Australian Economic Review

1968 - 2026

Current editor(s): John de New, Viet Hoang Nguyen and Susan Méndez

From The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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The Australian Economy in 2025–26: Domestic Challenges in an Uncertain International Policy Environment pp. 5-15: Matthew Greenwood‐Nimmo, Viet Hoang Nguyen, Tim Robinson and Sarantis Tsiaplias
Driving Productivity Growth pp. 16-19: Andrew Barker, Bruce Chapman, Peter Dawkins, Michael Fotheringham and Elizabeth Webster
Decline to Boom to Slowdown: Australia's Labour Market in the COVID‐19 Era pp. 20-58: Jeff Borland
The Time‐Varying Anchoring of Inflation Expectations in Australia pp. 59-74: Thuy Hang Duong
Comparison of HILDA Survey Estimates With the 2006–2021 Censuses pp. 75-83: Nicole Watson and Taylor Ey
The Evolution of Innovation Network in the United States pp. 84-101: Sasan Bakhtiari
Affordable Specialist Care pp. 102-104: Susan J. Méndez and Jongsay Yong
Rethinking Healthcare Co‐Payments to Improve Efficiency and Equity pp. 105-108: Kees van Gool, Philip Haywood and Jane Hall
Specialist Affordability and Access for People With Disability pp. 109-113: James Taylor, Karinna Saxby, Jodie Bailie, Samia Badji, Gozde Aydin, Ryan Liang and Dennis Petrie
Australia's Specialist Fee Failure: Three Principles for a Way Forward pp. 114-118: Yuting Zhang, Stephen Duckett and Charles Kemp
Price Transparency in Specialist Markets pp. 119-122: Susan J. Méndez, Jongsay Yong, Anthony Scott, Khic‐Houy Prang and Adam G. Elshaug

Foreword pp. S5-S7: Sabina Alkire
Introduction pp. S8-S9: Melek Cigdem‐Bayram
Breaking the Cycle: Rethinking Poverty Persistence and Policy Solutions in Australia pp. S10-S21: Esperanza Vera‐Toscano and Roger Wilkins
Measuring Multidimensional Child Poverty in Australia pp. S22-S35: Sharon Bessell, Cadhla O'Sullivan, Trevor Rose, Megan Lang and Talia Avrahamzon
The Costs of Living With Disability in Australia: Accounting for Variable Disability‐Related Deprivation in Poverty Measures pp. S36-S44: Sue Olney and Sophie Yates
Measuring Poverty in Australia—The Role of Income pp. S45-S57: Peter Davidson, Yuvisthi Naidoo and Bruce Bradbury
Material Deprivation in Australia: A Multidimensional Approach to Poverty Measurement 50 Years After Henderson pp. S58-S71: Yuvisthi Naidoo and Ciara Smyth
Monetary and Multidimensional Poverty in Australia: A Dual Measurement Approach pp. S72-S85: Melek Cigdem‐Bayram, Cara Nolan, Ismo Rama and Nicole Bieske

House Price Changes: A Perspective of Inhomogeneous Multiple Structural Breaks pp. 277-288: Fenglin Tian, Yanpeng Li and Boping Tian
Productivity Measurement With Big Data: A Data‐Driven Approach Capturing Firm Heterogeneity pp. 289-298: Shipei Zeng and Kevin Fox
Effects of Government Regulation of Diesel and Petrol Prices on GDP Growth: Evidence From China pp. 299-315: Markus Brueckner, Haidi Hong, Haiyan Lin and Joaquin Vespignani
The Progressive Productivity Agenda pp. 317-324: Andrew Leigh
Introductory Remarks pp. 325-325: Barbara Broadway
The Case for Reorienting Active Labour Market Policies Towards the Demand‐Side pp. 326-331: Jo Ingold, Jakhongir Kakhkharov and Qian Yi Lee
Employment Services for Jobseekers Needing Substantial Assistance: How We Got to Where We Are and How to Make Progress pp. 332-342: Jeff Borland
Trade Wars and Immigration Restrictions: Insights From the Interwar Era pp. 343-352: Dean Hoi, Ruikun Ma and Laura Panza

