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Working Papers

2023

1. Adam Smith's Case Against the British Empire
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
   See also Journal Article Adam Smith’s Case against the British Empire, History of Economics Review, Taylor & Francis Journals (2023) (2023)

2020

2. The Impact of the ‘Braddon Blot’ on Australia’s Tariff Structure, 1901-1910: A Leviathanic Analysis
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
3. The Revenue Maximising Tariff Rate: A Theoretical Model Applied to 1890s Victoria
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (1)
4. The Struggle over Australian Railways in 1890s: The Strange Economics of State Control vs the Ruthless Economics of Federal
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
5. Which States Gained, and Which States Lost, from Australia’s Federation Customs Union of 1902? The Answers of a Theoretical Schema, with an Empirical Check
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

2018

6. Was Federation Uniting or Dividing? The Impact of the Customs Union of 1901 on Australian Trade Relationships
   CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Was Federation Uniting or Dividing? The Impact of the Customs Union of 1901 on Australian Trade Relationships, Economic Papers, The Economic Society of Australia (2018) View citations (4) (2018)

2017

7. The Social and Economic Determinants of Voting ‘Yes’ in South Australia’s Federation Referenda
   CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

2015

8. Was the First World War Disturbing or Reinforcing of Australia's Economic Model?
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

2014

9. Making a land fit for a gold standard: monetary policy in Australia 1920-1925
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

2013

10. A Young Tree Dead? The Story of Economics in Australia and New Zealand
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

2012

11. Pipe Dreams and Tunnel Visions: Economists and Australian Population Debates before the Baby Boom
    ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics
    Also in CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University (2012)
12. Popular Despotism: An Economist's Explanation
    ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics
13. The Inadequacy of Friedman and Savage’s Critique of Diminishing Marginal Utility
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
14. The Neoliberal and the Powerlessness of Ideas
    ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics
15. The Strange Birth of Neoliberalism
    ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics

2009

16. “The power of simple theory and important facts” A Conversation with Bob Gregory
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article “The power of simple theory and important facts”: A Conversation with Bob Gregory, Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics (2009) View citations (1) (2009)

2008

17. Can We Rule Out Speculative Hyperinflations in Maximising Models? Yes, We Can
    ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics

2007

18. A Theory of the Supply of Inside Money
    ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics
19. How Inside Money Makes Inflation Costly For Most (but Gainful For Some)
    ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics
20. Inflation without a quantity of money: a simple Wicksellian model outlined
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
21. Why Investors Prefer Nominal Bonds: a Hypothesis
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
22. ‘This Arbitrary Rearrangement of Riches’: an Alternative Theory of the Costliness of Inflation
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

2005

23. Beyond Brigden: Australia’s Pre-War Manufacturing Tariffs, Real Wages and Economic Size
    ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics View citations (4)

2001

24. Running Economics Down: perceptions and Reality in the Presentation of Economists in the Media
    Working Papers, Tasmania - Department of Economics

1999

25. The Strange "Laissez-Faire" of Alfred Russel Wallace: the Connection Between Natural Selection and Political Economy Reconsidered
    Working Papers, Tasmania - Department of Economics
    See also Chapter The Strange 'Laissez Faire' of Alfred Russel Wallace: The Connection between Natural Selection and Political Economy Reconsidered, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2001) View citations (1) (2001)

1997

26. Can We Grow Out of Unemployment? The Lessons of a Neoclassical Analysis
    Working Papers, Tasmania - Department of Economics View citations (1)

1996

27. Mundell-Fleming: A Criticism or the Multiplier Liveth
    Working Papers, Tasmania - Department of Economics
28. The Australian Notes Issue Board, 1920-1924: An Experiment with an Independent Monetary Authority
    Working Papers, Tasmania - Department of Economics

1995

29. Wicksell's Cumulative Process: A Stengthening of Its Foundations
    Working Papers, Tasmania - Department of Economics

1994

30. How Theory Came to Classical Economics
    Working Papers, Tasmania - Department of Economics

1993

31. Was Ricardo the First Australian Capital Theorist?
    Working Papers, Tasmania - Department of Economics

1992

32. The New Deal's New Gold Policy: A Case Study in the Power of Old Ideas
    Working Papers, Tasmania - Department of Economics

1991

33. Concord and Discord amongst New Zealand Economists: the Results of an Opinion Survey
    Working Papers, Tasmania - Department of Economics View citations (3)
34. The Missing Fisher Effect: A Theory with Some TEsts Using UK Data
    Working Papers, Tasmania - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article The missing fisher effect: A theory with some tests using UK data, International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier (1993) (1993)
35. The Non-Neutrality of Money: Some Empirical Corroboration from four Countries and two Centuries
    Working Papers, Tasmania - Department of Economics

