Working Papers: Economics
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| Number | Title and Author | |
| 2007-5 | Stock Market Calendar Anomalies: The Case of Malaysia by Shiok Ye Lim, Chong Mun Ho and Brian Dollery | |
| 2007-4 | An Empirical Analysis of the Monthly Effect: The Case of the Malaysian Stock Market by Mei Kee Wong, Chong Mun Ho and Brian Dollery | |
| 2007-3 | An evaluation of Kazakhstan 's Financial System Reforms in 1993-2002 by Alexandr Akimov and Brian Dollery | |
| 2007-2 | Strategic Decisions for Financial Systems in Transition: Financial System Design, Pace and Sequencing of Reforms by Alexandr Akimov and Brian Dollery | |
| 2007-1 | Niall Ferguson's Political Economy Approach to Prisoner Taking and Prisoner Killing : a Critical Comment by Brian Dollery and Craig R. Parsons | |
| 2006-10 | Incorporating Internalities into Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Case Study of Australian Development Aid in Papua New Guinea by Euan Fleming, Danielle Heinecke and Brian Dollery | |
| 2006-9 | Evaluating Australian Macro-Level Foreign Aid to Papua New Guinea by Danielle Heinecke, Brian Dollery and Euan Fleming | |
| 2006-8 | Workers' Willingness to Participate in Training and Education: A Comparison by Sue O'Keefe, Lin Crase and Brian Dollery | |
| 2006-7 | Older Workers and Participation in Study Programs by Sue O'Keefe, Lin Crase and Brian Dollery | |
| 2006-6 | Workplace Training-Does Reality Match the Theory? An Analysis of Public Sector Employees' Training Decisions by Sue O'Keefe, Lin Crase and Brian Dollery | |
| 2006-5 | Finance-Growth Nexus: Evidence from Transition Economies by Alexandr Akimov , Albert Wijeweera and Brian Dollery | |
| 2006-4 | Optimal Structural Reform in Australian Local Government: An Empirical Analysis of Economies of Scale by Council Function in New South Wales by Brian Dollery, Joel Byrnes and Percy Allan | |
| 2006-3 | Perspectives on the Changing Role of Australian Local Government by Brian Dollery, Joe Wallis and Percy Allan | |
| 2006-2 | Evolutionary Realism and Historical Political Economy by Christopher Lloyd | |
| 2006-1 | Local Government Amalgamation and the South Australian 'Rising to the Challenge' Inquiry by Brian Dollery, Lin Crase and Joel Byrnes | |
| 2005-19 | Why Does Australian Local Government Endure Chronic Financial Stress? by Brian Dollery, Lin Crase and Joel Byrnes | |
| 2005-18 | Spontaneous Structural Reform in Australian Local Government: The Case of the Gilgandra Cooperative Model by Brian Dollery, Warwick Moppett and Lin Crase | |
| 2005-17 | Institutional Constraints and Feasible Reform for State-Owned Enterprises in China by Xianming Meng and Brian Dollery | |
| 2005-16 | Improving Efficiency in Australian Local Government: Structural Reform as a Catalyst for Effective Reform by Brian Dollery, Lin Crase and Sue O'Keefe | |
| 2005-15 | Alternatives to Amalgamation in Australian Local Government: Lessons from the New Zealand Experience by Brian Dollery, Ciaran Keogh and Lin Crase | |
| 2005-14 | Virtual Local Goverment in Practice: The Case of Town Councils in Singapore by Brian Dollery, Wai Ho Leong and Lin Crase | |
| 2005-13 | A Savings Subsidization System in a Model of Endogenous Fertility and Endogenous Growth by Chong Mun Ho and Brian Dollery | |
| 2005-12 | An Analytical Evaluation of New Models of Local Government Service Provision in Regional New South Wales by Brian Dollery, Neil Marshall and Tony Sorensen | |
| 2005-11 | An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship Between Perceived Organizational Support and Organizational Commitment in the NSW Police Service by Paul Currie and Brian Dollery | |
