Our research about money matters focuses on increasing access of disadvantaged Australians to affordable, appropriate financial services. This includes:
See more details about the work of our Research and Policy Centre on financial inclusion.
Research reports include:
Ingrid Burkett and Genevieve Sheehan 2009, From the margins to the mainstream: the challenges for microfinance In Australia (PDF file, 553 KB)
Roslyn Russell, Lauren Wall, Minh Phuong Doan and Robert Brooks 2009, Saver Plus Evaluation Phase III: 2006–2009 Report Summary (PDF file, 354 KB)
Vawser and Associates 2009, Progress Loans: towards affordable credit for low-income Australians (PDF file, 818 KB)
Genevieve Sheehan, Therese Wilson and Nicola Howell 2008, Coming to grips with credit contracts: steps to protect vulnerable borrowers (PDF file, 153 KB)
Genevieve Sheehan and Gordon Renouf 2006, Risk and reality: access to general insurance for people on low incomes (PDF file, 302 KB)
Rosanna Scutella and Genevieve Sheehan 2006, To their credit: evaluating an experiment with personal loans for people on low incomes (PDF file, 185 KB)