Honours Theses and Postgraduate Coursework: Recent submissions
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More lottery tickets than milk and no money in the bank
Published 2011-12-07A significant proportion of US households have insufficient savings to cope with even moderate consumption shocks that can result in substantial externalities. At the same time, the most financially fragile households have ...Open AccessThesis -
The Right Carrot for an Unruly Jungle
Published 2011-12-07This thesis examines the U.S. Department of Justice leniency program setup involving both corporate and individual leniency. Specifically, the interaction between corporate and individual leniency programs in concurrent ...Open AccessThesis -
Mass Media and Aspiration Manipulation: An Experiment Altering Preferences Over Goals
Published 2011-12-07Mass media consumption has increasingly been found to adversely impact upon psychological states but research has largely neglected the potential influence of media on aspirations. An experiment demonstrates aspirational ...Open AccessThesis -
A Search Theory of Dowry
Published 2011-12-07Dowries have traditionally been viewed in economics as arising from a supply imbalance of the marriage market which disadvantages women. In this thesis, a different cause is proposed. Dowries are modelled as arising from ...Open AccessThesis -
Trend Inflation and Inflation Persistence in Australia: A New Keynesian Perspective
Published 2011-12-07The true nature of inflation dynamics is an ongoing matter of debate and investigation in modern macroeconomics. That such attention is devoted to the dynamics of inflation is due to its importance, not only for understanding ...Open AccessThesis