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Working Papers

2012

Gender Discrimination in the Australian Graduate Labour Market
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
See also Journal Article in Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE) (2012)

2006

How Immigrants Fare Across the Earnings Distribution: International Analyses
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (15)
Immigrant Selection Systems and Immigrant Health
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Contemporary Economic Policy (2008)
The Immigrant-Native Born Earnings Gap in the US: a Quantile Regression Analysis and International Comparison
Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics
Why is the Payoff to Schooling Smaller for Immigrants?
Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics View citations (8)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2005) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2008)

2005

Computer Skills, Destination Language Proficiency and the Earnings of Natives and Immigrants
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (5)
Immigrant Earnings: A Longitudinal Analysis
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (19)
See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2005)
Student Outcomes at University in Autsralia: A Quantile Regression Approach
Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics
See also Journal Article in Australian Economic Papers (2006)
The Determinants of Students' Tertiary Academic Success
Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics
The Immigrant Housing Market: Analyses for Australia
Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics

2004

A Test of the Sorting Model of Education in Australia
Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2004)
Early Childhood Behaviours, Schooling and Labour Market Outcomes: Estimates from a Sample of Twins
Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics View citations (6)
See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2005)
Happiness in University Education
Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics
See also Journal Article in International Review of Economic Education (2005)
Language Skills and Immigrant Adjustment: What Immigration Policy Can Do!
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (7)
Linguistic Distance: A Quantitative Measure of the Distance Between English and Other Languages
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (21)
Parents and Children Talk: The Family Dynamics of English Language Proficiency
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (2)
Also in CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London (2004) View citations (3)
Where Immigrants Settle in the United States
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (5)

2003

The Gender Wage Gap in Paid and Self-Employment in Australia
Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics
See also Journal Article in Australian Economic Papers (2004)

2002

Do Enclaves Matter in Immigrant Adjustment?
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (57)
Family Matters: The Role of the Family in Immigrants' Destination Language Acquisition
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (5)
Also in Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics (2002) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2005)
Immigrants' Language Skills and Visa Category
Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics View citations (3)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2002) View citations (6)
Immigrants' Language Skills: The Australian Experience
Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics
Immigrants' Language Skills: The Australian Experience in a Longitudinal Survey
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (2)
Longitudinal Analysis of Immigrant Occupational Mobility: A Test of the Immigrant Assimilation Hypothesis
Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics View citations (26)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2002) View citations (9)
Schooling, Literacy, Numeracy and Labor Market Success
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
See also Journal Article in The Economic Record (2003)
The Complementarity of Language and Other Human Capital: Immigrant Earnings in Canada
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (7)
See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2003)
The Determinants of the Geographic Concentration among Immigrants: Application to Australia
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (9)

1999

Immigrant Earnings: Language Skills, Linguistic Concentrations and the Business Cycle
University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2002)

1992

What Do Australian Unions Do?
Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in The Economic Record (1993)

Journal Articles

2012

Changes over time in the return to education in urban China: Conventional and ORU estimates
China Economic Review, 2012, 23, (1), 154-169 View citations (2)
Gender Differentials in the Payoff to Schooling in Rural China
The Journal of Development Studies, 2012, 48, (1), 133-150
Gender Discrimination in the Australian Graduate Labour Market
Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), 2012, 15, (3), 167-199
See also Working Paper (2012)
Government Versus Non-Government Schools: A Nation-Wide Assessment Using Australian Naplan Data
Australian Economic Papers, 2012, 51, (3), 147-166
Negative and Positive Assimilation, Skill Transferability, and Linguistic Distance
Journal of Human Capital, 2012, 6, (1), 35 - 55 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2011)
The Impact of Age of Children on Decision Making Over Time Use in Couple Families
Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), 2012, 15, (2), 77-100

2011

Attitudes towards economic risk and the gender pay gap
Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (4), 555-561
See also Working Paper (2010)
Lessons from My School
Australian Economic Review, 2011, 44, (4), 366-386
Opportunity and Educational Outcomes in Australia
The Economic Record, 2011, 87, (s1), 125-135

2010

Does the choice of reference levels of education matter in the ORU earnings equation?
Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29, (6), 1076-1085 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper (2009)
Glass ceiling and double disadvantage effects: women in the US labour market
Applied Economics, 2010, 42, (5), 603-613 View citations (3)
Introduction
The Economic Record, 2010, 86, (s1), 1-1 View citations (8)
Occupational language requirements and the value of English in the US labor market
Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 23, (1), 353-372 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper (2007)
The effect of children on specialization and coordination of partners' activities
Economics Letters, 2010, 108, (2), 237-241
See also Working Paper (2010)

