Wirkung von institutionellen Änderungen auf die australische kurzfristige Geldnachfragefunktion In einer früheren Ausgabe von Kredit und Kapital legen Jüttner und Tuckwell Schätzungen der australischen kurzfristigen realen Geldnachfragefunktion für den Zeitraum vom 1. Quartal 1952 bis zum...

Linear quadratic optimal control techniques are applied to a simplified reduced form model of the Australian money market to examine the tradeoff between improved monetary control and interest rate variability. We focus on a series of questions. Is quarterly control of the money supply feasible...

This paper provides a review of the research on the 'economics of language' as applied to international migration. Its primary focuses are on: (1) the effect of the language skills of an individual on the choice of destination among international (and internal) migrants, both in terms of the...

This paper explores the determinants and labor market consequences for immigrants of proficiency in speaking the dominate language (English in the US, English or French in Canada). The statistical analysis is for adult men using the self-reported data, including data on language skills,...

This paper extends the analysis of the acquisition of destination language proficiency among immigrants by explicitly incorporating dynamics among family members – mother, father and children. Single equation, bivariate, and four-state (multivariate) probit analyses are employed. Immigrant...

This paper is concerned with the location of immigrants in the United States, as reported in the 1990 Census. Where they settle has implications for the economic, social and political impact of immigrants. Immigrants are highly geographically concentrated. Compared to the native born they are...