1982

36. Peak Load Pricing and the Channel Tunnel
    Working Papers, University of Sydney, School of Economics View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Adam Smith’s Case against the British Empire
   History of Economics Review, 2023, 86, (1), 30-44
   See also Working Paper Adam Smith's Case Against the British Empire, CEH Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)
2. Public debt and the common good: philosophical and institutional implications of fiscal imbalance
   Constitutional Political Economy, 2023, 34, (2), 257-259

2022

3. Geoffrey Brennan and the History of Economics
   History of Economics Review, 2022, 83, (1), 7-10
4. The Gypsy Economist. The Life and Times of Colin Clark
   History of Economics Review, 2022, 81, (1), 76-78

2018

5. Introducing a History of Australasian Economic Thought
   History of Economics Review, 2018, 69, (1), 4-5
6. Lucky boy in the Lucky Country. The autobiography of Max Corden, Economist
   History of Economics Review, 2018, 71, (1), 132-134
7. Six Problems in the Biography of Alfred Deakin
   Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, 2018, 24, (1), 79-91
8. Was Federation Uniting or Dividing? The Impact of the Customs Union of 1901 on Australian Trade Relationships
   Economic Papers, 2018, 37, (3), 230-247 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Was Federation Uniting or Dividing? The Impact of the Customs Union of 1901 on Australian Trade Relationships, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (4) (2018)

2017

9. Log Rolling as an Explanation of Distortions All Round: A Model à la Buchanan and Tullock
   Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, 2017, 24, (1), 31-45
10. Paul Samuelson on the History of Economic Analysis. Selected Essays, by Steven G. Medema and Antony M. C. Waterman ( Cambridge University Press, New York, 2015 ), pp. x + 466
    The Economic Record, 2017, 93, (301), 340-341 View citations (1)
11. Weighing the Significance of World War I for the Australian Economy
    Australian Economic Review, 2017, 50, (3), 278-293

2014

12. The Illusion of Free Markets: Punishment and the Myth of the Natural Order, by Bernard E. Harcourt ( Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 2011 ), pp. 336
    The Economic Record, 2014, 90, (289), 257-258
13. Theorising Optimal Population Between the Wars: the Contribution of Australian Economists
    History of Economics Review, 2014, 59, (1), 44-61

2013

14. Building Chicago Economics, by Robert van Horn, Philip Mirowski and Thomas A. Stapleford, ( Cambridge University Press, 2011 ), pp. 402 + lii
    The Economic Record, 2013, 89, (286), 434-436
15. The Clash of Economic Ideas: The Great Policy Debates and Experiments of the Last Hundred Years, by Lawrence H. White ( George Mason University, Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 2012 ), pp. 438
    The Economic Record, 2013, 89, (285), 280-281
16. What Was ‘New’ About Neoliberalism?
    Economic Affairs, 2013, 33, (1), 78-92

2012

17. Introduction by this Special Issue’s Editors
    The Economic Record, 2012, 88, (s1), 1-1

2011

18. Book Reviews
    History of Economics Review, 2011, 53, (1), 91-107

2010

19. Monetary Economics: An Integrated Approach to Credit, Money, Income, Production and Wealth
    The Economic Record, 2010, 86, (273), 299-300
20. When Expansionary Fiscal Policy is Contractionary: A Neoklassikal Scenario
    The Economic Record, 2010, 86, (s1), 61-68 View citations (5)

2009

21. Book Reviews
    History of Economics Review, 2009, 50, (1), 80-103
22. “The power of simple theory and important facts”: A Conversation with Bob Gregory
    Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, 2009, 16, (2), 61-92 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper “The power of simple theory and important facts” A Conversation with Bob Gregory, CEPR Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (1) (2009)

2008

23. Beyond Brigden: Australia's Inter‐War Manufacturing Tariffs, Real Wages and Economic Size
    The Economic Record, 2008, 84, (264), 50-67 View citations (2)
24. Book Reviews
    History of Economics Review, 2008, 47, (1), 148-162
25. GAUGING ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE UNDER CHANGING TERMS OF TRADE: REAL GROSS DOMESTIC INCOME OR REAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT?
    Economic Papers, 2008, 27, (4), 329-342 View citations (9)
26. Involuntary Unemployment: The Elusive Quest for a Theory ‐ by Michel De Vroey
    The Economic Record, 2008, 84, (264), 134-136

2007

27. Book Reviews
    History of Economics Review, 2007, 46, (1), 170-200
28. Money and Employment: A Study of the Theoretical Implications of Endogenous Money ‐ by Peter Docherty
    The Economic Record, 2007, 83, (261), 233-234
29. The Group Life as a Genre of Economists' Life Writing
    History of Political Economy, 2007, 39, (5), 96-114

2006

30. A Conversation with Max Corden
    The Economic Record, 2006, 82, (259), 379-395 View citations (4)

2005

31. A Conversation with Murray Kemp
    History of Economics Review, 2005, 41, (1), 1-18
32. How the Bank Got Its Groove Back Stephen Bell, Australia’s Money Mandarins: The Reserve Bank and the Politics of Money, Cambridge University Press, 2004
    Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, 2005, 12, (1), 2
33. TAKING OUT THE PINS: ECONOMICS AS ALIVE AND LIVING IN THE HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
    Economic Papers, 2005, 24, (2), 107-115 View citations (2)

