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Working Papers

2024

1. Shining a Light: Female Investors in the Australian Gas Light Company, 1836-1940
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
2. The ownership and control of Australian companies in the interwar period
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

2023

3. Gender(ed) equity: The growth of female shareholding in Australia, 1857-1937
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

2022

4. Australian Innovative Activity and Offshore Technology 1904 – 2016
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
5. Patents, Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Australia, 1860-2010
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
6. Share ownership and the introduction of no liability legislation in nineteenth-century Australia
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

2021

7. The Australian corporate bond market before credit ratings, 1915-83
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

2019

8. Signalling quality in a developing capital market: underwriting, security choice and disclosure in Australian equity issuances, 1920-1939
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

2016

9. The Causal Effects of World War II Military Service
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2013

10. Does the Military Train Men to Be Violent Criminals? New Evidence from Australia's Conscription Lotteries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia (2013) View citations (3)

2012

11. I Was Only Nineteen, 45 Years Ago: What Can we Learn from Australia’s Conscription Lotteries?
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia View citations (15)
12. The Dynamics of Resource-Based Economic Development: Evidence from Australia and Norway
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article The dynamics of resource-based economic development: evidence from Australia and Norway, Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC (2013) View citations (17) (2013)

2011

13. A Fair and Equitable Method of Recruitment? Conscription by Ballot into the Australian Army during the Vietnam War
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia View citations (10)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia (2011) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article A FAIR AND EQUITABLE METHOD OF RECRUITMENT? CONSCRIPTION BY BALLOT INTO THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, Australian Economic History Review, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand (2011) View citations (10) (2011)

2010

14. Long-Run Mortality Effects of Vietnam-Era Army Service: Evidence from Australia’s Conscription Lotteries
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Long-Run Mortality Effects of Vietnam-Era Army Service: Evidence from Australia's Conscription Lotteries, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (26) (2011)

2008

15. Identifying the Most Research Intensive Faculties of Business in Australia: A Multidimensional Approach
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
16. SOCIAL INNOVATION: BUZZ WORD OR ENDURING TERM?
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Social innovation: Buzz word or enduring term?, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier (2009) View citations (135) (2009)

2007

17. A DISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS OF THE PHD COMPLETIONS IN AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
18. Disciplinary Analysis of the Contribution of Academic Staff to PhD Completions in Australian Universities
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2006

19. A New Macroeconomic Time Series: Business Profitability in Twentieth-Century Australia
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia View citations (1)
20. Modelling the Research Output of Australian Universities by Discipline
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
21. The Equity Premium Puzzle: Australia and the United States in Comparative Perspective
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia View citations (1)
22. The Social Capital Experience of International Students in Australia: The Wollongong Experience
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia

2005

23. The Distribution of Research Performance Across Australian Universities, 1992-2003, and Its Implications for Higher Education Funding Models
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia

2004

24. Social Capital: An Insight Revealed or a Concept Too Many?
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia

2002

25. The Relocation of the Market for Australian Wool, 1880-1939
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia

1995

26. The principal-agent question: the chartered trading companies
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History

Undated

27. Efficient Institutions or Rent Seeking Monopolists? The Rationale for Early Chartered Trading Companies
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Lancaster View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Marketing the Multinational in Shenbao, Shanghai, 1872–1889
   Enterprise & Society, 2024, 25, (1), 134-159
2. Media tone and trading activity on the Sydney Stock Exchange 1901–1950
   Financial History Review, 2024, 31, (1), 36-66

2023

3. Natural resources and divergence. A comparison of Andean and Nordic trajectories
   Scandinavian Economic History Review, 2023, 71, (2), 220-221

2021

4. Underpricing in a developing capital market: Australian equity issuances, 1920–39†
   Economic History Review, 2021, 74, (3), 831-855 View citations (2)

2020

5. Investing in a Wealthy Resource-Based Colonial Economy: International Business in Australia before World War I
   Business History Review, 2020, 94, (2), 321-346 View citations (2)

2019

6. Dynamic paths of innovation in natural resource industries in Australia and Norway since World War Two
   Scandinavian Economic History Review, 2019, 67, (1), 90-109 View citations (1)
7. Francesco Boldizzoni and Pat Hudson (eds), Routledge Handbook of Global Economic History. London: Routledge, 2016. xv + 471 pp. ISBN: 9 7811 3883 8031. Hardback, A$368
   Australian Economic History Review, 2019, 59, (2), 236-238
8. Quotidian Routines: The Cooperative Practices of a Business Elite
   Enterprise & Society, 2019, 20, (4), 826-860 View citations (2)

2018

9. Firm Performance and Market Behaviour: The Scholarship of David Merrett
   Australian Economic History Review, 2018, 58, (3), 222-232
10. The drivers of firm longevity: Age, size, profitability and survivorship of Australian corporations, 1901–1930
    Business History, 2018, 60, (2), 157-177 View citations (4)

