Browsing Research Publications and Outputs by title
Sort by:
Title A-Z
-
Uncovered Interest Parity Hypothesis for Major Currencies
Karfakis, C.; Parikh, A.Published 1993-05-01The objectives of this paper are to examine the nominal uncovered interest parity (UIP) hypothesis for three major currencies against the US dollar using the monthly data for the period 1974-1989. Forward looking expectations, ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Union Objectives, Wage Bargaining and the Phillips Curve
Phipps, A.J.Published 1987-10-01Open AccessWorking Paper -
Union-Firm Bargaining as a Repeated Prisoner's Dilemma
Blad, Michael C.; Oulton, NicholasPublished 1987-01-01Open AccessWorking Paper -
Unionisation, Industrial Relations and Labour Productivity Growth in Australia: A Pooled Time-Series/Cross-Section Analysis of TFP Growth
Phipps, A.J.; Sheen, J.R.Published 1993-09-01This study examines the impact of unionisation and other industrial relations variables on total factor productivity (TFP) levels and growth in a conventional Cobb-Douglas production function. The estimation employs quarterly ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
The Use of Splines on the Working-Leser Engel Equation
Karunakaran, Kisore L.; Ahmad, EatzazPublished 1996-11-01This study estimates total expenditure elasticities for the poor, middle income and rich Australian households using Spline functions on the Working-Leser Engel equations system. These elasticities vary substantially with ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
THE WELFARE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL TAXATION
Irvine, I.J.; Sims, William A.Published 1991-12-01This paper analyses the question of how to appropriately tax alcoholic beverages at a disaggregated level. Using the theory of tax reform, the social cost of raising revenue from different alcoholic beverages is calculated. ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
When Second Opinions Hurt: A Model of Expert Advice under Career Concerns
Liu, Yaozhou Franklin; Sanyal, AmalPublished 2010-12-01We augment the standard career concerns model by introducing (i) an action that blocks the information about the true state of the world and (ii) the possibility that the principal might reverse her initial action after ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Why do the Rich Save More? A Theory and Australian Evidence
Chakrabarty, Debajyoti; Katayama, Hajime; Maslen, HannaPublished 2006-03-01We provide a theory to explain the existence of inequality in an economy where agents have identical preferences and have access to the same production technology. Agents consume a “utility” good and a “health” good which ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
WILL THERE BE BLOOD? INCENTIVES AND SUBSTITUTION EFFECTS IN PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR*
Lacetera, Nicola; Macis, Mario; Slonim, RobertPublished 2010-10-01We present evidence from observational data on nearly 14,000 American Red Cross blood drives and from a randomized natural field experiment showing that economic incentives have a positive effect on blood donations without ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Women as Producers of Economic Articles: A Statistical Assessment of the Nature and the Extent of Female Participation in Five British and North American Journals 1900-39
Groenewegen, Peter; King, SusanPublished 1994-06-01Research on Trends in professionalisation and specialisation in the early journal literature as part of a historical study of twentieth century economics discloses interesting data on the changing role of women in the ...Open AccessWorking Paper
Sort by:
Title A-Z