In this article, we investigate the questions of whether some form of Okun's Law holds for Australia, and if so whether the Okun relationship has been stable. The results indicate that alternative formulations of the 'law' do not give rise to numerically similar parameter estimates....

In this paper; several models of exchange rate determination are applied to the Singapore-US exchange rate. A composite model, synthesising elements of the portfolio-balance and monetary models, is found to yield more satisfactory estimates and better out-of-sample forecasts than the...

This paper develops and simulates a multiperiod utility maximising model using realistic values of interest, inflation and tax rates to assess the effects of the GST package on the consumer's patterns of saving, and consumption over time. It will be shown that a tax-revenue-neutral GST package...

Worldwide there have been many instances where access to the personal and financial information of private individuals was gained by unauthorised personnel. To protect such information, in Australia, national privacy principles, which are embodied in legislation, specify how private-sector...