Economic Papers - Economic Society of Australia articles from June 2003

Economic Papers - Economic Society of Australia archives from June 2003

The net benefit to government of higher education: a "balance sheet" approach.
June 1, 2003... 1 Introduction Public funding of higher education is an important policy decision for government. Although a number of factors will affect this decision, key among them is the desire to maximise the return to society from investment in...

Econbase downloads and the ranking of Australian university economics research: a comparative study.
June 1, 2003... 1 Introduction In recent years the policy focus of the Australian government has been towards a greater concentration of the limited research resources. This is most evident in the view that it is incorrect for the research base of a given...

The life cycle research output of professors in Australian economics departments: an empirical analysis based on survey questionnaires.
June 1, 2003... 1 Introduction Several studies exist of the academic publication patterns of economists. One set of such studies rank economics departments and faculty members according to their number of publications and/or the quality of their...

Equality, infancy and efficiency in allocating internal research funds to faculty members.
June 1, 2003... 1 Introduction This policy article deals with the annual allocation of faculty funds to academic staff members for supporting research related activities such as conference attendance, subscription to journals, submission of papers to...

Making the grade through class effort alone.
June 1, 2003... 1 The Value of Class Effort in Grade Determination Can the amount of effort exerted in the classroom be an effective criteria used to evaluate student performance? Does the perceived performance of those around us affect our individual...

Assessment modes in first year macroeconomics: gender differences in performance.
June 1, 2003... 1 Introduction Is there a gender gap in assessment in economics? There is an extensive international literature which suggests that female students have a comparative advantage in essay questions over multiple-choice questions but male...

Customer-class pricing--efficiency and ethics.
June 1, 2003... 1 Introduction Customer-class pricing is the purposeful division of customers into groups; the seller then seeks to enhance profits by setting prices separately for each group. If the product is heterogeneous, the seller may also determine...

Informational barriers to pollution reduction in small businesses.
June 1, 2003... 1 Introduction It is well understood that basic assumptions that support textbook models of pollution regulation - full information and zero transactions costs - do not hold in the real world. Nevertheless, economists commonly recommend...