2009

Introduction
The Economic Record, 2009, 85, (s1), S1-S1
The Gender Pay Gap in the US: Does Sector Make a Difference?
Journal of Labor Research, 2009, 30, (1), 52-74 View citations (1)
The Influences of Institution Attended and Field of Study on Graduates' Starting Salaries
Australian Economic Review, 2009, 42, (1), 42-63 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper (2008)
The international transferability of immigrants' human capital
Economics of Education Review, 2009, 28, (2), 162-169 View citations (16)

2008

How Immigrants Fare across the Earnings Distribution in Australia and the United States
Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2008, 61, (3), 353-373 View citations (14)
IMMIGRANT SELECTION SYSTEMS AND IMMIGRANT HEALTH
Contemporary Economic Policy, 2008, 26, (4), 555-578
See also Working Paper (2006)
Occupational Attainment and Immigrant Economic Progress in Australia
The Economic Record, 2008, 84, (s1), S45-S56 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper (2008)
Tertiary Performance, Field of Study and Graduate Starting Salaries
Australian Economic Review, 2008, 41, (1), 15-31
See also Working Paper (2007)
The impact of income-contingent provisions on students' loan-taking behaviour
Journal of Economic Studies, 2008, 35, (1), 4-25
Why is the payoff to schooling smaller for immigrants?
Labour Economics, 2008, 15, (6), 1317-1340 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper (2006)

2007

Computer usage, destination language proficiency and the earnings of natives and immigrants
Review of Economics of the Household, 2007, 5, (2), 129-157 View citations (10)
Overeducation and Undereducation in Australia
Australian Economic Review, 2007, 40, (3), 292-299 View citations (2)
THE INFLUENCE OF TYPE OF HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED ON UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE *
Australian Economic Papers, 2007, 46, (1), 1-17
The Characteristics of 'Gap-Year' Students and Their Tertiary Academic Outcomes
The Economic Record, 2007, 83, (262), 329-344

2006

How Does Marriage Affect the Wages of Men in Australia?
The Economic Record, 2006, 82, (257), 150-164 View citations (1)
Introduction to the Bobfest
The Economic Record, 2006, 82, (257), 113-117
STUDENT OUTCOMES AT UNIVERSITY IN AUSTRALIA: A QUANTILE REGRESSION APPROACH *
Australian Economic Papers, 2006, 45, (1), 1-17 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2005)
The return to schooling: Estimates from a sample of young Australian twins
Labour Economics, 2006, 13, (5), 571-587 View citations (13)

2005

Birth weight and schooling and earnings: estimates from a sample of twins
Economics Letters, 2005, 86, (3), 387-392 View citations (8)
Early childhood behaviours, schooling and labour market outcomes: estimates from a sample of twins
Economics of Education Review, 2005, 24, (1), 1-17 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper (2004)
Family matters: the role of the family in immigrants' destination language acquisition
Journal of Population Economics, 2005, 18, (4), 631-647 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper (2002)
Happiness in University Education
International Review of Economic Education, 2005, 4, (1), 20-45 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2004)
IMMIGRANT EARNINGS: A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS
Review of Income and Wealth, 2005, 51, (4), 485-503 View citations (26)
See also Working Paper (2005)
Parents and Children Talk: English Language Proficiency within Immigrant Families
Review of Economics of the Household, 2005, 3, (3), 243-268 View citations (8)
Participation in Higher Education: Equity and Access?
The Economic Record, 2005, 81, (253), 152-165 View citations (7)
The Effects of Individual and School Factors on University Students' Academic Performance
Australian Economic Review, 2005, 38, (1), 1-18 View citations (1)
The Role of Gender among Low-Paid and High-Paid Workers
Australian Economic Review, 2005, 38, (4), 405-417 View citations (5)
Undereducation and Overeducation in the Australian Labour Market
The Economic Record, 2005, 81, (s1), S22-S33 View citations (11)

2004

A test of the sorting model of education in Australia
Economics of Education Review, 2004, 23, (5), 473-482 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper (2004)
High School Graduation in Australia: Do Schools Matter?
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 51, (2), 194-208 View citations (2)
Inter-Temporal Decompositions of Labour Market and Social Outcomes
Australian Economic Papers, 2004, 43, (1), 10-20 View citations (3)
Occupational Segregation on the Basis of Gender: the Role of Entry-level Jobs
Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), 2004, 7, (3), 355-374 View citations (2)
School-leaving Decisions in Australia: A Cohort Analysis
Education Economics, 2004, 12, (1), 39-65 View citations (3)
Screening and Human Capital in the Australian Labour Market of the 1990s
Australian Economic Papers, 2004, 43, (2), 117-135
The Gender Wage Gap in Paid- and Self-Employment in Australia
Australian Economic Papers, 2004, 43, (3), 257-276 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

