In this paper we examine the volatility of aggregate output and employment in Australia with the aid of a frequency … to output volatility in Australia which holds that there was a once and for all sustained reduction in output volatility … in or around 1984. We do not find any convincing evidence for a sustained reduction in the cyclical volatility of the GDP …

; electricity, communications, transportation, shared computer facilities, and computer networks (ie. the Internet), either use, or …

monopolist is allowed to integrate into the downstream retail market. Integration helps overcome double marginalization-a feature … conduct in the downstream market and it has a greater incentive to cheat on any collusive arrangement. We show that these … downstream market, even if integration leads to a higher regulated input price. The anti-competitive effects of the higher input …

there have been common national and regional changes in the volatility of employment. A subsidiary objective is to assess …

remitting immigrant groups in Australia – Sri Lankans and Samoans – using surveys designed and supervised by the authors. Paying …

Australia. This stability is in sharp contrast to the rising college premium observed in the US. The observed stability in … Australia may in part be due to changes in the credentials earned by individuals entering certain professional occupations …-occupation credential changes on estimates of education earnings premia in Australia over time. Our focus is on credential changes within …

This paper extends the staple theory literature by examining the influence of wool, Australia's dominant primary …

. These findings strengthen the case for regional labour market policy in Australia. … leaving employment and moving to unemployment in the six states of Australia. It is concluded that there is a common cyclical …

of decomposition procedures. The material is illustrated with reference to data on labour market participation by males … in Australia over the period 1978 - 2001. The main findings are: First, that changes in the age composition are the main …