective wellbeing (SWB) and quality of life (QoL), during employment and retirement. The authors show that that permanent employees (as opposed to temporary employees) and self-employed (as opposed to paid employees) report higher levels of SWB and QoL throughout their working lives. They argue that this is because permanent employees and the self-employed become more attached to their jobs due to a perceived stronger job-identity fit. However, in retirement, withdrawal from the labour market represents a loss of this identity. Thus, a significant drop in SWB and QoL is observed for permanent employees and self-employed during retirement.

Research paper thumbnail of The significance of financial self-efficacy in explaining women’s personal finance behaviour

Journal of Economic Psychology, Jun 1, 2016

ABSTRACT Much policy attention has been placed on enhancing individuals' financial litera... more ABSTRACT Much policy attention has been placed on enhancing individuals' financial literacy, chiefly through financial education programs. However, managing one's personal finances takes more than knowledge: an individual also needs to have confidence in their own financial management capacity. This paper examines the impact of self-confidence on personal finance behaviour, through the application of a psychometric instrument measuring individuals' financial self-efficacy. Using a 2013 survey of Australian women, our analysis reveals that women with higher financial self-efficacy are more likely to hold investment and savings products, and less likely to hold debt-related products. The explanatory power of financial self-efficacy is independently identified from that of financial literacy.

Research paper thumbnail of The importance of cigarette pack sizes in determining the daily consumption of cigarettes

Research paper thumbnail of Removing Sticky Floors in Academia: A Directory of Best Practise

EDULEARN proceedings, Jul 1, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Contestability of Australian Federal Elections

Australian Journal of Political Science, Sep 1, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Off with their heads: terrorism and electoral support for capital punishment in Australia

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Aug 11, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Lines in the sand on the Australian political beach

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Aug 11, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Employm ent Contract Ma tching: An Analysis of Dual Earner Couples and Wo rking Households

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Nov 1, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of The Socioeconomic Gradient in Physical Inactivity in England

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Jul 1, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of A Time Series Analysis of UK Lottery Sales: the Long Run Price Elasticity

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 1997

SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:9350.8455(97/04) / BLDSC - British... more SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:9350.8455(97/04) / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo

Research paper thumbnail of Compositional data analysis of vote shares in the 2001 Australian Federal election

Research paper thumbnail of Homelessness and housing insecurity among youth in Australia: sequence analysis of housing careers

Research paper thumbnail of Cognition and curiosity:Strategies for firms to recruit curious employees

Research paper thumbnail of Gambling and Subjective Wellbeing of Older Australians

Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People, 2020

In this chapter, the authors use data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia... more In this chapter, the authors use data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey to examine the association between gambling and subjective wellbeing of older people. They focus on various measures of gambling behaviour including the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) and gambling risk spectrums based on PGSI scores. The results suggest a negative effect of gambling on subjective wellbeing.

Research paper thumbnail of Social Capital and Gambling: Evidence from Australia

Journal of Gambling Studies, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Self-Employment Matching: An Analysis of Dual Earner Couples and Working Households

Small Business Economics, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Risk preference and employment contract type

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Oct 1, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Investigating the Relationship Between Housing Insecurity and Wellbeing

In this chapter, the authors use the Journeys Home longitudinal data set to examine the relations... more In this chapter, the authors use the Journeys Home longitudinal data set to examine the relationship between housing insecurity and wellbeing. Using information on accommodation type, start date and duration of accommodation spells, the authors construct a sequence spanning some 2.5 years for 369 individuals, where similar sequences are grouped for analysis of individuals’ characteristics. The authors present a unique perspective with findings that are of significance for the many countries struggling with homelessness and ageing populations.

Research paper thumbnail of Betting on the House: The Impact of Gambling on Homeownership in Australia

Journal of Gambling Studies

Gambling is commonly associated with social and economic disadvantage. In this paper we examine t... more Gambling is commonly associated with social and economic disadvantage. In this paper we examine the impact of gambling on homeownership, using Australian panel data. We find that gambling is associated with a lower probability of homeownership. Specifically, our endogeneity corrected estimates show that an increase in problem gambling is associated with between 1.6 and 1.8 percentage point decrease in the probability of owning a home depending on the model. Our result show that financial stress and social capital are channels through which gambling influences the probability of homeownership.

