Publications 2003

Books

Dingle A and Doyle H*, Yan Yean: A History of Melbourne's Early Water Supply, Public Record Office Victoria, Melbourne, 2003, viii + 127.

Ng Y-K, Efficiency, Equality, and Public Policy with a Case for Higher Public Spending (in Chinese), Social Science Documentation Publishing House, Beijing, China, 2003, viii + 252.

Ng Y-K, Shi H and Sun G-Z, (eds) The Economics of E-Commerce and Networking Decisions: Applications and extensions of Inframarginal Analysis, Palgrave Macmillan, New York , 2003

Ward I and Rivers G, Economics in the Business Environment, 3 rd edition, Prentice Hall, 2003.

Yang X, Economic Development and the Division of Labour, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK , 2003, xxiv + 636.

Zhang Y, The Irrelevance of the Size of the Firm: Theory and Evidence, Renmin University of China Publishing House, 2003.

Chapters in Books

Bhattacharya M, “Trade Liberation, Market Power and Performance in Australian Manufacturing” in Tavidze A (ed), Progress in Economics Research, Vol 6, Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge , NY , 2003, 89-96.

Kazakevitch G and Torlina L*, “Consumer Choice, Information Product Quality and Market Implications” in Anderson K (ed), Seeking Success in E-Business: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston/Dordreht/London, 2003, 403-421.

Kazakevitch G and Torlina L*, “Virtual Non-Profit Organisations: Literary Virtual Communities in Russia” in Beveren J V (ed), The E-Business Review, Vol III, International Academy of E-business, Nackogdoches, Texax USA, 2003, 89-92.

Maitra P, “Are the Poor More Vulnerable to Income Stocks Shocks?” in Jha R (ed), Indian Economic Reforms, Palgrave MacMillan, UK, 2003, 373-389.

Ng Y-K, “Entrepreneurship and Globalization” (in Chinese) in Phua K K, Hew H C and Ong C N (eds), The Tan Kah Kee Spirit of Today, Tan Kah Kee Foundation 20 th Anniversary Public Seminar, Global Publishing Co, Singapore, 2003, 99-118.

Ng Y-K, “Introduction” in Ng Y-K, Shi H and Sun G-Z (eds), The Economics of E-Commerce and Networking Decisions Applications and Extensions of Inframarginal Analysis, Palgrave MacMillan, UK, 2003, 1-7.

Ng Y-K, “Inframarginal Versus Marginal Analysis of Networking Decisions and E-Commerce” in Ng Y-K, Shi H and Sun G-Z (eds), The Economics of E-Commerce and Networking Decisions Applications and Extensions of Inframarginal Analysis, Palgrave MacMillan, UK, 2003, 11-23.

Rivers G, “An Indirect Approach to the Identification and Measurement of Transaction Costs” in Ng Y-K, Shi H and Sun G (eds), The Economics of E-Commerce and Networking Decisions Applications and Extensions of Inframarginal Analysis, Palgrave MacMillan, UK, 2003, 267-297.

Shi H and Mathysen H, “E-Commerce, Transaction Cost, and the Network of Division of Labout: a Business Perspective” in Ng Y-K, Shi H and Sun G (eds), The Economics of E-Commerce and Networking Decisions Applications and Extensions of Inframarginal Analysis, Palgrave MacMillan, UK, 2003, 55-68.

Sun G-Z, “Identification of Equilibrium Structures of Endogenous Specialization: A Unified Approach Exemplified”, in Ng Y-K, Shi H and Sun G-Z (eds.) The Economics of E-Commerce and Networking Decisions: Applications and Extensions of Inframarginal Analysis. London , UK : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, 195-213.

Valenzuela R and Habito C*, “WTO, Trade Reforms and the Philippine economy: Are Filipinos Better Off?” in Hoa T V and Harvie C (eds), New Asian Regionalism, Palgrave MacMillan, Great Britain, 2003, 207-248.

Yang X, “A Review of the Literature of Inframarginal Analysis of Network of Division of Labour” in Ng Y-K, Shi H and Sun G (eds), The Economics of E-Commerce and Networking Decisions Applications and Extensions of Inframarginal Analysis, Palgrave MacMillan, UK , 2003, 24-52.

