Seminar Series 2006
Dr Hielke Buddelmeyer is the programme coordinator of these seminars. A time table for forthcoming seminars is presented below.
| SPEAKER | TOPIC | LOCATION | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Boyd Hunter (Centre for Aboriginal Economic and Policy Research, ANU) | 'Indigenous Social Exclusion and the Poverty Wars' (exact topic to be confrimed) | Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Friday, 1 December, 11:00 A.M. |
| Dr. Duncan McVicar (Queens University, Belfast) | Does job search monitoring intensity matter? - (pdf 267k) | Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Friday, 10 November, 11:00 A.M. |
| Dr. David Prentice (Latrobe University) | Did the Australian Workplace Relations Act Increase Productivity? | Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Friday, 27 October, 11:00 A.M. |
| Dr. Dyuti S. Banerjee (Monash University) | Copyright protection and innovation in the presence of commercial piracy - (pdf 36k) | Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Friday, 20 October, 11:00 A.M. |
| Prof. Jan van Ours (Tilburg University) | Children reading fiction books because they want to - Abstract (pdf 29K) - Paper (pdf 213K] |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Friday, 22 September, 11:00 A.M. |
| Thor Olav Thoresen (Statistics Norway) | Base independence in the analysis of tax policy effects: with an application to Norway 1992-2004 - Abstract (pdf 48 K) - Paper (pdf 217K) | Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday, 24 August, 11:00 A.M. |
| Prof. Yoram Amiel (Ruppin Institute) | Social Welfare and Individual Preferences under Uncertainty: A Questionnaire-Experimental Approach - (pdf 215k)) | Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday, 18 May, 11:00 A.M. |
| Sir James Mirrlees (University of Cambridge) | Social Security for the Aged: Pensions Reforms in China | Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Friday, 7 April, 11:00 A.M. |
| Mr Chin Nam Low (Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University) | Random Walk Smooth Transition Autoregressive Models - Abstract (pdf 54k) - Paper (pdf 583k) | Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Friday, 17 March, 11:30 A.M. |
| Ms Edda Claus (Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University) |
Yield curve responses to monetary policy in the presence of asymmetric information - (pdf 53k) | Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Monday, 13 March, 11 A.M. |
| Prof. Carol Propper (The Centre For Market And Public Organisation, University of Bristol) |
Who wins and who loses from school accountability? The distribution of educational gain in English secondary schools - Abstract (pdf 22K) - Paper (pdf 134K) | Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Wednesday, 8 March, 11 A.M. |
| Dr. Michael Coelli (Department of Economics, Melbourne University) | School Principals and Graduation Rates - (pdf 7k) | Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Tuesday, 7 February, 11:00 A.M. |
| Dr. Justin van de Ven (National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London UK) | Means Testing Retirement Benefits: fostering equity or discouraging savings? - (pdf 455k) | Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Wednesday, 25 January, 11:00 A.M. |
* Melbourne Institute Boardroom is located on the 7th Floor, Alan Gilbert Building (Building A), 161 Barry Street, Carlton.
** Melbourne Institute Seminar Room is located on the 6th Floor, Alan Gilbert Building (Building A), 161 Barry Street, Carlton (enter via 7th floor reception).