| 2005-10 | The Economic Significance of Migration and Remittances in Tuvalu by Stephen Boland and Brian Dollery | |
| 2005-9 | The Value and Viability of Sovereignty-Conferred Rights in MIRAB Economies: The Case of Tuvalu by Stephen Boland and Brian Dollery | |
| 2005-8 | Economic Growth and External Debt Servicing: A Cointegration Analysis of Sri Lanka, 1952 to 2002 by Albert Wijeweera, Brian Dollery, and Palitha Pathberiya | |
| 2005-7 | An Evaluation Of The Application Of Economic Environmental Policy Instruments In Uzbekistan by Galia Khusnutdinova and Brian Dollery | |
| 2005-6 | A Conceptual Note on Scale Economies, Size Economies and Scope Economies in Australian Local Government by Brian Dollery and Euan Fleming | |
| 2005-5 | The State of Play in Australian Local Government by Brian Dollery | |
| 2005-4 | Alternatives to Amalgamation in Australian Local Government: The Case of Walkerville by Brian Dollery and Joel Byrnes | |
| 2005-3 | Optimal Alternative Approaches to Structural Reform in Regional and Rural Australian Local Government by Brian Dollery and Lin Crase | |
| 2005-2 | Structural Reform in Australian Local Government: the Armidale Dumaresq-Guyra-Uralla-Walcha Strategic Alliance Model by Brian Dollery, Shane Burns and Andrew Johnson | |
| 2005-1 | Enhancing Efficiency in Australian Local Government: an Evaluation of Alternative Models of Municipal Governance by Brian Dollery and Andrew Johnson | |
| 2004-22 | An Analysis of the Regional Distribution of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows in the Manufacturing Sector in Malaysia by Noor Al-Huda A. Karim, Euan Fleming and Howard Doran | |
| 2004-21 | An Empirical Assessment of the Impact of Host Country and Home Country Corporate Tax Rates on Foreign Direct Investment in the United States by Albert Wijeweera, Brian Dollery and Don Clark | |
| 2004-20 | Institutional Breakdown? An Exploratory Taxonomy of Australian University Failure by David Murray and Brian Dollery | |
| 2004-19 | Economic Revisionism and Organizational Leadership: A Hope-Based Theory by Joe Wallis and Brian Dollery | |
| 2004-18 | Knaves or Knights, Pawns or Queens? An Evaluation of Australian Higher Education Reform Policy by Brian Dollery, David Murray and Lin Crase | |
| 2004-17 | An Empirical Note on the Comparative Macroeconomic Effects of the GST in Australia, Canada and New Zealand by Tom Bolton and Brian Dollery | |
| 2004-16 | The Financial System of Uzbekistan: An Evaluation of Twelve Years of Transition by Alexandr Akimov and Brian Dollery | |
| 2004-15 | Local Government Performance Monitoring in NSW: are 'At Risk' Councils Really at Risk? by David Murray and Brian Dollery | |
| 2004-14 | An Evaluation of Performance Measurement and the Identification of 'At Risk' Municipal Councils in NSW Local Government by David Murray and Brian Dollery | |
| 2004-13 | An Analysis of the Joint Board or Country Model as the Structural Basis for Effective Australian Local Governance by Brian Dollery and Andrew Johnson | |
| 2004-12 | Conceptualising Community Consultation in Public Policy Formulation: The Case of the Living Murray Debate in the Murray-Darling Basin of Australia by Lin Crase, Brian Dollery and Joe Wallis | |
| 2004-11 | A Critical Note on 'Eco-Civic Regionalisation as the Basis for Local Government Boundaries in Australia by Brian Dollery and Lin Crase | |
| 2004-10 | Measuring Efficiency in Australian Local Government: An Empirical Evaluation of NSW Municipal Wastewater Services by Kim Woodbury and Brian Dollery | |
