The Economics Working Paper Series is a publishing program of the Economics Discipline in the School of Economics and Information Systems to present work-in-progress by staff, visitors and students to a wider academic audience. The Series is currently edited by Dr Elias Sanidas. Papers submitted to the Series have undergone a process of peer review. Papers published prior to 1998 are available only in printed form. Papers from 1998 onwards are available online in PDF format from the School site here as well as from Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) and EconPapers.
Working Paper Series Contact: Dr Elias Sanidas, 4421 5351. email:
Papers from 2005
Analysing the Trade-GDP Nexus in Iran: A Bounds Testing Approach, M. Pahlavani
Testing for Structural Breaks in Australia’s Monetary Aggregates and Interest Rates: An Application of the Innovational Outlier and Additive Outlier Models, M. Pahlavani, A. Valadkhani, and A. Worthington
Structural Changes in the Iranian Economy: An Empirical Analysis with Endogenously Determined Breaks, M. Pahlavani, E. Wilson, and A. Valadkhani
The Double Paradox of Elementary Economics Education, E. Pol and P. Carroll
Ranking of Australian Economics Departments Based on Their Total and Per Academic Staff Research Output, Joan R. Rodgers and A. Valadkhani
Export Performance and Destination Characteristics of Irish Manufacturing Industry, F. Ruane and J. Sutherland
ARDL Modelling Approach to Testing the Financial Liberalisation Hypothesis, M. B. Shrestha and K. Chowdhury
A Sequential Procedure for Testing Unit Roots in the Presence of Structural Break in Time Series Data, M. B. Shrestha and K. Chowdhury
Macroeconometric Modelling: Approaches and Experiences in Developing Countries, A. Valadkhani
Pre- and Post-Dynamic GST Effects on Goods and Services Included in the CPI Basket, A. Valadkhani
Which Industries Create More Employment? A Cross-Country Analysis, A. Valadkhani
Export Price Volatility in Australia: An Application of ARCH and GARCH Models, A. Valadkhani, A. P. Layton, and N. D. Karunaratne
Multiple Structural Breaks in Australia’s Macroeconomic Data: An Application of The Lumsdaine and Papell Test, A. Valadkhani, A. P. Layton, and M. Pahlavani
An Analysis of the Output and Conversion Matrices of Australia’s Economy, A. Valadkhani and T. Robinson
Ranking and Clustering Australian University Research Performance, 1998-2002, A. Valadkhani and A. Worthington
A Multivariate Analysis of Savings, Investment and Growth in India, R. Verma and E. J. Wilson
Savings, Investment, Foreign Inflows and Economic Growth of the Indian Economy 1950-2001, R. Verma and E. J. Wilson
The Distribution of Research Performance Across Australian Universities, 1992-2003, And Its Implications For Higher Education Funding Models, S. Ville, A. Valadkhani, and M. O'Brien
Catastrophic Shocks and Capital Markets: A Comparative Analysis by Disaster and Sector, A. Worthington and A. Valadkhani
Papers from 2004
Convergence of Per Capita GDP Across SAARC Countries, K. Chowdhury
Deficit Financing in LDCs: Evidence From South Asia, K. Chowdhury
East Asian SME Capacity Building, Competitiveness and Market Opportunities in a Global Economy, C. Harvie
Regional Economic and Monetary Integration: A Modelling and Policy Analysis, C. Harvie
The Australia-Korea Economic Relationship and Prospects for an FTA, C. Harvie
Australia-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: Challenges and Opportunities for Bilateral Trade Policy and Closer Economic Relations, Tran Van Hoa
Economic and Financial Crisis Management in Asia: A Critical Analysis, Tran Van Hoa
Export Performance in Small and Medium Enterprises in New South Wales: Sectoral and Regional Dimensions, A. Hodgkinson and P. McPhee
An Empirical Assessment of the Impact of Inter-Industry Trade on Employment: Australia 1989/90–2000/01, K. Jayanthakumaran
Trade Reforms and Changes in Australian Manufactured Exports, K. Jayanthakumaran and F. Neri
Lemons on the Web: A Signalling Approach to the problem of Trust in Internet Commerce, B. C. Lee, L. Ang, and C. Dubelaar
Should They Be Enlisted at Eighteen Years of Age?, A. Levy
Trucefully Yours: Hatred and the Prospects of Genuine and Stable Peace, A. Levy
A Lean-Against-the-Wind Rule for Controlling Low-Skill and Illegal Immigration, A. Levy and J. R. Faria
Macroeconomic Aspects of Substance Abuse: Diffusion, Productivity and Optimal Control, A. Levy and F. Neri
Water-Price Differential and the Efficient Population Size and Urban-Rural Composition of a Distant, Large, Arid Island, A. Levy and R. Zamani
Income Disparities and Trends in Manufactured Exports Across the States and Territories of Australia: 1989/90 – 2000/01, F. Neri and K. Jayanthakumaran
The Efficient Market Hypothesis: Is It Applicable to the Foreign Exchange Market?, J. Nguyen
Hidden Unemployment and Older Male Workers, M. O'Brien
Structural Change and the Older Male Worker in Australia, M. O'Brien
Innovation Heterogeneity, Schumpeterian Growth and Evolutionary Theorizing, E. Pol and P. Carroll
Social Capital: An Insight Revealed or a Concept Too Many?, S. Ville
Papers from 2003
