Dr Greg Smith
Lecturer, Faculty of The Professions, School of Business Economics and Public Policy
Qualifications
Degrees in economics from the University of Western Australia and Murdoch University and a PhD from the University of New England.
Contact
| Email: | gsmith2@une.edu.au |
| Room: | W040 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2028 (or +61 2 6773 2028 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3208 |
Areas of Teaching
I teach Macroeconomics in first, second and third year, which I come to from a background in teaching Microeconomics, Managerial Economics and Labour Economics.
Research interests
I am looking at labour relations in a range of Australian industries from coal to electricity and telecommunications. The focus is on changes in industry structure and the feed through to bargaining over wages, employment and productivity. I am also interested in macroeconomic developments as they spill over into labour market outcomes. The minimum wage debate is relevant in this regard, as are a range of issues relating to the movement of wage ( and profit) share in GDP
Also I am currently revisiting issues to do with the operation of State electricity systems; the predominance of coal-fired electricity systems and the emerging relevance of renewable and efficiency options.
Select Publications
"Union/Employer Bargaining and Product Market Developments:The Black Coal Industry",The Journal of Industrial Relations,32(1),1990,pp 19-31.
"The World Coal Trade:A Commentary",Energy Policy,22(6),1994,pp 443-446.
"Employment and Productivity in Australian Coal Mining", Labour Economics and Productivity, 6(2), 1994, 188-206.
"Privatisation and Reform in the Australian Electricity Industry",Pacific and Asian Journal of Energy",7(2),1997,pp165-173.
With John Pullen," Major Douglas and Social Credit: A Reappraisal", History of Political Economy,29(2),1997,pp 219-273.
With Danielle Venn,"Technological Change and Employment in the Australian Finance Industry",Australian Journal of Labour Economics",3(2),1999,pp113-129.
"The Relevance of Policies on Pay to the Pursuit of Full Employment",Proceedings of the 4th Path to Full Employment Conference,University of Newcastle,December 2002.
"Labour Market Deregulation and the Orientation of Macroeconomic Policy", Proceedings of the 5th Path to Full Employment Conference, University of Newcastle, December 2003
"Creating the Conditions for Public Investment to Deliver Full Employment and Envirionmental Sustainability", International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment", 1 (3/4), 2005, 258-264.
"Keynesian Aggregate Supply, the Role of Incomes Policies and the Approach to Full Employment", Proceedings of the 8th Path to Full Employment Conference, University of Newcasle, December 2006.
Australian Electricity Supply: Orientations to Growth and Prospects for Sustainability," International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment, forthcoming