This paper examines the influence of the wool export cycle on the business cycle in Australia over the period 1862 …-1995. Nonparametric statistical methods are used to examine various attributes of the relationship between the wool export cycle and the … business cycle. Our results support the view that while the wool export cycle was in synchronisation with the business cycle …

challenge. Australia's target is to reduce carbon emissions by between 26% and 28% by 2030 compared to 2005 emission levels … varying carbon price levels on carbon emissions by incorporating the different carbon price levels in the electricity prices … output, wholesale electricity price, and emissions under the high carbon tax scenario based on cointegration relationships …

novel way of measuring the shape of the cycle, the median change in price, and regresses this against a number of … explanatory variables in US markets. Here, we undertake a similar regression analysis, but using data from Perth, Australia, and …

the most relevant determinants of price. Using various combination and dimension reduction techniques, we develop a range …

We consider an oligopolistic market where firms compete in price and quality and where consumers are heterogeneous in …-inefficiency of the price/quality offers. But, better price/quality combinations are signalled with lower prices in one type and with …