Governance Quality Under Economic Uncertainty: Global Insights pp. 181-198: S M Woahid Murad and Arifur Rahman
Economic, Social and Health Outcomes of the Transgender and Gender‐Diverse Population in Australia pp. 199-210: Mark Wooden, Taylor Ey and Roger Wilkins
Nudging Alcohol Moderation via Excise Tax Reform: The Case of Beer in Australia pp. 211-221: Kym Anderson
Introduction to the Policy Forum on the NAIRU pp. 222-223: Sarantis Tsiaplias
The NAIRU Under Anchored Inflation Expectations pp. 224-235: Alexander Ballantyne and Tom Cusbert
The RBA's (Dashboard) Indicator Approach pp. 236-241: Jeff Borland and David Harris
The NAIRU in Australia pp. 242-245: Isaac Gross
Reducing the NAIRU and Achieving Full Employment pp. 246-250: Ross Garnaut and Peter Dawkins
The Case for Randomised Trials (and Why Big Data Does Not Supersede Randomisation) pp. 251-258: Andrew Leigh
The Melbourne Institute Data Lab, a Secure Access Environment for Informing Future Social and Economic Policy pp. 259-271: Chaminda Rajeev Samarage and A. Abigail Payne

Disentangling Timing Uncertainty of Event‐Driven Connectedness Among Oil‐Based Energy Commodities pp. 65-90: Evžen Kočenda and Daniel Bartušek
The Effect of Reading and Writing Assistance on Receipt of Disability Support Pension pp. 91-108: Nary Hong
Impact of Post and Hold Regulation on Retail Petroleum Prices pp. 109-114: Christopher P. Adams
Disaffection in Australia pp. 115-116: John de New and Elizabeth Webster
Rational Disaffection? The Economic Origins of Minor‐Party Voting in Australia pp. 117-130: Ferdi Botha, William Nolan, Viet Hoang Nguyen and Kyle Peyton
Perception and Reality of Energy Poverty in Australia: Do They Shape Voting Intentions? pp. 131-139: Kushneel Prakash, Sefa Awaworyi Churchill and Russell Smyth
Have Changes in the Australian Labour Market This Century Contributed to Rising Voter Disaffection? pp. 140-153: Roger Wilkins
Working From Home: The Australian Experience pp. 154-162: Inga Laβ and Mark Wooden
The ATO ALife Family File pp. 163-172: Daniel Fischer, Justin Holland, Marc Chan, Cain Polidano, Ha Vu and Roger Wilkins
Battlers and Billionaires: The Updated Story of Inequality in Australia by Leigh, Andrew 2024 pp. 173-176: Roger Wilkins

The Australian Economy in 2024–2025: Living and Housing Affordability pp. 5-15: Guay Lim, Viet Nguyen, Tim Robinson and Sarantis Tsiaplias
Should the Reserve Bank Cut Interest Rates? pp. 16-20: Jeff Borland, Peter Dawkins, Ross Garnaut, Isaac Gross, Warren Hogan, Michael Keating, Guay Lim, Peter Tulip, David Vines and Elizabeth Webster
Do Gender Differences in Mental Health Contribute to Gender Differences in Physical Health? An Instrumental Variables Approach pp. 21-32: Vasileios Zikos
The Rise of Social Media and the Fall in Mental Well‐Being Among Young Australians pp. 33-38: Andrew Leigh and Stephen Robson
Leigh, Andrew (2024) The Shortest History of Economics Black Inc. Books pp. 39-40: Laura Panza
Notes for PhDs in Economics and Finance on Getting a Job pp. 41-47: Kenneth Clements
The Academic Job Market for (Financial) Economists pp. 48-52: Paul Kofman
Jobs for Economics PhDs in Government pp. 53-56: Catherine de Fontenay
Economic Consulting as a Career for Economics PhDs pp. 57-60: Jerome Fahrer