2004

34. Cambridge, England, or Cambridge, Tasmania? Some Recent Excavations of the Giblin Multiplier
    History of Economics Review, 2004, 39, (1), 1-11
35. RUNNING ECONOMICS DOWN: FACT AND FANTASY IN THE PRESENTATION OF ECONOMISTS IN THE MEDIA
    Economic Papers, 2004, 23, (1), 58-72 View citations (1)

2003

36. Anti-Semitism in Anti-economics
    History of Political Economy, 2003, 35, (4), 759-777 View citations (1)

2001

37. Is It Possible that an Independent Central Bank Is Impossible? The Case of the Australian Notes Issue Board, 1920-1924
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2001, 33, (3), 729-48 View citations (2)
38. The Seven Pointed Star
    Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, 2001, 8, (4), 373-382

2000

39. The Significance of John Locke's Medical Studies for His Economic Thought
    History of Political Economy, 2000, 32, (4), 711-732

1999

40. A Brief History of the Australian Notes Issue Board, 1920-24
    Cato Journal, 1999, 19, (1), 161-170
41. Book Reviews
    History of Economics Review, 1999, 29, (1), 112-148
42. Economic Rationalism and its Discontents
    Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, 1999, 6, (3), 271-277 View citations (1)
43. When Political Economy “Crossed the Seaâ€: An Unpublished Paper by Maupertuis on Bimetallism
    History of Political Economy, 1999, 31, (2), 317-335

1998

44. Book Reviews
    Review of Political Economy, 1998, 10, (2), 251-252
45. Should We Wait to ‘Grow Out of’ Unemployment? The Implications of a Neoclassical Calibration Analysis
    The Economic Record, 1998, 74, (225), 162-169 View citations (1)

1996

46. How Theory Came to English Classical Economics
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 43, (2), 207-28 View citations (1)

1993

47. The missing fisher effect: A theory with some tests using UK data
    International Review of Economics & Finance, 1993, 2, (3), 267-285
    See also Working Paper The Missing Fisher Effect: A Theory with Some TEsts Using UK Data, Working Papers (1991) (1991)

1991

48. BOOK REVIEWS
    Contributions to Political Economy, 1991, 10, (1), 80-82

1990

49. The Defect in Ricardo's Argument for the 93 per cent Labour Theory of Value
    Australian Economic Papers, 1990, 29, (54), 101-06 View citations (1)

1985

50. Wicksell on Technical Change and Real Wages
    History of Political Economy, 1985, 17, (3), 355-366 View citations (1)

1983

51. Wicksell and the Akerman Axe Model: A Re-Examination
    Australian Economic Papers, 1983, 22, (41), 467-76

Books

2010

1. The Political Economy of Wages and Unemployment
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (1)

2007

2. The Causes, Costs and Compensations of Inflation
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (9)

2002

3. Economics and Its Enemies
   Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan View citations (5)

1995

4. Rationalism and Anti-Rationalism in the Origins of Economics
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (3)

Edited books

2016

1. Only in Australia: The History, Politics, and Economics of Australian Exceptionalism
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (3)

Chapters

2002

1. Crusaders and Consumers
   Palgrave Macmillan
2. Moral Economy
   Palgrave Macmillan
3. Rival Gospels of Wealth
   Palgrave Macmillan
4. The Damnation of Economics
   Palgrave Macmillan
5. The Dream of Nationhood
   Palgrave Macmillan
6. The General Contagion of its Mechanic Philosophy
   Palgrave Macmillan
7. The Infallible Dicta of the Holy Mother Church of Political Popery
   Palgrave Macmillan
8. The Not-so-Puzzling Failure of Anti-Economics
   Palgrave Macmillan
9. The Religion of Love and the Science of Wealth
   Palgrave Macmillan
10. The Totalitarian State and the ‘Economist-Scoundrels’
    Palgrave Macmillan
11. The ‘Apostles of the Rich’
    Palgrave Macmillan
12. The ‘Unconquerable Private Interests’
    Palgrave Macmillan
13. The ‘Wretched Procurers of Sedition’
    Palgrave Macmillan
14. ‘Economists, Glory to You and the Jews!’: a Postscript on Anti-Semitism and Anti-Economics
    Palgrave Macmillan

2001

15. The Strange 'Laissez Faire' of Alfred Russel Wallace: The Connection between Natural Selection and Political Economy Reconsidered
    Chapter 3 in Darwinism and Evolutionary Economics, 2001 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The Strange "Laissez-Faire" of Alfred Russel Wallace: the Connection Between Natural Selection and Political Economy Reconsidered, Tasmania - Department of Economics (1999) (1999)