2017

11. A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy. By Joel Mokyr. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2017. xiv + 403 pp. References, index. Cloth, $35.00. ISBN: 978-0-691-16888-3
    Business History Review, 2017, 91, (2), 389-391
12. The Effects of World War II Military Service: Evidence from Australia
    The Journal of Economic History, 2017, 77, (3), 838-865 View citations (1)
13. The Evolution of an Intellectual Community Through the Words of Its Founders: Recollections of Australia's Economic History Field
    Australian Economic History Review, 2017, 57, (3), 345-367 View citations (2)
14. When commerce, science, and leisure collaborated: the nineteenth-century global trade boom in natural history collections*
    Journal of Global History, 2017, 12, (3), 319-339

2016

15. Does the military turn men into criminals? New evidence from Australia’s conscription lotteries
    Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29, (1), 197-218 View citations (8)
    Also in Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29, (1), 197-218 (2016) View citations (6)

2015

16. A Conceptual Framework of Skilled Female Migrant Retention
    Economic Papers, 2015, 34, (3), 118-127 View citations (1)
17. Accounting for Nonconvergence in Global Wool Marketing before 1939
    Business History Review, 2015, 89, (2), 229-253
18. Divergence and Convergence: New and Shifting Paradigms in Comparative Economic History
    Australian Economic History Review, 2015, 55, (1), 80-94

2013

19. Global industry, Local Innovation: the History of Cane Sugar Production in Australia, 1820–1995 – By Peter D. Griggs
    Australian Economic History Review, 2013, 53, (3), 320-321
20. Institution Building and Variation in the Formation of the Australian Wool Market
    Australian Economic History Review, 2013, 53, (2), 146-166 View citations (1)
21. Shareholder Democracies? Corporate Governance in Britain and Ireland before 1850 – By M. Freeman, R. Pearson and J. Taylor
    Australian Economic History Review, 2013, 53, (3), 328-329
22. The dynamics of resource-based economic development: evidence from Australia and Norway
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2013, 22, (5), 1341-1371 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper The Dynamics of Resource-Based Economic Development: Evidence from Australia and Norway, Economics Working Papers (2012) View citations (15) (2012)

2012

23. BANKING RECORDS, BUSINESS AND NETWORKS IN COLONIAL SYDNEY, 1817–24
    Australian Economic History Review, 2012, 52, (2), 167-190 View citations (1)
24. I Was Only Nineteen, 45 Years Ago: What Can we Learn from Australia’s Conscription Lotteries? -super-,1
    The Economic Record, 2012, 88, (282), 351-371 View citations (13)
25. Industry associations and non-competitive behaviour in Australian wool marketing: Evidence from the Melbourne Woolbrokers' Association, 1890--1939
    Business History, 2012, 54, (4), 510-528 View citations (1)

2011

26. A FAIR AND EQUITABLE METHOD OF RECRUITMENT? CONSCRIPTION BY BALLOT INTO THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR
    Australian Economic History Review, 2011, 51, (3), 277-296 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper A Fair and Equitable Method of Recruitment? Conscription by Ballot into the Australian Army during the Vietnam War, Economics Working Papers (2011) View citations (10) (2011)
27. Doing well and doing good. Ross and Glendining. Scottish enterprise in New Zealand
    Business History, 2011, 53, (7), 1183-1184
28. Long-Run Mortality Effects of Vietnam-Era Army Service: Evidence from Australia's Conscription Lotteries
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 345-49 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Long-Run Mortality Effects of Vietnam-Era Army Service: Evidence from Australia’s Conscription Lotteries, Economics Working Papers (2010) View citations (7) (2010)
29. TARIFFS, SUBSIDIES, AND PROFITS: A RE‐ASSESSMENT OF STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN AUSTRALIA 1901–39
    Australian Economic History Review, 2011, 51, (1), 46-70 View citations (4)

2010

30. Enhancing Industry Association Theory: A Comparative Business History Contribution
    Journal of Management Studies, 2010, 47, (5), 837-858 View citations (5)
31. Ranking and clustering of the faculties of commerce research performance in Australia
    Applied Economics, 2010, 42, (22), 2881-2895 View citations (1)

2009

32. Discipline-specific forecasting of research output in Australian universities
    Applied Economics Letters, 2009, 16, (18), 1875-1880 View citations (3)
33. Financing Growth: New Issues by Australian Firms, 1920–1939
    Business History Review, 2009, 83, (3), 563-589 View citations (4)
34. Reflections on the Cliometric Revolution. Conversations with Economic Historians – Edited by John S. Lyons, Louis P. Cain, and Samuel H. Williamson
    Australian Economic History Review, 2009, 49, (3), 326-327
35. Social innovation: Buzz word or enduring term?
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2009, 38, (6), 878-885 View citations (135)
    See also Working Paper SOCIAL INNOVATION: BUZZ WORD OR ENDURING TERM?, Economics Working Papers (2008) View citations (4) (2008)
36. “Making Connections”: Insights into Relationship Marketing from the Australasian Stock and Station Agent Industry
    Enterprise & Society, 2009, 10, (3), 423-448 View citations (3)

2008

37. Industry associations as facilitators of social capital: The establishment and early operations of the Melbourne Woolbrokers Association
    Business History, 2008, 50, (6), 781-794 View citations (4)
38. Social capital renewal and the academic performance of international students in Australia
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2008, 37, (4), 1515-1538 View citations (10)