Choice of School in Australia: Determinants and Consequences
Australian Economic Review, 2003, 36, (1), 55-78 View citations (1)
Immigrants' language skills: the immigrant experience in a longitudinal survey
Annales d'Economie et de Statistique, 2003, (71-72), 97-139
Labour Market Flexibility and Immigrant Adjustment
The Economic Record, 2003, 79, (246), 336-356 View citations (20)
Schooling, Literacy, Numeracy and Labour Market Success
The Economic Record, 2003, 79, (245), 165-181 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper (2002)
The complementarity of language and other human capital: immigrant earnings in Canada
Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22, (5), 469-480 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

Immigrant earnings: Language skills, linguistic concentrations and the business cycle
Journal of Population Economics, 2002, 15, (1), 31-57 View citations (75)
See also Working Paper (1999)
Imputing income using occupational attainment
Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), 2002, 5, (3), 335-350
The Rising Education Levels of Females in Australia
Education Economics, 2002, 10, (1), 1-24 View citations (2)

2001

A model of destination-language acquisition: Application to male immigrants in Canada
Demography, 2001, 38, (3), 391-409 View citations (27)
Genetic and environmental contributions to educational attainment in Australia
Economics of Education Review, 2001, 20, (3), 211-224 View citations (7)
Is a Risk Index Approach to Unemployment Possible?
The Economic Record, 2001, 77, (236), 51-70 View citations (1)
Occupational Status: Why Do Some Workers Miss Out?
Australian Economic Papers, 2001, 40, (3), 352-72 View citations (7)
The Persistence of the Female Wage Disadvantage
Australian Economic Review, 2001, 34, (1), 33-52 View citations (1)

2000

An Evaluation of Inertia Models of Unemployment
Australian Economic Review, 2000, 33, (3), 205-220 View citations (3)
Australia's Unemployment Problem
The Economic Record, 2000, 76, (232), 74-104 View citations (4)
Women's Time Allocation to Child Care: Determinants and Consequences
Australian Economic Papers, 2000, 39, (1), 1-24 View citations (3)

1999

Immigration Policy and Immigrant Quality: The Australian Points System
American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 192-197 View citations (29)
Immigration, Language and Multiculturalism in Australia
Australian Economic Review, 1999, 32, (4), 369-385 View citations (10)
Language skills and earnings among legalized aliens
Journal of Population Economics, 1999, 12, (1), 63-89 View citations (30)

1998

HOUSEHOLD ALLOCATION OF TIME AND GENDER INEQUALITY IN AUSTRALIA
Economic Papers, 1998, 17, (2), 13-23
Pitfalls in Including Current Earnings in Labour Market Choice Estimating Equations
Australian Economic Papers, 1998, 37, (4), 414-19 View citations (1)
The ABS Survey of Employment and Unemployment Patterns
Australian Economic Review, 1998, 31, (3), 290-297 View citations (4)

1997

Compensating Differentials for Risk of Death in Australia
The Economic Record, 1997, 73, (223), 363-72 View citations (3)
Computer Skills and Wages
Australian Economic Papers, 1997, 36, (68), 106-13 View citations (11)
Family Characteristics and the Returns to Schooling: Evidence on Gender Differences from a Sample of Australian Twins
Economica, 1997, 64, (253), 119-36 View citations (11)
The Burden of Unemployment on Family Units: An Overview
Australian Economic Review, 1997, 30, (1), 16-30 View citations (9)

1996

Ethnic Networks and Language Proficiency among Immigrants
Journal of Population Economics, 1996, 9, (1), 19-35 View citations (66)
Incentive Effects in the Australian Labour Market: An Application of the Lazear and Moore Model
Australian Economic Papers, 1996, 35, (66), 114-31
Multiple Regression Analysis of the Occupational Status of Twins: A Comparison of Economic and Behavioural Genetics Models
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 58, (2), 227-39 View citations (3)
Unions, Firm Size and Wages
The Economic Record, 1996, 72, (217), 138-53 View citations (16)

