-sector employment and have helped raise standards of living. However, the growth model has involved costs: the public-sector wage bill … is relatively high, there is limited employment of nationals in the private sector, labor productivity has declined or …

This paper discusses tax and expenditure policy reforms to raise employment. Using data for 58 advanced and emerging …. The focus is on incentives to increase labor demand and supply rather than on the impact of fiscal policy on employment … principles which should guide the design of country-specific fiscal reforms to boost employment. A comprehensive set of tables on …

establish the Government of Australia Subaccount for Selected Fund Activities (the 'Subaccount') under the terms of the SFA …

This Selected Issues paper reviews how Australia’s economy has adapted to a flexible Australian Dollar. The paper … proposal, and estimates how much Australia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region would gain from greater financial …

This paper analyzes likely effectiveness of the fiscal policy in supporting aggregate demand in Australia. The …

The impact of the global crisis was milder in Australia than in other advanced economies owing to strong demand from …

sound macroeconomic framework should permit Australia to weather the global downturn and contain inflationary pressures …