Economic Papers - Economic Society of Australia articles from March 2005

Economic Papers - Economic Society of Australia archives from March 2005

The 'inverse care law', population ageing and the hospital system: a distributional analysis.
March 1, 2005... This study examines the socioeconomic status of NSW hospital patients in 1999-2000 and projects likely hospital costs to 2009-2010. It draws upon unique patient based datasets from NSW public and private hospitals that include hospital...

Economic and financial aspects of aged care.
March 1, 2005... The focus of this article is on the Report of the inquiry into residential aged care in Australia. Consideration is given to the results of a confidential survey of financial submissions from providers of aged care. Most attention is given to...

Two taxation agendas: the gallop government's first term.
March 1, 2005... This essay reviews state taxation policy in Western Australia over the Gallop Government's first term of office. Two tax agendas emerged, one concerning reform of the State's tax system and the other concerning measures to increase the tax...

An empirical note on the comparative macroeconomic effects of the GST in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
March 1, 2005... Australia, Canada and New Zealand have a multitude of cultural and economic characteristics in common that facilitates interesting comparisons between them. This short note takes advantage of this shared heritage by providing a brief empirical...

Banking in the Bush (1993-2003): a decade of change.(Australian economy)
March 1, 2005... Financial-services delivery in Australia has undergone rapid change in the last two decades with the closure of full-service face-to-face branch outlets being a particular facet of change in the last decade. The brunt of these closures has been...

An analysis of joblessness in Australia.
March 1, 2005... Unemployment levels have been falling steadily in Australia for some time--yet, when 'hidden' unemployment is taken into account, the work force remains considerably under-utilised. As well, work opportunities are sharply polarised across...