Melbourne Institute Research Publications - 2008

Authored Research Books

Lim G & McNelis PD. 2008. Computational Macroeconomics for the Open Economy. Cambridge, United States: MIT Press.

Research Book Chapters

Buddelmeyer H, Mourre G & Ward-Warmedinger M. 2008. Why Europeans work part-time. A cross-country panel analysis. Research in Labor Economics, Volume 28. Philadelphia, United States: JAI Press, pp. 81-139.

Scott A, Ubach C, French F & Gillian G. 2008. Examining the preferences of health care providers. An application to hospital consultants. Using discrete choice experiments to value health and health care. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, pp. 153.

Stein J & Lim G. 2008. AsianCrises: Theory, Evidence and Warning Signals. Debt, Risk and Liquidity in Futures Markets. New York, United States: Routledge, pp. 18-45.

Refereed Journal Articles

Barrett G & Tseng Y. 2008. Retirement Saving in Australia. Canadian Public Policy. 34 (s1): 177-193.

Buddelmeyer H & Verick S. 2008. Understanding the Drivers of Poverty Dynamics in Australian Households. Economic Record. 84 (266): 310-321.

Cai L, Kalb G, Tseng Y & Vu H. 2008. The Effect of Financial Incentives on Labour Supply: Evidence forLone Parents from Microsimulation and Quasi-Experimental Evaluation. Fiscal Studies. 29 (2): 285-325.

Cai L & Liu A. 2008. Union Wage Effects in Australia: Are There Variations along the Distribution? Economic Record. 84 (267): 496-510.

Cai L, Vu H & Wilkins R. 2008. The Extent and Nature of Exits from the Disability Support Pension. Australian Bulletin of Labour. 34 (1): 1-27.

Chen P & Hsiao C. 2008. What Happens to Japan if China Catches a Cold?: A Causal Analysis of Chinese Growth and Japanese Growth. Japan and the World Economy. 20 (4): 622-638.

Clarkson J, Turner S, Grimshaw JM, Ramsay C, Johnston M, Scott A, Bonetti D, Tilley CJ, Maclennan G, Ibbetson R, MacPherson LMD & Pitts NB. 2008. Changing clinicians' behavior: a randomized controlled trial of fees and education. Journal of Dental Research. 87 (7): 640-644.

Claus E, Dungey M & Fry R. 2008. Monetary policy in illiquid markets: Options for a small open economy. Open Economies Review. 19 (3): 305-336.

Coelli M & Wilkins R. 2008. Are Skills Shortages a Constraint on Increasing Employment in Australia? Australian Economic Review. 41 (3): 310-322.

Headey B. 2008. Life goals matter to happiness: A revision of set-point theory. Social Indicators Research. 86 (2): 213-231.

Headey B. 2008. Poverty is low consumption and low wealth, not just low income. Social Indicators Research. 89 (1): 23-39.

Headey B. 2008. The set-point theory of well-being: Negative results and consequent revisions. Social Indicators Research. 85 (3): 389-403.

Headey B & Muffels R. 2008. Do generous welfare states generate efficiency gains which counterbalance short run losses? Testing downside risk theory with economic panel data for the U.S., Germany and The Netherlands. Social Indicators Research. 86 (2): 337-354.

Headey B, Muffels R & Wooden M. 2008. Money Doesn't Buy Happiness: Or Does It? A Reconsideration Based on the Combined Effects of Wealth, Income and Consumption. Social Indicators Research. 87 (1): 65-82.

Headey B, Na F & Zheng R. 2008. Pet dogs benefit owners' health: A 'natural experiment' in China. Social Indicators Research. 87 (3): 481-493.

Headey B, Warren D & Wooden M. 2008. The Structure and Distribution of Household Wealth in Australia: Cohort Differences and Retirement Issues. Policy Research Paper Series. 33 (March 2008): 1-48.

Herault N. 2008. Limpact de la libralisation commerciale sur la pauvret et les ingalits dans les provinces sud-africaines. Economie Appliquee. 3 (3): 132-156.

Jensen P, Palangkaraya A & Webster E. 2008. Application outcomes and pendency times across four patent offices. Australian Intellectual Property Journal. 19: 178-190.

