The Expanded Cross-National Equivalent File: HILDA Joins Its International Peers.

The article introduces the Cross-National Equivalent File (CNEF) and the survey within it: the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA). The panel data that was acquired through the HILDA survey is one of many that is used to understand and track the economic well being of a country, in this case Australia. In the article, the creation, details and release of the CNEF and HILDA data are discussed. The author makes it clear that Australia can now compete on the world stage with nations using similar surveys as frames of reference.