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Keywords: Australia; elderly; gender; HILDA; productive non-market activities Abstract Macroeconomic forecasts and program evaluations of health service interventions are pessimistic about ageing populations, given their low work participation and high demand for social services. We estimate the impact of heart disease on paid work and the value of unpaid non-market activities of the Australian elderly, using Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) data, finding significant losses in the value of their contributions to adult care and voluntary work. Impacts on non-market contributions of older women were more significant than for older men. A broader perspective on the value of the contributions made by the elderly is needed to enhance efficiency and (gender) equality. Article Note: Ishida and Mahal: Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia; Ludwick: Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia. Corresponding author: Mahal, email ajay.mahal@unimelb.edu.au. An early version of the research reported in this paper was supported by Edwards Life Sciences Inc. CAPTION(S): Supplementary information. Byline: Marie Ishida, Teralynn Ludwick, Ajay Mahal

Byline: Tom Karmel Abstract This article provides an overview of youth longitudinal surveys in Australia and introduces five papers from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth research forum 'Are We There Yet? Youth Transitions in Australia', held at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, on 11 April 2013. Youth longitudinal surveys have a long history in Australia, dating back to the Youth in Transition study, which commenced with a cohort of young people born in 1961. The latest incarnation is the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, which has tracked cohorts of Year 9 students selected in 1995 and 1998 and 15-year olds in 2003, 2006 and 2009. These young people are interviewed up to the age of 25 years as they move from school into further study and work. Article Note: Formerly (2002-2013) Managing Director, National Centre for Vocational Education Research, South Australia 5000 Australia; email tom.karmel@hotmail.com.