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Australia: the miracle economy
Junankar, Pramod N. - 2013
the OECD countries, Australia did not even have a recession. In this paper we study the behaviour of the Australian … economy compared to some of the OECD countries and see that, in fact, Australia has a "miracle economy". The comparisons are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009774315
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Then and now : reflections on two Australian mining booms
Gregory, Robert G. - 2011
Australia is experiencing its largest mining boom for more than a century and a half. This paper explores, from a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009408694
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The effect of shocks to labour market flows on unemployment and participation rates
Dixon, Robert J.; Lim, Guay C.; Ours, Jan C. van - 2014
This paper presents an analysis of labour market dynamics, in particular of flows in the labour market and how they interact and affect the evolution of unemployment rates and participation rates, the two main indicators of labour market performance. Our analysis has two special features. First,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010360089
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Lives saved during economic downturns: evidence from Australia
Atalay, Kadir; Edwards, Rebecca; Schurer, Stefanie; … - 2020
Australia, a country with universal health care. Using administrative time-series data on mortality that varies by state, age … reduction in vehicle transport accidents. Our estimates imply 425 fewer deaths if Reserve Bank of Australia expectations of a … implementation of universal health care in Australia in 1984. Our results suggest that universal health care may insulate individuals …
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The Great Recession and children's mental health in Australia
Bubonya, Melisa; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Christensen, Daniel - 2018
This paper analyzes the effects of "shocks" to community-level unemployment expectations, induced by the onset of the Great Recession, on children's mental well-being. The Australian experience of the Great Recession represents a unique case study as despite little change in actual unemployment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011925449
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Assessing Australian monetary policy in the twenty-first century
Gross, Isaac; Leigh, Andrew - 2022
Using the Reserve Bank of Australia's MARTIN model we compare actual monetary policy decisions to a counterfactual in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013373260
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Benefit reentitlement conditions in unemployment insurance schemes
Andersen, Torben M.; Strøm Kristoffersen, Mark; … - 2015
Unemployment insurance schemes include conditions on past employment history as part of the eligibility conditions. This aspect is often neglected in the literature which primarily focuses on benefit levels and benefit duration. In a search-matching framework we show that benefit duration and...
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Employment polarization in Spain along the cycle 1997 - 2012
Anghel, Brindusa; Rica, Sara de la; Lacuesta, Aitor - 2013
This article analyzes changes in the occupational employment share in Spain for the period 1997-2012 and the way particular sociodemographic adapt to those changes. There seems to be clear evidence of employment polarization between 1997 and 2012 that accelerates over the recession. Changes in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010226824
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Business cycles, unemployment and entrepreneurial entry : evidence from Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Pijnenburg, Katharina - 2013
We investigate whether people are more willing to become self-employed during boom periods or during recessions and to what extent business cycles or unemployment levels influence entries into entrepreneurship. Our analysis for Germany reveals that there is a positive relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229512
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Health and health behaviors during the worst of times : evidence from the Great Recession
Tekin, Erdal; McClellan, Chandler; Minyard, Karen Jean - 2013
While previous studies have shown that recessions are associated with better health outcomes and behaviors, the focus of these studies has been on the relatively milder recessions of the late 20th century. In this paper, we examine if the previously established counter-cyclical pattern in health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009786469