Christopher L Ambrey
Biographic Data
| ID | 267070 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher L Ambrey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher L |
| FAMILY NAME | Ambrey |
| SIGNATURE | AMBREY C L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Griffith University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3790-7509 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 108 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The Employed and Homeless: A Persistent Crisis in Public Policy 1 , 2
This study investigates patterns in services use among employed homeless people. It draws on administrative data for the St. Vincent de Paul Society Queensland, for the years 2013 to 2023, and utilizes the Journeys Home survey, an approximately six-month, Australia-wide panel survey, of people in receipt of income support and vulnerable to, at risk of, or experiencing homelessness. Being employed and a service recipient, while observed, is not co…
Public open space, adverse live events and psychological distress in Melbourne, Australia
This study replicates and builds on earlier work by Høj et al. (2021) conducted in Montreal, Canada, to examine the extent to which residing in close proximity to open public spaces can buffer psychological distress using survey data from Melbourne, Australia. We find that proximity to public open space is negatively associated with psychological distress with stronger effects evident among participants who have experienced an adverse life event …
Financial services: A preventive measure against homelessness? Evidence from Australia
Indebtedness and payday lending: A Precursor to Homelessness
Purpose This study investigates if, and if so, in what way indebtedness, in particular, payday lending, may perpetuate poverty and ultimately manifest itself as a slippery slope, which can precede entries into homelessness. Design/methodology/approach Primarily, this study pairs the longitudinal data from the Journeys Home survey with random effect logit models. Findings The results indicate total debt (in ‘000s) is generally associated with a lo…
Homelessness and well-being: The Role of Support Services
Purpose This article aims to investigate the psychosocial links between homelessness and service provision and one’s well-being. Design/methodology/approach This article uses nonlinear panel data regression methods, paired with the landmark Journeys Home survey, to reveal what homelessness and emergency relief mean for one’s well-being (life satisfaction). Findings This article reports evidence that homelessness is associated with lower levels of…
Ontological security, social connectedness and the well-being of Australia’s ageing baby boomers
This study investigates the extent to which social connectedness may mediate the link between ontological security and subjectively measured well-being of Australia’s baby boomers. The results indicate that, on average, for Australia’s baby boomers, a relative lack of ontological security is associated with lower levels of well-being and social connectedness. Further, social connectedness is linked to higher levels of well-being. These findings h…
Energy justice, the built environment, and solar photovoltaic (PV) energy transitions in urban Australia: A dynamic panel data analysis
How do sprawl and inequality affect well-being in American cities
Happiness and footprints: Assessing the relationship between individual well-being and carbon footprints
The Scarring Effects of Father’s Unemployment? Job-Security Satisfaction and Mental Health at Midlife
Existing research finds paternal unemployment relates to educational attainment, socioeconomic achievement, and wellbeing in the shorter term, but exposure to this event may also have enduring implications for the wellbeing of the offspring
The social cost of the Black Saturday bushfires
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have predicted with high confidence that the risk of bushfires will increase in the future. As this risk increases, so too does the need for appropriate policy responses. In developing these responses, costs need to be weighed against benefits. To fully appreciate the benefits of bushfire risk mitigation policies and strengthen the development of social policies around such events, it is necessary to …
The welfare cost of terrorism
Data from 117 countries over the period 2006 to 2011 are used to estimate a macroeconomic cross-country system of equations that examines the association between terrorism, self-reported life satisfaction, and national income. Results indicate that terrorism is negatively associated with life satisfaction, whereas no such association is found between terrorism and real GDP per worker. Stark contrasts are found, however, between OECD and non-OECD …
Could urban greening mitigate suburban thermal inequity: The role of residents’ dispositions and household practices
Over the past decade research on urban thermal inequity has grown, with a focus on denser built\nenvironments. In this letter we examine thermal inequity associated with climate change impacts and\nchanges to urban form in a comparatively socio-economically disadvantaged Australian suburb. Local\nurban densification policies designed to counteract sprawl have reduced block sizes, increased height\nlimits, and diminished urban tree canopy cover (U…
On the confluence of city living, energy saving behaviours and direct residential energy consumption
The Social Connectedness and Life Satisfaction Nexus: A Panel Data Analysis of Women in Australia
This study explores the interplay between time pressures at home and at work, social connectedness, and well-being as reported by Australian women. Specifically, taking advantage of longitudinal data (from the Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey for the years 2001 to 2013) and employing the newly developed “blow up and cluster” estimation technique, this study finds there has been a marginal decline in the life satisfaction…
