BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Child maltreatment (abuse and neglect) has established effects on mental health. Less is known about its influence on adult economic circumstances. We aimed to establish associations of child maltreatment with such outcomes and explore potential pathways. METHODS We used 1958 British birth cohort data (N = 8076) to examine associations of child neglect and abuse with ...

On 27–28 May, the Reserve Bank and Australian Treasury hosted a G-20 conference on ‘Globalisation, Living Standards and Inequality: Recent Progress and Continuing Challenges’. The papers presented at the conference are available on the Bank’s website. The conference volume, which includes revised papers and discussion, was released on 16 September. The following is the introductory chapter of t...

Inequality in Vietnamese Urban-Rural Living Standards, 1993-2006 Using data from five waves of the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey, we find evidence of significant urban-rural expenditure inequality. Urban-rural inequality in Vietnam increased dramatically from 1993 to 1998, and peaked in 2002 before reducing slightly in 2004, and significantly in 2006. The urban-rural gap also monoton...

By its very nature, standardization claims to set unique rules and procedures, thus aiming unique, i.e. comparable and reproducible results. Also, to be effective, the standard and the underlying approach need to be broadly accepted by the addressed user community. To come up with such general agreement it is typically required that a “best” approach, covering all relevant applications of inter...