One of the lessons from the global financial crisis is that systemic risk to the financial system can arise from outside the regular banking system, in so-called ‘shadow banking’. This article reviews post-crisis international and domestic trends in shadow banking, and regulatory efforts to...

Nach der bereits von anderen Autoren entwickelten sogenannten St.-Louis-Methode wird die Bedeutung der Geld- und Fiskalpolitik im Hinblick auf die nominale Einkommensentwicklung in Subsahara-Afrika untersucht. Ergebnis: Die relative Bedeutung dieser beiden wirtschaftspolitischen...

Spending has grown strongly in the resource-rich states in recent years, primarily reflecting very high levels of investment in the mining industry. However, the pace of growth in state production and developments in other economic indicators have been more uniform across the states. This...

As part of its liaison program, the Bank meets with community organisations to discuss the labour market and other opportunities and challenges faced by economically disadvantaged persons in Australia. The data available suggest that economic conditions faced by the disadvantaged generally...

Supply-side factors can affect the responsiveness of new dwelling construction to changes in housing demand. Recent reports and liaison with industry participants point to a range of supply-side rigidities in the Australian housing market, including the length and complexity of the planning...