Urban greenspace, physical activity and wellbeing: The moderating role of perceptions of neighbourhood affability and incivility
Life Satisfaction and Individual Willingness to Pay for Crime Reduction
Manning M., Fleming C. M. and Ambrey C. L. Life satisfaction and individual willingness to pay for crime reduction, Regional Studies. This paper uses the life satisfaction approach to estimate the intangible cost of crime in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Results show that: (1) property crime is negatively associated with life satisfaction; (2) the implicit willingness to pay to decrease property crime by one offence per 1000 residents …
Estimating the cost of air pollution in South East Queensland: An application of the life satisfaction non-market valuation approach
Public Greenspace and Life Satisfaction in Urban Australia
This paper examines the influence of public greenspace on the life satisfaction of residents of Australia’s capital cities. A positive relationship is found between the percentage of public greenspace in a resident’s local area and their self-reported life satisfaction, on average corresponding to an implicit willingness-to-pay of $1172 in annual household income for a 1 per cent (143 square metres) increase in public greenspace. Additional resul…
Perception or Reality, What Matters Most When it Comes to Crime in Your Neighbourhood
Life Satisfaction in Australia: Evidence from Ten Years of the Hilda Survey
Valuing Ecosystem Diversity in South East Queensland: A Life Satisfaction Approach
Valuing scenic amenity using life satisfaction data
Public Greenspace and Life Satisfaction in Urban Australia
This paper examines the influence of public greenspace on the life satisfaction of residents of Australia’s capital cities. A positive relationship is found between the percentage of public greenspace in a resident’s local area and their self-reported life satisfaction, on average corresponding to an implicit willingness-to-pay of $1172 in annual household income for a 1 per cent (143 square metres) increase in public greenspace. Additional resul…
Life Satisfaction in Australia: Evidence from Ten Years of the Hilda Survey
Perception or Reality, What Matters Most When it Comes to Crime in Your Neighbourhood
Valuing scenic amenity using life satisfaction data
Energy justice, the built environment, and solar photovoltaic (PV) energy transitions in urban Australia: A dynamic panel data analysis
Life Satisfaction and Individual Willingness to Pay for Crime Reduction
Manning M., Fleming C. M. and Ambrey C. L. Life satisfaction and individual willingness to pay for crime reduction, Regional Studies. This paper uses the life satisfaction approach to estimate the intangible cost of crime in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Results show that: (1) property crime is negatively associated with life satisfaction; (2) the implicit willingness to pay to decrease property crime by one offence per 1000 residents …
On the confluence of city living, energy saving behaviours and direct residential energy consumption
The Social Connectedness and Life Satisfaction Nexus: A Panel Data Analysis of Women in Australia
This study explores the interplay between time pressures at home and at work, social connectedness, and well-being as reported by Australian women. Specifically, taking advantage of longitudinal data (from the Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey for the years 2001 to 2013) and employing the newly developed “blow up and cluster” estimation technique, this study finds there has been a marginal decline in the life satisfaction…
Valuing Ecosystem Diversity in South East Queensland: A Life Satisfaction Approach
How do sprawl and inequality affect well-being in American cities
Urban greenspace, physical activity and wellbeing: The moderating role of perceptions of neighbourhood affability and incivility
The Scarring Effects of Father’s Unemployment? Job-Security Satisfaction and Mental Health at Midlife
Existing research finds paternal unemployment relates to educational attainment, socioeconomic achievement, and wellbeing in the shorter term, but exposure to this event may also have enduring implications for the wellbeing of the offspring
The social cost of the Black Saturday bushfires
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have predicted with high confidence that the risk of bushfires will increase in the future. As this risk increases, so too does the need for appropriate policy responses. In developing these responses, costs need to be weighed against benefits. To fully appreciate the benefits of bushfire risk mitigation policies and strengthen the development of social policies around such events, it is necessary to …
Valuing scenic amenity using life satisfaction data
Estimating the cost of air pollution in South East Queensland: An application of the life satisfaction non-market valuation approach
Public Greenspace and Life Satisfaction in Urban Australia
This paper examines the influence of public greenspace on the life satisfaction of residents of Australia’s capital cities. A positive relationship is found between the percentage of public greenspace in a resident’s local area and their self-reported life satisfaction, on average corresponding to an implicit willingness-to-pay of $1172 in annual household income for a 1 per cent (143 square metres) increase in public greenspace. Additional resul…
Perception or Reality, What Matters Most When it Comes to Crime in Your Neighbourhood
Life Satisfaction in Australia: Evidence from Ten Years of the Hilda Survey
Valuing Ecosystem Diversity in South East Queensland: A Life Satisfaction Approach
Life Satisfaction and Individual Willingness to Pay for Crime Reduction
Manning M., Fleming C. M. and Ambrey C. L. Life satisfaction and individual willingness to pay for crime reduction, Regional Studies. This paper uses the life satisfaction approach to estimate the intangible cost of crime in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Results show that: (1) property crime is negatively associated with life satisfaction; (2) the implicit willingness to pay to decrease property crime by one offence per 1000 residents …
