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Dr Alfons Palangkaraya

Research Fellow
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

Tel. +61 3 8344 2119
Fax. +61 3 8344 2111
Email. alfonsp@unimelb.edu.au

Alfons joined the institute in November 2003 as a Research Fellow for the Applied Microeconomics Research Programs. He graduated from the University of Missouri and obtained his doctoral degree in economics from Oregon State University. In his doctoral dissertation, he studied the theoretical effects of firm competition in advertising on prices under a vertical product differentiation setting, the empirical effects of firm location on knowledge spillovers, and the empirical relationship between comparative advantage and the inflows of foreign direct investment. Currently, his research focuses on micro-econometric studies of productivity and knowledge spillovers using establishment-level Australian manufacturing data. He is also a research associate for the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA) for which he was the editor and co-editor of two past IPRIA publications: R&D and Intellectual Property Scoreboard 2004 and Australian Patent Applications Scoreboard 2004.

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Working Papers

A. Palangkaraya and A. Waldkirch (2006), “Relative Factor Abundance and FDI Factor Intensity in Developed Countries,” Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research, Working Paper No. 12/2006. (Abstract; Full-Text)

A. Palangkaraya and J. Yong (2006), “Entry, Exit and Productivity of Indonesian Electronics Manufacturing Plants,” Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research, Working Paper No. 8/2006. (Abstract; Full-Text)

A. Palangkaraya, A. Stierwald and J. Yong (2006), “Is firm productivity related to size and age? The case of large Australian firms,” Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research, Working Paper No. 7/2006. (Abstract; Full-Text)

Yong, J., A. Palangkaraya, B. Webster and P. Dawkins (2006), “The Distributive Consequences of Recent Private Health Insurance Policies in Australia: Gainers versus Losers,” Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research, Working Paper No. 2/2006. (Abstract; Full-Text)

Palangkaraya, A., Jensen, P.H. and Webster, E. (2005). “Determinants of international patent examination outcomes”, Melbourne Institute Working Paper 6/05, University of Melbourne. (Abstract, Pdf file)

Jensen, P.H., Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E. (2005). “Patent application outcomes across the trilateral patent offices”, Melbourne Institute Working Paper 5/05, University of Melbourne. (Abstract; Pdf file)

Aw, B. Y. and A. Palangkaraya (2004), “Local Knowledge Spillovers in the Indonesian Manufacturing Industry,” Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research, Working Paper No. 18/2004. (Abstract; Full-Text)

Palangkaraya, A. and J. Yong (2004), “Effects of Recent Carrot-and-Stick Policy Initiatives on Private Health Insurance Coverage in Australia”, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research, Working Paper No. 20/2004. (Abstract; Full-Text)

Palangkaraya, A. and J. Yong (2004), “How effective is Lifetime Health Cover in Raising Private Health Insurance Coverage in Australia? An Assessment Using Regression Discontinuity,” Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research, Working Paper No. 33/2004. (Abstract; Full-Text)

Publications

Journal Articles

Jensen, P.H., Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E. (2006). “Disharmony in international patent office decisions”, Federal Circuit Bar Journal, 15(4), 679-704.

Palangkaraya, A. and J. Yong. (2006). “How Effective is "Lifetime Health Cover" in Raising Private Health Insurance Coverage in Australia? An Assessment Using Regression Discontinuity”, Applied Economics (forthcoming).

Palangkaraya, A. and J. Yong. (2005). “ Effects of Recent Carrot-and-Stick Policy Initiatives on Private Health Insurance Coverage in Australia”, The Economic Record, 81, 254, 262-72.

Books/Reports

Palangkaraya, A. (2004). (Ed.) R&D and Intellectual Property Scoreboard 2004. (more...)

Palangkaraya, A. and S. Wallers (2004). (Eds.) Australian Patent Applications Scoreboard. (more...)

Book Chapters

Jensen, P.H. and Palangkaraya, A. (2006), “Company intellectual property scoreboards: an Australian perspective”, in Bosworth, D and Webster, E. (eds.) The Management of Intellectual Property, Edward Elgar Press.