This paper investigates the geographic agglomeration of establishments in the Australian manufacturing industries during the period of 1994{1997. We find that although the agglomeration of Australian manufacturing has doubled during the period, it is still not as agglomerated as those in other...

Leahy A., Palangkaraya A. and Yong J. Geographical agglomeration in Australian manufacturing, Regional Studies. This paper investigates geographical agglomeration of Australian manufacturing industries from 1993-1994 to 1996-1997. It is found that although agglomeration increased substantially...

Without the confidence that patent rights can be enforced quickly and efficiently, when needed, the patent system will not stimulate innovation. For this reason, governments, academics, international institutions and the private sector have poured significant resources into gathering and...

The Australian government implemented a series of new private health insurance policies between 1997 and 2000. As a result, the proportion of the population with private health insurance coverage increased by more than 35%. However, this paper finds significant evidence that the policy reform...