This paper assesses quantitatively the impact on student performance of a blended learning experiment within a large undergraduate first‐year course in statistics for business and economics students. We employ a difference‐in‐differences method, which controls for differences in student...

We analyze simultaneous discrete public good games with incomplete information and continuous contributions. To use the terminology of Admati and Perry (1991), we consider contribution and subscription games. In the former, contributions are not refunded if the project is not completed, while in...

The central point of this note is that the relationship between market power and inflation depends crucially on the source of inflationary shocks. To the extent that inflation is driven by demand shocks, firms with market power are likely to respond by increasing margins, and thereby amplifying...

In this paper we examine a database assembled from an Australian public register of 553 merger decisions taken between March 2004 and July 2008. Mergers may be accepted without public assessment, accepted in conjunction with publication of a Public Competition Assessment, or rejected. The public...

This article identifies a range of contestable and transparent mechanisms that Australian government agencies (including departments) may use to engage academic consultants and supporting research. It also provides guidance on deciding which mechanisms (such as tenders, calls for proposals or...

This paper examines some important economic aspects associated with the notion that consistency in the regulation of infrastructure businesses is a desirable feature. It makes two important points. First, it is not easy to measure consistency. In particular, one cannot simply point to different...