| 2004-9 | A Public Choice Perspective on the Origins of the Pacific War by Brian Dollery and Zane Spindler | |
| 2004-8 | The Productive Efficiency of Singapore Banks: An Application and Extension of the Barr Et Al (1999) Approach by Wai Ho Leong and Brian Dollery | |
| 2004-7 | Public Sector Reform in Australia: An Evaluation of the Corporatisation of Sydney Water, 1995 to 2002 by Andrew Jane and Brian Dollery | |
| 2004-6 | Explaining Voluntary Sector Behaviour: an Empirical Test Using NSW Non-Profit Social Service Provider Data by Taryn Maroney and Brian Dollery | |
| 2004-5 | An Evaluation of Private Sector Provision of Public Infrastructure in Australian Local Government by John Cannadi and Brian Dollery | |
| 2004-4 | Is Bigger Local Government Better? An Evaluation of the Economic Case for Australian Municipal Amalgamation Programs by Brian Dollery and Lin Crase | |
| 2004-3 | The Economics of Ageing: Generational Accounting and Regional Public Goods in Australia by Greg Coombs and Brian Dollery | |
| 2004-2 | Intergenerational Fiscal Balance in Australia: Should We Use Fiscal Sustainability or Intergenerational Equity? by Greg Coombs and Brian Dollery | |
| 2004-1 | The Ageing of Australia: Fiscal Sustainability, Intergenerational Equity and Inter-Temporal Fiscal Balance by Greg Coombs and Brian Dollery | |
| 2003-17 | Health Reform in China: An Analysis Of Rural Health Care Delivery by David Kelaher and Brian Dollery | |
| 2003-16 | A History of Inequality in South Africa, 1652-2002: Review Note by Brian Dollery | |
| 2003-15 | Government Failure and State Incapacity: The South African Public Sector in the 1990s by Brian Dollery and Jen Snowball | |
| 2003-14 | Leadership and Economic Theories of Nonprofit Organizations by Joe Wallis and Brian Dollery | |
| 2003-13 | Efficiency Measurement in Australian Local Government: The Case of NSW Municipal Water Services by Kim Woodbury and Brian Dollery | |
| 2003-12 | A New Institutional Perspective on Alternative Governance Mechanisms at the Local Government Level by Joe Wallis and Brian Dollery | |
| 2003-11 | New Public Management and Convergence in Public Administrative Systems: A Comparison between Australia and the Republic of Korea by Brian Dollery and Chang Won Lee | |
| 2003-10 | A Comparative Examination Of Cultural Change Within The Australian And New Zealand Treasuries by Joe Wallis and Brian Dollery | |
| 2003-9 | A Critical Evaluation Of Virtual Local Government In Australia by Brian Dollery | |
| 2003-8 | Nanshin: Budget- Maximising Behavior, The Imperial Japanese Navy And The Origins Of The Pacific War
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| 2003-7 | Calculating Developer Charges For Urban Infrastructure: A Feasible Method For Applying Marginal Cost Pricing by Judith Mcneill and Brian Dollery | |
| 2003-6 | The Decline of the South African Economy: Review Note by Brian Dollery (duplicate of 2003-5) | |
| 2003-5 | The Decline of the South African Economy: Review Note by Brian Dollery | |
| 2003-4 | Social Economics And Social Capital by Joe Wallis, Paul Killerby and Brian Dollery | |
| 2003-3 | An Analysis Of Stress Testing For Asian Stock Portfolios by Shen Wang, Chong Mun Ho and Brian Dollery | |
| 2003-2 | An Empirical Analysis Of The Proposed Australia-Japan Free Trade Agreement by Mahinda Siriwardana and Brian Dollery | |
| 2003-1 | Policy Formulation and Cultural Re-Invention Within the New Zealand Treasury by Joe Wallis and Brian Dollery | |
| 2002-12 | Alex Kerr's Dogs And Demons And The Problems Of Contemporary Japan: A Review Note by Therese Burton and Brian Dollery | |