2007

39. Rent Seeking or Market Strengthening? Industry Associations in New Zealand Wool Broking
    Business History Review, 2007, 81, (2), 297-321 View citations (2)

2006

40. THE DISTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH PERFORMANCE ACROSS AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES, 1992–2003, AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR ‘BUILDING DIVERSITY’
    Australian Economic Papers, 2006, 45, (4), 343-361 View citations (3)

2005

41. THE RELOCATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET FOR AUSTRALIAN WOOL
    Australian Economic History Review, 2005, 45, (1), 73-95 View citations (1)

2004

42. Nugget Coombs: A Reforming Life. By Tim Rowse. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. ix + 419 pp. Illustrations, references, notes, index. Cloth, $70.00. ISBN 0-521-81783-8
    Business History Review, 2004, 78, (2), 371-373

2000

43. Book Reviews
    Business History, 2000, 42, (2), 180-180
44. The Development of Large Scale Enterprise in Australia, 1910-64
    Business History, 2000, 42, (3), 13-46 View citations (3)
45. The Nature and Structure of Trade-Financial Networks: Evidence from the New Zealand Pastoral Sector
    Business History, 2000, 42, (1), 41-58 View citations (2)

1999

46. Book Reviews
    Business History, 1999, 41, (3), 162-163
47. Book Reviews
    Business History, 1999, 41, (1), 173-174
48. Desperately Seeking Synergy: Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting and Business History
    Pacific Accounting Review, 1999, 11, (1/2), 173-180
49. Locating Australian Corporate Memory
    Business History Review, 1999, 73, (2), 256-264

1998

50. Book Reviews
    Business History, 1998, 40, (3), 149-150

1997

51. Book Reviews
    Business History, 1997, 39, (4), 191-192
52. Book Reviews
    Business History, 1997, 39, (1), 133-134
53. Book Reviews
    Business History, 1997, 39, (2), 125-126

1993

54. The growth of specialization in English shipowning, 1750-1850
    Economic History Review, 1993, 46, (4), 702-722 View citations (2)

1992

55. Politics, Shipping and the Repeal of the Navigation Laws. By Sarah Palmer. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1991. Pp. x, 209. $59.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1992, 52, (2), 483-484

1987

56. Defending productivity growth in the English coal trade during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
    Economic History Review, 1987, 40, (4), 597-602 View citations (1)
57. List of publications on the economic and social history of Great Britain and Ireland PUBLISHED IN 1986
    Economic History Review, 1987, 40, (4), 603-647

1986

58. Total Factor Productivity in the English Shipping Industry: The North-east Coal Trade, 1700-1850′
    Economic History Review, 1986, 39, (3), 355-370 View citations (7)

1985

59. List of Publications on the Economic and Social History of Great Britain and Ireland PUBLISHED IN 1984
    Economic History Review, 1985, 38, (4), 597-636

1984

60. List of Publications on The Economic and Social History of Great Britain and Ireland PUBLISHED IN 1983
    Economic History Review, 1984, 37, (4), 563-608
61. Note: Size and Profitability of English Colliers in the Eighteenth Century—A Reappraisal
    Business History Review, 1984, 58, (1), 103-120
62. Risks at Sea. Amsterdam Insurance and Maritime Europe, 1766–1780. By Frank C. Spooner. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983. xii + 306 pp. £27.50.)
    Business History Review, 1984, 58, (4), 631-633
63. The History of the British Coal Industry. Volume 2. 1700–1830: The Industrial Revolution. By Michael W. Flinn with the assistance of David Stoker. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1984. xxii + 491 pp. $67.00.)
    Business History Review, 1984, 58, (4), 637-638

Books

2022

1. International Business in Australia before World War One
   Palgrave Studies in Economic History, Palgrave Macmillan

2010

2. The Rural Entrepreneurs
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (5)

2006

3. The Big End of Town
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2004) View citations (13)

Edited books

2015

1. The Cambridge Economic History of Australia
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (24)

Chapters

2022

1. Foreign Investment in Australia Before World War One
   Palgrave Macmillan
2. Foreign Voices and Contested Multinationalism
   Palgrave Macmillan
3. Global Hosts
   Palgrave Macmillan
4. Hidden from View: The Multinational Enterprise in Colonial Australia
   Palgrave Macmillan
5. Innovation and Competition
   Palgrave Macmillan
6. Pioneers of International Business in Australia before 1871
   Palgrave Macmillan
7. The Developmental and Spatial Impact of Multinational Enterprise
   Palgrave Macmillan
8. The International Engagement of the Australian Colonies
   Palgrave Macmillan
9. The Spread of the Multinational Economy, 1871–1914
   Palgrave Macmillan
10. Why Did They Come?
    Palgrave Macmillan

2007

11. The Institutional Legacy and the Development of an Australian National Innovation System
    Palgrave Macmillan

1996

12. Efficient Transactors or Rent- Seeking Monopolists? The Rationale for Early Chartered Trading Companies
    Springer