Could urban greening mitigate suburban thermal inequity: The role of residents’ dispositions and household practices
Over the past decade research on urban thermal inequity has grown, with a focus on denser built\nenvironments. In this letter we examine thermal inequity associated with climate change impacts and\nchanges to urban form in a comparatively socio-economically disadvantaged Australian suburb. Local\nurban densification policies designed to counteract sprawl have reduced block sizes, increased height\nlimits, and diminished urban tree canopy cover (U…
On the confluence of city living, energy saving behaviours and direct residential energy consumption
The Social Connectedness and Life Satisfaction Nexus: A Panel Data Analysis of Women in Australia
This study explores the interplay between time pressures at home and at work, social connectedness, and well-being as reported by Australian women. Specifically, taking advantage of longitudinal data (from the Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey for the years 2001 to 2013) and employing the newly developed “blow up and cluster” estimation technique, this study finds there has been a marginal decline in the life satisfaction…
Urban greenspace, physical activity and wellbeing: The moderating role of perceptions of neighbourhood affability and incivility
Happiness and footprints: Assessing the relationship between individual well-being and carbon footprints
The Scarring Effects of Father’s Unemployment? Job-Security Satisfaction and Mental Health at Midlife
Existing research finds paternal unemployment relates to educational attainment, socioeconomic achievement, and wellbeing in the shorter term, but exposure to this event may also have enduring implications for the wellbeing of the offspring
The social cost of the Black Saturday bushfires
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have predicted with high confidence that the risk of bushfires will increase in the future. As this risk increases, so too does the need for appropriate policy responses. In developing these responses, costs need to be weighed against benefits. To fully appreciate the benefits of bushfire risk mitigation policies and strengthen the development of social policies around such events, it is necessary to …
The welfare cost of terrorism
Data from 117 countries over the period 2006 to 2011 are used to estimate a macroeconomic cross-country system of equations that examines the association between terrorism, self-reported life satisfaction, and national income. Results indicate that terrorism is negatively associated with life satisfaction, whereas no such association is found between terrorism and real GDP per worker. Stark contrasts are found, however, between OECD and non-OECD …
Ontological security, social connectedness and the well-being of Australia’s ageing baby boomers
This study investigates the extent to which social connectedness may mediate the link between ontological security and subjectively measured well-being of Australia’s baby boomers. The results indicate that, on average, for Australia’s baby boomers, a relative lack of ontological security is associated with lower levels of well-being and social connectedness. Further, social connectedness is linked to higher levels of well-being. These findings h…
Energy justice, the built environment, and solar photovoltaic (PV) energy transitions in urban Australia: A dynamic panel data analysis
How do sprawl and inequality affect well-being in American cities
Public open space, adverse live events and psychological distress in Melbourne, Australia
This study replicates and builds on earlier work by Høj et al. (2021) conducted in Montreal, Canada, to examine the extent to which residing in close proximity to open public spaces can buffer psychological distress using survey data from Melbourne, Australia. We find that proximity to public open space is negatively associated with psychological distress with stronger effects evident among participants who have experienced an adverse life event …
Financial services: A preventive measure against homelessness? Evidence from Australia
Indebtedness and payday lending: A Precursor to Homelessness
Purpose This study investigates if, and if so, in what way indebtedness, in particular, payday lending, may perpetuate poverty and ultimately manifest itself as a slippery slope, which can precede entries into homelessness. Design/methodology/approach Primarily, this study pairs the longitudinal data from the Journeys Home survey with random effect logit models. Findings The results indicate total debt (in ‘000s) is generally associated with a lo…
Homelessness and well-being: The Role of Support Services
Purpose This article aims to investigate the psychosocial links between homelessness and service provision and one’s well-being. Design/methodology/approach This article uses nonlinear panel data regression methods, paired with the landmark Journeys Home survey, to reveal what homelessness and emergency relief mean for one’s well-being (life satisfaction). Findings This article reports evidence that homelessness is associated with lower levels of…
The Employed and Homeless: A Persistent Crisis in Public Policy 1 , 2
This study investigates patterns in services use among employed homeless people. It draws on administrative data for the St. Vincent de Paul Society Queensland, for the years 2013 to 2023, and utilizes the Journeys Home survey, an approximately six-month, Australia-wide panel survey, of people in receipt of income support and vulnerable to, at risk of, or experiencing homelessness. Being employed and a service recipient, while observed, is not co…
Economics (17 works) · Psychology (16 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Demographic economics (10 works) · Geography (9 works) · Life satisfaction (9 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Business (7 works)