| 2002-11 | Leadership And Economic Theory by Joe Wallis, Brian Dollery and Ho Chong Mun | |
| 2002-10 | Measuring The Technical Efficiency Of Banks In Singapore For The Period 1993 To 1999: An Application And Extension Of The Bauer Et Al (1997) Technique by Wai Ho Leong, Brian Dollery and Tim Coelli | |
| 2002-9 | The Productive Efficiency Of Singapore Banks: An Application And Extension Of The Barr Et Al (1999) Approach by Wai Ho Leong and Brian Dollery | |
| Rhetorical Patterns in the Australian Debate over War with Iraq by Brian Dollery and Lin Crase | ||
| Public Policy Approaches to the Voluntary Sector by Brian Dollery, Joe Wallis and Lin Crase | ||
| 2002-6 | A Century of Vertical Fiscal Imbalance in Australian Federalism by Brian Dollery | |
| 2002-5 | An Analysis of the Debate on Intergenerational Equity and Fiscal Sustainability in Australia by Greg Coombes and Brian Dollery | |
| 2002-4 | A Note on New Public Management and Organizational Leadership by Brian Dollery | |
| 2002-3 | A Conversation with Peter Groenewegen by Brian Dollery | |
| 2002-2 | Do Economies of Scale Exist in Australian Local Government? A Review of the Empirical Evidence by Joel Byrnes and Brian Dollery | |
| 2002-1 | Local Government Efficiency Measurement in Australia by Kim Woodbury, Brian Dollery and Prasada Rao | |
| 2001-18 | Cultural Change Within the New Zealand and Australian Treasuries by Joe Wallis and Brian Dollery | |
| 2001-17 | Understanding Cultural Changes Within an Economic Control Agency: The Case of the New Zealand Treasury by Joe Wallis and Brian Dollery | |
| 2001-16 | Economic Approaches to the Voluntary Sector: A Note on Voluntary Failure and Human Service Delivery by Brian Dollery and Joe Wallis | |
| 2001-15 | A Note on the Debate over "Economic Rationalism" in Australia: An Application of Albert Hirschman's Rhetoric of Reaction by Therese Burton, Brian Dollery and Joe Wallis | |
| 2001-14 | A Century of Vertical Fiscal Imbalance in Australian Federalism by Brian Dollery | |
| 2001-13 | Social Service Delivery and the Voluntary Sector in Contemporary Australia by Brian Dollery and Joe Wallis | |
| 2001-12 | Local Government Failure in Australia: An Empirical Analysis of New South Wales by Joel Byrnes, Brian Dollery and Joe Wallis | |
| 2001-11 | The Impact of Alternative Styles of Policy Leadership on the Direction of Local Government Reform by Joe Wallis and Brian Dollery | |
| 2001-10 | Social Service Delivery and the Voluntary Sector in Contemporary Australia: A Conceptual Note on "Constructive Compassion" and the McClure Report by Brian Dollery and Joe Wallis | |
| 2001-9 | Diversity in Australian Local Government: The Case Against the Imposition of Uniform National Standards by Andrew Worthington and Brian Dollery | |
| 2001-8 | An Empirical Examination of the Impact of Public Enterprise Reform on the South African Labour Market by Booi Themeli, Brian Dollery and Lin Crase | |
| 2001-7 | A Taxonomic Analysis of Government Failure in Local Government by Brian Dollery and Joe Wallis | |
| 2001-6 | The Theory of Market Failure and Policy Making in Contemporary Local Government by Brian Dollery and Joe Wallis | |
| 2001-5 | T.R. Malthus, Observations on the Effects of the Corn Laws, 1814 by John Pullen | |
| 2001-4 | A Linguistic Analysis of the Marginal Productivity Theory of Distribution; or, the use and abuse of the proprietorial "of" by John Pullen | |
| 2001-3 | A History of Malthus Scholarship by John Pullen | |
| 2001-2 | Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) by John Pullen | |
