Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/71660 
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Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 7290
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Nest-leaving - the transition of young adults from their parents' homes to other living arrangements - is a major life-course milestone. Although the causes of nest-leaving have been extensively researched, only a few studies have examined the changes in young adults' own assessments of their well-being that immediately precede and follow these transitions. This study uses the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey to document the trajectories of financial hardships, food consumption, and other well-being outcomes among Australians who left their parents' homes between the ages of 18 and 25 years. The study estimates multivariate fixed-effects models that compare outcomes before and after nest-leaving transitions to mitigate the effects of confounding characteristics. Men and women report increased financial hardships in the years that they leave home and in the first few years that follow. In particular, men and women both report more frequently going without meals and needing to ask friends and family for financial help. Women additionally report more frequently missing utility and housing payments.
Subjects: 
youths
nest-leaving
financial hardships
nutrition
JEL: 
J12
J13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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