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Working Papers

2023

1. The Military Rise of China
   Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics

2022

2. Lives Versus Livelihoods in the Middle Ages: The Impact of the Plague on Markets over 400 Years
   CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University

2019

3. International Comparisons of Real Military Purchasing Power: A Global Database
   Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics View citations (1)
4. Malthus Was Right: Explaining a Millennium of Stagnation
   Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics View citations (16)
   See also Journal Article Malthus was right: Explaining a millennium of stagnation, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2019) View citations (14) (2019)

2017

5. Hitting The Great Wall: Rural-Urban Migration and China's Growth Slowdown
   Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics
6. Migration and Growth in China: A Sceptical Assessment of the Evidence
   Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics

2015

7. The Gravity of Resources and the Tyranny of Distance
   Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2013

8. Does a Free Market Economy Make Australia More or Less Secure in a Globalised World?
   Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics
9. Growth, geography, and the iron law: Understanding divergence across Indian districts
   Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
10. Measuring Hard Power: China’s Economic Growth and Military Capacity
    Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Measuring hard power: China’s economic growth and military capacity, Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2017) View citations (4) (2017)
11. On the Existence of a Middle Income Trap
    Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article On the Existence of a Middle-Income Trap, The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia (2016) View citations (8) (2016)
12. Remoteness and Unbalanced Growth: Understanding Divergence Across Indian Districts
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (2)
    Also in Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (2)
13. The Global Impact of China's Growth
    Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2011

14. Deep Impact: China and the World Economy
    Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2010

15. Deciphering The Hindu Growth Epic
    Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Deciphering the Hindu growth epic, Indian Growth and Development Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2012) View citations (2) (2012)
16. In China's Wake: Has Asia Gained From China's Growth?
    Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics View citations (5)
17. Investment Led Growth In India: Hindu Fact or Mythology?
    Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics View citations (5)
18. The International Effects of China's Growth, Trade and Ecucation Booms
    Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The International Effects of China’s Growth, Trade and Education Booms, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (16) (2011)

2009

19. TRADE, WAGES AND SKILL ACCUMULATION IN THE EMERGING GIANTS
    Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Trade, wages and skill accumulation in the emerging giants, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (33) (2013)

2008

20. Trade and Expropriation: A Factor Proportions Approach
    Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales

2007

21. Analyzing Economy Wide Effects of Trade Liberalisation on Vietnam using a Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Model
    Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales View citations (1)
22. Dynamic Adjustments to Terms of Trade Shocks: The USA Productivity Boom and Australia
    Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales
23. Dynamic Gains and Market Access Insurance: Another look at the AUSFTA
    Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales
24. Reflections on Australia’s Skilled Migration Policy
    Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales
25. The Dynamic Effects of Skilled Labour Targeting in Immigration Programs
    Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales View citations (1)

2005

26. A Note on Barriers to Capital Accumulation and Income
    Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics
27. Barriers to Accumulation and Productivity Differences in a Two Sector Growth Model
    Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics View citations (7)

2004

28. WWII and Long Run Convergence in the OECD
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (1)

2003

29. Accumulation and Productivity Growth in Industrializing Economies
    Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics View citations (9)
30. Can government policies increase national long-run growth rates?
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations (2)
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics (2002) View citations (2)

1998

31. Diminshed Returns? The Role of Savings and Investment Rates in East Asia's Miracle
    Working Papers, New South Wales - School of Economics
32. Economic Growth and the Return to Capital in Developing Nations
    Working Papers, New South Wales - School of Economics
33. Growth Accounting, Growth Theory and the East Asian Miracle
    Working Papers, New South Wales - School of Economics View citations (4)

1997

34. Endogenous Growth when Unskilled Labour is Abundant
    Working Papers, New South Wales - School of Economics
35. Transitional Growth Paths in Developing Economies
    Working Papers, New South Wales - School of Economics View citations (1)

1996

36. Growth in Developing America: An Analysis Using a Calibrated Endogenous Growth Model
    Working Papers, New South Wales - School of Economics

1994

37. Free Trade in the Americas: Estimates on the Economic Impact on a Western hemispheric Free Trade Area
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University

Journal Articles

2024

1. Lives versus livelihoods in the middle ages: The impact of the plague on trade over 400 years
   European Economic Review, 2024, 162, (C) View citations (3)

2022

2. The Real Military Balance: International Comparisons of Defense Spending
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2022, 68, (3), 797-818 View citations (4)

2019

3. China, India and the contest for the Indo-Pacific
   Indian Growth and Development Review, 2019, 13, (2), 289-317
4. Hitting the Great Wall: Structural change and China's growth slowdown
   China Economic Review, 2019, 56, (C), - View citations (2)
5. Malthus was right: Explaining a millennium of stagnation
   European Economic Review, 2019, 118, (C), 51-68 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Malthus Was Right: Explaining a Millennium of Stagnation, Economics Discussion / Working Papers (2019) View citations (16) (2019)