| 2001-1 | R. Jones, An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth and on the Sources of Taxation, 1831 by John Pullen | |
| 2000-11 | Effective Aspects of NSW Local Governments' Domestic Waste Management Service by Andrew Worthington and Brian Dollery | |
| 2000-10 | Financing Urban Infrastructure in New South Wales: An Evaluation of Water and Sewage Developer Charges Policy by Judith McNeill and Brian Dollery | |
| 2000-9 | An Analysis of the Criteria Used by Australian Local Government Amalgamation Inquiries Between 1960 and 1992 by Stephen Soul and Brian Dollery | |
| 2000-8 | The Appropriateness of the New Zealand Model of Public Management Reform to South Africa by Joe Wallis and Brian Dollery | |
| 2000-7 | Local Government Reform in New Zealand by Joe Wallis and Brian Dollery | |
| 2000-6 | Can Australian Local Government Play a Meaningful Role in the Development of Social Capital in Disadvantaged Communities? by Andrew Worthington and Brian Dollery | |
| 2000-5 | A Note on Australian Local Government and Regional Economic and Social Inequalities by Brian Dollery and Stephen Soul | |
| 2000-4 | An Analysis of Recent Trends in Australian Local Government by Andrew Worthington and Brian Dollery | |
| 2000-3 | An Empirical Analysis of Productivity Change in Local Government 1993/94 to 1995/96 by Andrew Worthington and Brian Dollery | |
| 2000-2 | Diversity in Australian Local Government: The Case Against the Imposition of Uniform National Standards by Andrew Worthington and Brian Dollery | |
| 2000-1 | The Debate on Australian Federalism: Local Government Financial Interrelationships with State and Commonwealth Governments by Andrew Worthington and Brian Dollery | |
| 99-13 | A Note on the Timing of Microeconomic Reform in Australia by Brian Dollery and Joe Wallis | |
| 99-12 | Allowing for Nondiscretionary Factors in Data Envelope Analysis: A Comparative Study of New South Wales Local Government by Andrew Worthington and Brian Dollery | |
| 99-11 | The Evolution of Paradigmatic Policy Change in Contemporary Australia: A Note on Rhetorical Patterns at the 1999 New South Wales Drug Summit by Therese Burton, Brian Dollery and Joe Wallis | |
| 99-10 | Explaining the Real Size of Government in Australia: An Application of the Feris and West Model by Sukvinder Singh and Brian Dollery | |
| 99-9 | Funding Urban Infrastructure Developer Charges: The Case of Section 94 Contributions and Road Financing in New South Wales by Judith McNeill and Brian Dollery | |
| 99-8 | Administrative Constraints on Policymaking in the New South Africa: Government Failure and the Ncholo Report by Brian Dollery and Joe Wallis | |
| 99-7 | Funding Local Government Infrastructure: The Case of Developer Charges and Public Open Spaces in New South Wales, Australia by Judith McNeill and Brian Dollery | |
| 99-6 | Financing Infrastructure to Mitigate Development Impacts: The Case of Section 94 Developer Charges for Drainage in New South Wales by Judith McNeill and Brian Dollery | |
| 99-5 | Equity and Efficiency: Section 94 Developer Charges and Affordable Housing in Sydney by Judith McNeill and Brian Dollery | |
| 99-4 | An Analysis of the Criteria Used by Australian Local Government Amalgamation Inquiries by Stephen Soul and Brian Dollery | |
| 99-3 | Aid Policies and Poverty Alleviation: The Case of Vietnam by Thu Huong Le and Paul Winters | |
| 99-2 | Economic Growth, Administrative Reform and the Ncholo Report in the New South Africa by Lin Crase and Brian Dollery | |
| 99-1 | Structural Reform of the South African Economy by Lin Crase, Brian Dollery and Andrew Worthington |