1995

Effects on earnings of the removal of direct discrimination in minimum wage rates: A validation of the Blinder decomposition
Labour Economics, 1995, 2, (1), 106-106
Also in Labour Economics, 1994, 1, (3-4), 347-363 (1994) View citations (4)
Occupational Segregation and Its Impact on Gender Wage Discrimination in China's Rural Industrial Sector
Oxford Economic Papers, 1995, 47, (1), 136-55 View citations (17)
The Australian Longitudinal Survey and the Australian Youth Survey
Australian Economic Review, 1995, 28, (1), 123-129
The Endogeneity between Language and Earnings: International Analyses
Journal of Labor Economics, 1995, 13, (2), 246-88 View citations (186)
What Do Twins Studies Reveal about the Economic Returns to Education? A Comparison of Australian and U.S. Findings
American Economic Review, 1995, 85, (3), 586-99 View citations (64)

1994

Gender Inequality in the Provision of Employer-Supported Education
Australian Economic Review, 1994, 27, (4), 35-50 View citations (2)
Language Choice among Immigrants in a Multi-lingual Destination
Journal of Population Economics, 1994, 7, (2), 119-31 View citations (21)
Occupational segregation and wages in Australia
Economics Letters, 1994, 45, (3), 367-371 View citations (1)
The determinants of post-immigration investments in education
Economics of Education Review, 1994, 13, (2), 163-177 View citations (16)

1993

What Do Australians Unions Do?
The Economic Record, 1993, 69, (206), 315-42 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper (1992)
Youth Wages, Risk, and Tertiary Finance Arrangements
The Economic Record, 1993, 69, (204), 20-33 View citations (2)

1992

Trade Unions, Collective Voice and Fringe Benefits
The Economic Record, 1992, 68, (201), 125-41 View citations (2)

1991

Australian evidence on the exit/voice model of the labor market
Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1991, 45, (1), 44-57 View citations (2)
Male-Female Wage Differentials in Australia: A Reassessment
Australian Economic Papers, 1991, 30, (56), 50-69 View citations (7)

1990

Trade Unions and Job Satisfaction
Australian Economic Papers, 1990, 29, (55), 226-48 View citations (21)

1989

Attitudes towards unions and union membership
Economics Letters, 1989, 30, (3), 263-268 View citations (1)
Low-Wage Youth Employment: A Permanent or Transitory State?
The Economic Record, 1989, 65, (189), 126-35 View citations (3)
The Structure of Aboriginal and Non-aboriginal Youth Unemployment
Australian Economic Papers, 1989, 28, (52), 39-56 View citations (3)

1988

Economic Models of Fertility Behaviour in Australia
Australian Economic Papers, 1988, 27, (50), 65-82
Financing Tertiary Education: An Examination of the Issues
Australian Economic Review, 1988, 21, (4), 37-57 View citations (5)

1987

Gender Differences in Observed and Offered Wages in Canada, 1980
Canadian Journal of Economics, 1987, 20, (2), 225-44 View citations (3)
The Wage Effect of the Occupational Segregation of Women in Britain
Economic Journal, 1987, 97, (388), 885-96 View citations (35)
The Youth Labour Market In Australia
The Economic Record, 1987, 63, (182), 203-19 View citations (7)

1986

Immigrant Unemployment in the First Year of Australian Labour Market Activity
The Economic Record, 1986, 62, (176), 82-87 View citations (5)
Unemployment Patterns in the Youth Labour Market
Australian Economic Papers, 1986, 25, (47), 222-35

1985

Economic Progress in Australia: An Analysis of Occupational Mobility
The Economic Record, 1985, 61, (172), 463-75 View citations (3)
Female labour supply in Australia: Another example of a backward-bending labour supply curve
Economics Letters, 1985, 19, (3), 287-290
Immigrant Generation and Income in Australia
The Economic Record, 1985, 61, (173), 540-53 View citations (37)
On the Determination of Occupational Attainment and Mobility
Journal of Human Resources, 1985, 20, (2), 197-213 View citations (10)
Unemployment insurance eligibility rights: Evidence from a comparison of Australia and Canada
Journal of Macroeconomics, 1985, 7, (2), 223-235

1984

The Causes and Consequences of Interruptions to Full-Time Education
Australian Economic Papers, 1984, 23, (42), 61-70
The Screening Hypothesis: An Application of the Wiles Test
Economic Inquiry, 1984, 22, (1), 121-27 View citations (7)

1983

A Cross-Section Analysis of the Labour Force Participation of Married Women in Australia
The Economic Record, 1983, 59, (164), 28-42 View citations (1)
The Determinants of School Participation Rates: A Cross-Sectional Analysis for New South Wales and Victoria
The Economic Record, 1983, 59, (164), 43-56 View citations (1)

1982

The Rate of Return to Education: Evidence from the 1976 Census
Australian Economic Review, 1982, 15, (3), 23-32

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