2018

6. How Important was Labor Reallocation for China's Growth? A Skeptical Assessment
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2018, 64, (4), 828-852 View citations (3)

2017

7. Measuring hard power: China’s economic growth and military capacity
   Defence and Peace Economics, 2017, 28, (1), 91-111 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Measuring Hard Power: China’s Economic Growth and Military Capacity, Economics Discussion / Working Papers (2013) (2013)
8. The Tyranny of Distance and the Gravity of Resources
   The Economic Record, 2017, 93, (303), 533-549 View citations (3)

2016

9. Does Globalisation Affect Crime? Theory and Evidence
   The World Economy, 2016, 39, (10), 1482-1513 View citations (1)
10. On the Existence of a Middle-Income Trap
    The Economic Record, 2016, 92, (297), 173-189 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper On the Existence of a Middle Income Trap, Economics Discussion / Working Papers (2013) View citations (25) (2013)

2015

11. Export performance of the Asian miracle economies: The role of innovation and product variety
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2015, 48, (1), 273-309 View citations (6)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2015, 48, (1), 273-309 (2015) View citations (6)
12. Remoteness, Urbanization, and India’s Unbalanced Growth
    World Development, 2015, 66, (C), 572-587 View citations (9)

2013

13. Trade, wages and skill accumulation in the emerging giants
    Journal of International Economics, 2013, 89, (2), 407-421 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper TRADE, WAGES AND SKILL ACCUMULATION IN THE EMERGING GIANTS, Economics Discussion / Working Papers (2009) View citations (1) (2009)

2012

14. Deciphering the Hindu growth epic
    Indian Growth and Development Review, 2012, 5, (1), 51-69 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Deciphering The Hindu Growth Epic, Economics Discussion / Working Papers (2010) (2010)
15. Do Kinship Norms Influence Female Education? Evidence from Indonesia
    Oxford Development Studies, 2012, 40, (3), 283-304 View citations (11)
16. Human capital, kinship, and gender inequality
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2012, 64, (3), 417-438 View citations (7)
17. Trade and expropriation
    Economic Theory, 2012, 50, (1), 169-191 View citations (11)

2011

18. The International Effects of China’s Growth, Trade and Education Booms
    The World Economy, 2011, 34, (10), 1703-1725 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper The International Effects of China's Growth, Trade and Ecucation Booms, Economics Discussion / Working Papers (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2009

19. Dynamic Gains and Market Access Insurance: Another Look at the Australia–US Free Trade Agreement
    Australian Economic Review, 2009, 42, (4), 435-452 View citations (3)
20. FACTOR ACCUMULATION AND GROWTH MIRACLES IN A TWO‐SECTOR NEOCLASSICAL GROWTH MODEL*
    Manchester School, 2009, 77, (2), 153-170 View citations (2)
21. Long-run growth in the OECD: A test of the parallel growth paths hypothesis
    Explorations in Economic History, 2009, 46, (3), 346-355 View citations (2)

2008

22. The Biggest Loser: Education and Skilled Immigration in Australia
    Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, 2008, 15, (1), 85-98 View citations (1)

2007

23. Global Resources and Eco‐labels: a Neutrality Result
    Review of International Economics, 2007, 15, (4), 735-743 View citations (5)
24. REASSESSING THE IMPACT OF BARRIERS TO CAPITAL ACCUMULATION ON INTERNATIONAL INCOME DIFFERENCES
    International Economic Review, 2007, 48, (1), 147-154 View citations (4)
25. The Dynamic Effects of the US Productivity Boom on Australia
    The Economic Record, 2007, 83, (s1), S35-S45 View citations (1)

2005

26. Eco‐labelling and the Trade‐Environment Debate
    The World Economy, 2005, 28, (1), 49-62 View citations (4)

2002

27. Demographic shocks and human capital accumulation in the Uzawa-Lucas model
    Economics Letters, 2002, 74, (2), 151-156 View citations (20)

2000

28. Diminished Returns? Growth and Investment in East Asia
    The Economic Record, 2000, 76, (235), 343-353 View citations (5)
29. Industrialization versus Education: Optimal Investment Choices and Growth in a Developing Economy
    Review of Development Economics, 2000, 4, (2), 175-183 View citations (2)

1999

30. Economic Growth and the Return to Capital in Developing Economies
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1999, 51, (4), 577-94 View citations (23)

1998

31. Book reviews
    Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 1998, 3, (2), 251-256

1997

32. Book reviews
    Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 1997, 2, (3), 406-408