Jensen P & Webster E. 2008. Australian innovation data. Australian Economic Review. 41 (3): 323-329.

Jensen P & Webster E. 2008. Labeling characteristics and demand for retail grocery products in Australia. Australian Economic Papers. 47 (2): 129-140.

Jensen P, Webster E & Buddelmeyer H. 2008. Innovation, technological conditions and new firm survival. Economic Record. 84 (267): 434-448.

Jeon S. 2008. The impact of lifecycle events on womens labour force transition: a panel analysis. Economic Record. 84 (S1): S83-S98.

Kalb G & Lee W. 2008. Childcare Use and Parents' Labour Supply in Australia. Australian Economic Papers. 47 (3): 272-295.

Karanasos M & Schurer S. 2008. Is the relationship between inflation and its uncertainty linear. German Economic Review. 9 (3): 265-286.

Leahy A, MacLaren D, Morgan D, Weatherall K, Webster E & Yong J. 2008. In the Shadow of the ChinaAustralia FTA Negotiations: What Australian Business Thinks About IP. Economic Papers. 27 (1): 1-18.

Marks G. 2008. Are Father's or Mother's Socioeconomic Characteristics More Important Influences on Student Performance? Recent International Evidence. Social Indicators Research. 85 (2): 293-309.

Marks G. 2008. Gender Differences in the Effects of Socioeconomic Background: Recent Cross-National Evidence. International Sociology. 23 (6): 845-863.

Naccarella L, Southern D, Furler J, Scott A, Prosser L, Young D, Swerissen H & Waters E. 2008. Primary care funding and organisational policy options and implications: a narrative review of evidence from five comparator countries. Medical Journal of Australia. 188 (8): S73-S76.

Palangkaraya A, Jensen P & Webster E. 2008. Applicant behaviour in patent examination request lags. Economics Letters. 101: 243-245.

Palangkaraya A & Waldkirch A. 2008. Relative Factor Abundance and FDI Factor Intensity in Developed Countries. International Economic Journal. 22 (4): 489-508.

Quah TE & Yong J. 2008. An assessment of four popular auction mechanisms in the siting of NIMBY facilities. Applied Economics. 40 (7): 841-852.

Saw S & Yong J. 2008. Interval estimation for the exponential inverse Gaussian distribution. Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation. 78 (4): 339-349.

Schneider E, Chen P & Frohn J. 2008. A Long-Run Structural Macroeconometric Model for Germany: An Empirical Note. Economics. 2 (2008-16): 14.

Scutella R & Perkins D. 2008. Improving Employment Retention and Advancement of Low-Paid Workers. Australian Journal of Labour Economics. 11 (1): 97-114.

Scutella R & Wooden M. 2008. The Effects of Household Joblessness on Mental Health. Social Science & Medicine. 67 (1): 88-100.

Tseng Y, Vu THH & Wilkins R. 2008. Dynamic Properties of Income Support Receipt in Australia. Australian Economic Review. 41 (1): 32-55.

Tsiaplias S. 2008. Factor estimation using MCMC-based Kalman filter methods. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis. 53 (2): 344-353.

Tsiaplias S. 2008. The CPI and other measures of Australian inflation. Australian Economic Review. 41 (1): 105-113.

Williams R. 2008. Methodology, meaning and usefulness of rankings. Australian Universities' Review. 50 (2): 51-58.

Williams R. 2008. Ranking Australian Universities: Controlling for Scope. Higher Education in Europe. 33 (2/3 (July-October)): 331-344.

Williams R & Van Dyke M. 2008. Reputation and Reality: Ranking Major Disciplines in Australian Universities. Higher Education. 56 (1 (July)): 1-28.

Wiseman V, Scott A, Conteh L, McElroy B & Stevens W. 2008. Determinants of provider choice for malaria treatment: experiences from The Gambia. Social Science & Medicine. 67 (4): 487-496.

Witt J. 2008. The effect of information in the utilization of preventive health-care strategies: An application to breast cancer. Health Economics. 17 (6): 721-731.

Wooden M & Warren D. 2008. Paid Annual Leave and Working Hours: Evidence from the HILDA Survey. Journal of Industrial Relations. 50 (4): 664-670.