Kadir Atalay – The Conversation

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August 9, 2023

Poor, middle‑aged Australians are more likely to die from cancer – and the gap is widening

Kadir Atalay, University of Sydney and Rebecca Edwards, University of Sydney

A gap between rich and the poor in cancer deaths for middle-aged people is growing. Deaths from cancer have fallen over time, but less so in our poorest regions where there is less health care access.

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November 24, 2020

So you think economic downturns cost lives? Our findings show they don’t

Kadir Atalay, University of Sydney; David Ubilava, University of Sydney; Rebecca Edwards, University of Sydney, and Stefanie Schurer, University of Sydney

In Australia, among young men, recessions might save hundreds of lives per year.

Unexpected increases in housing prices could have caused buyers considering home ownership to borrow more in order to buy a house, and encouraged homeowners to spend more through withdrawing the equity from their homes. Dan Peled/AAP

June 28, 2017

Australians are working longer so they can pay off their mortgage debt

Rachel Ong ViforJ, Curtin University; Gavin Wood, RMIT University; Kadir Atalay, University of Sydney, and Melek Cigdem-Bayram, RMIT University

Research finds higher levels of housing debt among pre-retirees are linked to them working for longer.

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