Deborah Cobb-Clark

Adolescent boys more prone to delinquency without a father

24 Nov 2011, 9.38 AM

Adolescent boys are more prone to delinquency if they do not have a father figure in their lives, a University of Melbourne study has found, while adolescent girls seem unaffected by the presence or absence of fathers in their lives.

Deborah Cobb-Clark to head key Faculty of Business and Economics economic-social research think-tank

1 Feb 2010, 10.12 AM

Leading labour market expert Professor Deborah Cobb-Clark has been appointed Director of the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Ronald F Henderson Professor in the University of Melbourne.