Illegal Immigration and Migrant Networks: Is There an Optimal Immigration Quota Policy?, J. R. Faria and A. Levy
A Comparison of the Performance of SMEs in Korea and Taiwan: Policy Implications for Turbulent Times, C. Hall and C. Harvie
The Contribution of Micro-enterprises to Economic Recovery and Poverty Alleviation in East Asia, C. Harvie
Public Policy and SME Development, C. Harvie and B. C. Lee
Export Led Industrialisation and Growth – Korea’s Economic Miracle 1962-89, C. Harvie and H. H. Lee
New Asian Regionalism: Evidence on ASEAN+3 Free Trade Agreement From Extended Gravity Theory and New Modelling Approach, Tran Van Hoa
A Decision Rule for Transplanting Non-Cadaveric Organs, A. Levy
A Theory of LTR Junk-food Consumption, A. Levy
Environmental Hazard and Residential Value, Location and Dispersion, A. Levy
Measuring Overweight: A Note, A. Levy
Drugs and Growth-Efficient Prevention: An Inter-temporal Portfolio of Machos, Narcos and Angels, A. Levy and F. Neri
Schooling, Labour Force Quality and the Growth of Nations: Comment, F. Neri
A Unit Record Analysis of Older Male Labour Force Participation, M. O'Brien
Public Sector Deficits and Macroeconomic Performance in Lebanon: A Simulation Analysis, A. S. Saleh
The Budget Deficit and Economic Performance: A Survey, A. S. Saleh
Trade Reforms and the Survival of the Passenger Motor Vehicle Industry in Australia, E. Sanidas and K. Jayanthakumaran
Korea, the Pharmaceutical Industry and Non-Commercial Use in the TRIPS Agreement, D. Shanker
Papers from 2002
A discourse of classification: what type of "thing" is the myers-briggs type indicator and what makes it "work"?, Karin Garrety, Richard Badham, Peter Geyer, Michael Zanko, and David Knights
Korean SMEs in the Wake of the Financial Crisis: Strategies, Constraints, and Performance in a Global Economy, G. Gregory, C. Harvie, and H. H. Lee
New Regionalism in East Asia: How Does It Relate to the East Asian Economic Development Model?, C. Harvie and H. H. Lee
Korea, China and Japan: Their Trade with the World and Its Impact on New Asian Regionalism ASEAN+3, Tran Van Hoa
WTO Membership for China and Its Impact on Growth, Investment, and Consumption: A New Flexible Keynesian Approach, Tran Van Hoa
The Impact of Different HRM Regimes on Labour Productivity: National Results and a Regional Perspective, A. Hodgkinson
SME Information Sourcing for Innovation and Export Market Development: From Local or External Networks?, A. Hodgkinson and P. McPhee
An Overview of Export Processing Zones: Selected Asian Countries, K. Jayanthakumaran
The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Manufacturing Sector Performance in Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature, K. Jayanthakumaran
Regulation in the New Economy, B. C. Lee
A Theory of Rational Junk-Food Consumption, A. Levy
Equality, Infancy and Efficiency in Allocating Internal Research Funds to Faculty Members, A. Levy
Greening the Neoclassical Optimal Economic Growth Model, A. Levy
To Transplant or Not to Transplant: The Case of Cystic Fibrosis, A. Levy
A Theory of Chronic Loss, Suffering and Alcoholism, A. Levy and J. R. Faria
Conflict, Political Structure and Economic Growth in Dual-Population Lands, A. Levy and J. R. Faria
Organizational Innovations of Firms From the 1850s in the USA and Japan, E. Sanidas
Legitimacy and the TRIPS Agreement, D. Shanker
The Relocation of the Market for Australian Wool, 1880 – 1939, S. Ville
Papers from 2001
Additional Forms of Employee Representation in Australia, P. J. Gollan, R. Markey, and I. Ross
Competition Policy and SMEs in Vietnam, C. Harvie
Works Councils: Lessons From Europe for Australia, H. Knudsen and R. Markey
A Lifetime Portfolio of Risky and Risk-Free Sexual Behaviour and the Prevalence of AIDS, A. Levy
Federation and Labour 1880-1914: National, State and Local Dimensions, R. Markey
Gender, Part-Time Employment and Employee Participation in the Workplace: Comparing Australia and the European Union, R. Markey, A. Hodgkinson, J. Kowalczyk, and S. Pomfret
The Illawarra at Work: A Summary of the Major Findings of the Illawarra Regional Workplace Industrial Relations Survey, R. Markey, A. Hodgkinson, T. Mylett, S. Pomfret, M. Murray, and M. Zanko
Part-Time Employment, Gender and Employee Participation in the Workplace: An Illawarra Reconnaissance, R. Markey, J. Kowalczyk, and S. Pomfret
Managers’ Perceptions of Cooperation and Joint Decision-Making with Trade Unions: A Regional Case Study in the Illawarra (Australia), R. Markey and S. Pomfret
Schooling Quality and Economic Growth, F. Neri
The Accord and Strikes: An International Perspective, L. J. Perry and P. J. Wilson
A New Taxonomy of Economic Sectors With a View to Policy Implications, E. Pol, P. Carroll, and P. Robertson
Poverty Rates Among Part-time and Casual Workers, J. R. Rodgers
Papers from 2000
Agricultural Growth, Employment and Poverty: Theoretical and Empirical Explorations with Indian Data (1970-1993), D. P. Chaudhri and E. J. Wilson
The Challenge of Child Labour in Rural India: A Multi-Dimensional Problem in Need of an Orchestrated Policy Response, D. P. Chaudhri and E. J. Wilson