Australian Economic Review

1968 - 2025

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Forecasts for the Australian Economy in 1989–90 and 1990–91 pp. 5-31: Philip Adams and Peter Dixon
The Budget Strategy and Foreign Debt pp. 32-51: C. W. Murphy
Welfare Options Under Less Progressive Tax Rates: An Analysis of Distributional Effects for Working Families pp. 52-65: Patricia Apps
Trade Unions in Australia pp. 66-73: Jeff Borland
Diary of Recent Economic Events and Policy Statements pp. 74-75: Margaret Mead
Government Reports pp. 76-77: Nellie Lentini
Australian and New Zealand Working Papers pp. 78-85: Nellie Lentini

Economic Prospects: 1988‐89 to 1994‐95 pp. 5-15: B.R. Parmenter and Philip Adams
Pricing for Capacity Utilisation with Public Enterprises pp. 16-24: Wayne Mayo
Responses to World Oil and Coal Shocks, in a Short‐Run Fuel Substitution Tax Model pp. 25-38: Viv Hall, Truong Truong and V. A. Nguyen
Recent Developments in the Australian Economy: An Update to 1988‐89 pp. 39-44: Philip Adams
Diary of Recent Economic Events and Policy Statements pp. 45-47: Margaret Mead
Government Reports pp. 48-51: Nellie Lentini
Australian and New Zealand Working Papers pp. 52-61: Nellie Lentini
Industries Assistance Commission Report and Inquiries pp. 62-64: Nellie Lentini

In this Issue pp. 3-4: B. R. Parmenter
A Sceptical View of Australia's Current Account and Debt Problem pp. 5-14: J. D. Pitchford
Is Monetary Policy Too Tight? pp. 15-24: Ian R. Harper and Guay Lim
How Far Should Mr Keating Go? pp. 25-28: Ian McDonald
Is the Current Account Deficit Sustainable? pp. 29-33: Anthony Makin
Measuring Exchange Rate Uncertainty: The Case of the Australian Dollar 1969 to 1987 pp. 34-42: Simon Avenell, Robert Leeson and Gavin Wood
The Government Accounts and the Deficit pp. 43-52: Daina McDonald
Diary of Recent Economic Events and Policy Statements pp. 53-53: Margaret Mead
Government Reports pp. 54-56: Margaret Mead
Australian and New Zealand Working Papers pp. 57-61: Margaret Mead
Industries Assistance Commission Reports and Inquiries pp. 62-62: Margaret Mead

The Australian Economy in 1988‐89 and 1989‐90 pp. 3-23: Daina McDonald and Peter Dixon
The Effects of Government size on Economic Performance: a Quantitative Assessment of a Budget Reduction pp. 24-38: Philippa Dee
Implications of Changes in the composition of Australian Exports for Export Sector Instability pp. 39-50: Will Martin
The Second Tier and Labour Market Flexibility pp. 51-58: J. E. Isaac
Diary of Recent Economic Events and Policy Statements pp. 59-60: Margaret Mead
Government Report pp. 61-63: Margaret Mead
Australian and New Zealand Working Papers pp. 64-77: Margaret Mead
Industries Assistance Commission Reports and Inquires pp. 78-80: Margaret Mead

Forecasts for the Australian Economy: 1988–89 and 1989–90 pp. 3-18: Daina McDonald and Peter Dixon
Financial Implications of the Commonwealth Budget Surplus pp. 19-25: Ian R. Harper and Guay Lim
Sources of Inequality Between Male and Female Wages in Australia pp. 26-36: Nisha Agrawal
Financing Tertiary Education: An Examination of the Issues pp. 37-57: Julie Hope and Paul Miller
Monetary Policy in a Deregulated Financial System pp. 58-63: Ian R. Harper
Diary of Recent Economic Events and Policy Statements pp. 64-65: Margaret Mead
Government Reports pp. 66-68: Margaret Mead
Australian and New Zealand Working Papers pp. 69-76: Margaret Mead

Some Macroeconomic Aspects of the 1988–89 Budget pp. 3-11: Peter Dixon and Daina McDonald
The Institute's Conference on Poverty, Wealth and Income Distribution in Australia: Introduction pp. 12-12: Peter Dixon
The Measurement of Poverty in Australia: 1981–82 and 1985–86 pp. 13-24: David Johnson
Income Inequality in Australia in an International Comparative Perspective pp. 25-34: Peter Saunders and Garry Hobbes
The Distribution of Wealth: What Is It, What Does It Mean, and Is It Important? pp. 35-41: John Piggott
Structural Reform, Macro Policies and Income Distribution pp. 42-52: Nisha Agrawal and Gerald Meagher
Comment on Papers by Saunders and Hobbes, Piggott, and Agrawal and Meagher pp. 53-53: Ross Williams
The Development of Government Policies on Poverty and Income Distribution pp. 54-73: Meredith Edwards and Peter Whiteford
Comment on ‘The Development of Government Policies on Poverty and Income Distribution’ pp. 74-75: Sue Richardson
Overview: The Need for Dynamic Analyses pp. 76-76: John Creedy
A Description of Recent Developments in the Australian Economy: An Update to 1 987–88 pp. 77-80: Daina McDonald
Diary of Recent Economic Events and Policy Statements pp. 81-82: Margaret Mead
Government Reports pp. 83-85: Margaret Mead
Australian and New Zealand Working Papers pp. 86-93: Margaret Mead
Industries Assistance Commission Reports and Inquiries pp. 94-96: Margaret Mead

The Australian Economy: 1987–88 and 1988–89 pp. 3-26: Daina McDonald and Peter Dixon
Australia: The Conning of Age pp. 27-44: Allen C. Kelley and James B. Duke
Workplace Accident Compensation Reform A Reappraisal pp. 45-60: R. Ian McEwin
Tariffs in Australia: Theory, History and Effects pp. 61-73: Mark Horridge
Diary of Recent Economic Events and Policy Statements pp. 74-74: Margaret Mead
Government Reports pp. 75-76: Margaret Mead
Australian and New Zealand Working Papers pp. 77-81: Margaret Mead
Industries Assistance Commission Reports and Inquiries pp. 82-82: Margaret Mead

Housing Finance and Deregulation: Predictions and Outcomes pp. 3-15: Judith Yates
The Relationship Between Output Growth and Unemployment: A Re‐examination of Okun's Law in Australia pp. 16-27: D. T. Nguyen and Mahinda Siriwardana
Australian On‐line Information Sources for Business and Economics pp. 28-41: Margaret Mead
A Description of Recent Developments in the Australian Economy in an Historical Context pp. 42-57: Daina McDonald
Diary of Recent Economic Events and Policy Statements pp. 58-61: Margaret Mead
Government Reports pp. 62-65: Margaret Mead
Australian and New Zealand Working Papers pp. 66-73: Margaret Mead
Industries Assistance Commission Reports and Inquiries pp. 74-75: Margaret Mead