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Financial Literacy and Remittance Behavior of Skilled and Unskilled Immigrant Groups in Australia

Karunarathne, Wasana; Gibson, John - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 2013

remitting immigrant groups in Australia – Sri Lankans and Samoans – using surveys designed and supervised by the authors. Paying …

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Credential Changes and Education Earnings Premia in Australia

Coelli, Michael; Wilkins, Roger - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 2008

Australia. This stability is in sharp contrast to the rising college premium observed in the US. The observed stability in … Australia may in part be due to changes in the credentials earned by individuals entering certain professional occupations …-occupation credential changes on estimates of education earnings premia in Australia over time. Our focus is on credential changes within …

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'Riding on the Sheep's Back': Examining Australia's Dependence on Wool Exports

Cashin, P.; McDermott, C. J. - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 1997

This paper extends the staple theory literature by examining the influence of wool, Australia's dominant primary …

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Environmental Performance and Share Price: an Empirical Study for Australian Industrial Corporations

Alden, D. M.; Saleeba, J. - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 1997

There is evidence that investors value environmental performance disclosure by companies. This paper attempts to determine whether this environmental performance information affects share price. An index of environmental performance is constructed from a survey of the commitment of corporations...

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Common Cycles in Labour Market Separation Rates for Australian States

Dixon, Robert - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 2007

leaving employment and moving to unemployment in the six states of Australia. It is concluded that there is a common cyclical …. These findings strengthen the case for regional labour market policy in Australia. …

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The Cyclical Dynamics and Volatility of Australian Output and Employment

Dixon, Robert; Shepherd, David - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 2006

In this paper we examine the volatility of aggregate output and employment in Australia with the aid of a frequency … to output volatility in Australia which holds that there was a once and for all sustained reduction in output volatility …

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A DISCUSSION OF THE APPROPRIATE METHOD FOR DECOMPOSING CHANGES OVERTIME IN A WEIGHTED AGGREGATE INTO ITS PROXIMATE DETERMINANTS AND AN APPLICATION TO MALE PARTICIPATION RATE CHANGE...

Dixon, Robert - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 2002

in Australia over the period 1978 - 2001. The main findings are: First, that changes in the age composition are the main …

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Participation Profiles of Australian Women. Summary Charactiristics by Occupation

Atkinson, M.E.; Cornish, R. - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 1998

This paper present a summary analysis of unpublished longitudinal data on the workforce participation profiles of a group of Australian women, according to their occupational group. The information is rich in detail concerning the timing, frequency and duration of breaks from work life, and the...

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The Fiscal Consequences of Privatisation: Australian Evidence.

Harris, M.; Lye, J. - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 1998

privatisations by public share float in Australia during the period 1989 to 1997. The costs associated with these privatisations is …

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Computer Knowledge and Earnings : Evidence for Australia.

Borland, J; Hirschberg, J; Lye, J - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 1997

The finding from recent analysis in the United States that computer users earn a wage premium of 10 to 15 percent - together with increased usage of computers by high skill workers - has been interpreted as evidence of the role of technological change in generating widening earings differentials...

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