D<sc>ixon</sc> R. and S<sc>hepherd</sc> D. Regional dimensions of the Australian business cycle, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper deals with the identification of, and explanations for, co-movement in regional business cycles using employment data for Australian states and territories (regions). It shows that both...

D<sc>ixon</sc> R., L<sc>im</sc> G. C. and F<sc>reebairn</sc> J. Regional Beveridge curves: a latent variable approach, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper applies an unobserved components model to a panel of Australian data to identify the direction and timing of the shifts in regional Beveridge curves. The approach identifies a...

In this paper we examine the nature of disparities in regional (state) unemployment rates in Australia over the period 1978-99 and their relationship to the national unemployment rate. Using co-integration analysis, we find that there is a negative relationship between the two implying that, as...

An important issue in the analysis of regional unemployment is whether movements in regional unemployment rates reflect the impact of region-specific shocks or shocks affecting the entire economy. Previous studies have examined this problem by considering how the regional rates move in relation...