Economic Papers - Economic Society of Australia articles from December 2007

Economic Papers - Economic Society of Australia archives from December 2007

Minimum wages and the 'working poor'.
December 1, 2007... 1 Introduction In March 2006 new Federal legislation came into effect that some have argued represents the "greatest single change to Australian federal labour law since the introduction of compulsory conciliation and arbitration"...

The impact of occupational health and safety policy on firm value.
December 1, 2007... 1 Introduction This paper investigates the impact of occupational health and safety (OHS) policy on the share price of listed Australian firms. There has been a considerable resurgence in interest in corporate OHS policy and practises,...

Third-party access to infrastructure: the case of the Mt Newman rail line in the Pilbara.
December 1, 2007... 1 Introduction It is often the case that a market is dominated by a single piece of infrastructure and some form of monopolistic power is conferred on the firm owning the infrastructure, both in the existing, as well as related, markets....

Why do Australian universities fare so poorly in international rankings? Evidence for economics departments and some hypotheses.
December 1, 2007... 1 Introduction Ranking universities has a long history. Any ranking depends upon the criteria used, and these should depend upon the purpose. Rankings intended as a guide to prospective undergraduates (such as the Good Universities Guides)...

About turn: policy reversals and the Queensland local government Reform Commission.
December 1, 2007... 1 Introduction For almost two decades Australian local government has come under increasing financial pressure. Fears about the 'financial sustainability' of local councils in all Australian local government jurisdictions has recently led...

Outward-oriented policy reforms and industrialisation in Sri Lanka.
December 1, 2007... 1 Introduction During the first three decades of the post world-war era, South Asia remained perhaps the most inward-oriented group of countries in the world outside the communist block. Sri Lanka took the lead in breaking away from the...