Liberalization and Structural Change in Australian Automotive Industry: An Analysis of Trade and Productivity Performance: 1962–2008

Lionel Bopage and Kishor Sharma
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Lionel Bopage: Lionel Bopage, The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Higher Education, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. E-mail: lionel.bopage@innovation.gov.au
Kishor Sharma: Kishor Sharma, School of Accounting and Finance, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia. E-mail: ksharma@csu.edu.au

Global Business Review, 2014, vol. 15, issue 3, 447-460

Abstract: This article investigates the effects of policy liberalization on structural change in the Australian automotive industry, with a focus on trade and productivity performance. While there has been a rise in exports and imports, productivity fell significantly following policy liberalization. The absolute fall in productivity appears to have been linked with the excess production capacity and higher production costs. The post-liberalization fall in productivity may signal the beginning of a turnaround, but only if the cost of production is significantly reduced through further reforms.

Keywords: Liberalization; structural change; productivity; exports; imports (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1177/0972150914535067

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