This paper identifies two transmission mechanisms which might contribute to explaining the well-documented correlation between Australian and foreign business cycles. The first is through exports. We find that the US and Japan have a high output elasticity of demand for Australia’s exports....

This paper estimates an imperfect competition model of price and wage adjustment for Australia. The results suggest the Australian economy can be characterised as one where firms are trying to achieve their desired long-run income share while workers are primarily concerned with maintaining...

Employment in Australia over the past five years has recorded one of the strongest increases in the post-war period. This experience stands in marked contrast to that of the mid 1970s and early 1980s when demand for labour in Australia was very weak. Recent developments provide an opportunity to...