Research paper thumbnail of Personality and pay: do gender gaps in confidence explain gender gaps in wages?

Oxford Economic Papers-new Series, Jun 28, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Employment Types and Subjective Wellbeing: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing

Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People, 2020

Using seven waves of the English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing (ELSA), this chapter examines the ... more Using seven waves of the English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing (ELSA), this chapter examines the impact of labour market attachments on subjective wellbeing (SWB) and quality of life (QoL), during employment and retirement. The authors show that that permanent employees (as opposed to temporary employees) and self-employed (as opposed to paid employees) report higher levels of SWB and QoL throughout their working lives. They argue that this is because permanent employees and the self-employed become more attached to their jobs due to a perceived stronger job-identity fit. However, in retirement, withdrawal from the labour market represents a loss of this identity. Thus, a significant drop in SWB and QoL is observed for permanent employees and self-employed during retirement.

Research paper thumbnail of The significance of financial self-efficacy in explaining women’s personal finance behaviour

Journal of Economic Psychology, Jun 1, 2016

ABSTRACT Much policy attention has been placed on enhancing individuals' financial litera... more ABSTRACT Much policy attention has been placed on enhancing individuals' financial literacy, chiefly through financial education programs. However, managing one's personal finances takes more than knowledge: an individual also needs to have confidence in their own financial management capacity. This paper examines the impact of self-confidence on personal finance behaviour, through the application of a psychometric instrument measuring individuals' financial self-efficacy. Using a 2013 survey of Australian women, our analysis reveals that women with higher financial self-efficacy are more likely to hold investment and savings products, and less likely to hold debt-related products. The explanatory power of financial self-efficacy is independently identified from that of financial literacy.

Research paper thumbnail of The importance of cigarette pack sizes in determining the daily consumption of cigarettes

Research paper thumbnail of Removing Sticky Floors in Academia: A Directory of Best Practise

EDULEARN proceedings, Jul 1, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Contestability of Australian Federal Elections

Australian Journal of Political Science, Sep 1, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Off with their heads: terrorism and electoral support for capital punishment in Australia

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Aug 11, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Lines in the sand on the Australian political beach

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Aug 11, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Employm ent Contract Ma tching: An Analysis of Dual Earner Couples and Wo rking Households

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Nov 1, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of The Socioeconomic Gradient in Physical Inactivity in England

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Jul 1, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of A Time Series Analysis of UK Lottery Sales: the Long Run Price Elasticity

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 1997

SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:9350.8455(97/04) / BLDSC - British... more SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:9350.8455(97/04) / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo

Research paper thumbnail of Compositional data analysis of vote shares in the 2001 Australian Federal election

Research paper thumbnail of Homelessness and housing insecurity among youth in Australia: sequence analysis of housing careers

Research paper thumbnail of Cognition and curiosity:Strategies for firms to recruit curious employees

Research paper thumbnail of Gambling and Subjective Wellbeing of Older Australians

Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People, 2020

In this chapter, the authors use data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia... more In this chapter, the authors use data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey to examine the association between gambling and subjective wellbeing of older people. They focus on various measures of gambling behaviour including the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) and gambling risk spectrums based on PGSI scores. The results suggest a negative effect of gambling on subjective wellbeing.

Research paper thumbnail of Social Capital and Gambling: Evidence from Australia

Journal of Gambling Studies, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Self-Employment Matching: An Analysis of Dual Earner Couples and Working Households

Small Business Economics, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Risk preference and employment contract type

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Oct 1, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Investigating the Relationship Between Housing Insecurity and Wellbeing

In this chapter, the authors use the Journeys Home longitudinal data set to examine the relations... more In this chapter, the authors use the Journeys Home longitudinal data set to examine the relationship between housing insecurity and wellbeing. Using information on accommodation type, start date and duration of accommodation spells, the authors construct a sequence spanning some 2.5 years for 369 individuals, where similar sequences are grouped for analysis of individuals’ characteristics. The authors present a unique perspective with findings that are of significance for the many countries struggling with homelessness and ageing populations.