Yang X, “An Equilibrium Model of Hierarchy” in Ng Y-K, Shi H and Sun G (eds), The Economics of E-Commerce and Networking Decisions Applications and Extensions of Inframarginal Analysis, Palgrave MacMillan, UK , 2003, 69-100.

Yang X, Sun G and Yao S*, “Towards a Theory of Impersonal Networking Decisions and Endogenous Structure of the Division of Labour” in Ng Y-K, Shi H and Sun G (eds), The Economics of E-Commerce and Networking Decisions Applications and Extensions of Inframarginal Analysis, Palgrave MacMillan, UK, 2003, 171-194.

Yang X and Zhao Y*, “Endogenous Transaction Costs and Division of Labour” in Ng Y-K, Shi H and Sun G (eds), The Economics of E-Commerce and Networking Decisions Applications and Extensions of Inframarginal Analysis, Palgrave MacMillan, UK, 2003, 311-327.

Zhang D, Chinese Version of Economics, (as one of three translators), by Xiaokai Yang, Social Science Literature Publisher, 2003. (Ch 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 22)

Zhang D, Chinese Version of Economic Development and Division of Labor, (as one of two translators), by Xiaokai Yang, Social Science Literature Publisher, 2003 (Ch 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13)

Refereed Journal Articles

Damoense M, “On-line Learning: Implications for Effective Learning for Higher Education in South Africa ”, Australian Journal of Educational Technology, Vol 19, No 1, Australian Society for Educational Technology , Australia , 2003, 25-45.

Forsyth P, “Regulation Under Stress: Developments in Australian Airport Policy”, Journal of Air Transport Management, Vol 9, No 1, Pergamon , UK , 2003, 25-36.

Forsyth P, “Low-Cost Carriers in Australia : Experiences and Impacts”, Journal of Air Transport Management, Vol 9, No 5, Pergamon , UK , 2003, 277-284.

Forsyth P, Dwyer L* and Spurr R*, “Inter-Industry Effects of Tourism Growth: Implications for Destination Managers”, Tourism Economics, Vol 9, No 2, IP Publishing Ltd, UK , 2003, 117-132.

Forsyth P, Dwyer L*, Spurr R* and Ho T*, “Tourism's Contribution to a State Economy: a Multi-Regional General Equilibrium Analysis”, Tourism Economics, Vol 9, No 4, IP Publishing Ltd, UK, 2003, 431-448.

Forsyth P, Dwyer L*, Spurr R* and Ho T*, “Estimating the Regional and National Economic Impacts of Tourism Growth and Special Events”, ASEAN Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Vol 2, No 2, Centre for Research on Tourism, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia, 2003, 118-131.

Kazakevitch G and Torlina L*, “Virtual Non-Profit Organisations: Social and Cultural Processes Towards Open and Democratic Society: A Case of Literary Virtual Communities in Russia ”, International e-Business Review, Vol 3, 2003, 89-91.

Maitra P, “Schooling and Educational Attainment: Evidence from Bangladesh ”, Education Economics, Vol 11, No 2, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2003, 129-153.

Maitra P and Gangadharan L*, “The Effect of Education on the Timing of Marriage and First Birth in Pakistan ”, Journal of Quantitative Economics, Vol 11, No 1, Indian Econometric Society , India , 2003, 114-133.

Maitra P and Gangadharan L*, “Testing for Son Preference in South Africa ”, Journal of African Economies, Vol 12, No 3, Indian Economic Society, Oxford University Press, 2003, 371-416.

Maitra P and Ray R*, “The Effect of Transfers and Pensions on Household Expenditure Patterns and Poverty in South Africa”, Journal of Development Economics, Vol 71, No 1, Elsevier Science B. V., 2003, 23-49.

Maitra P and Ray R*, “Resource Inflows and Household Composition: Evidence from South African Panel Data”, Journal of International Development, Wiley Inter Science, Vol 15, 2003, 114-133.

Narayan P#, “Economic Impact of the 2003 South Pacific Games on Fiji ”, Economic Papers, Vol 22, No 3, Economic Society of Australia , Australia , 2003, 60-73.

Narayan P#, “The Macroeconomic Impact of the IMF Recommended VAT Policy for the Fiji Economy: Evidence from a CGE Model”, Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies, Vol 15, No 3, The Applied Regional Science Conference (ARSC)/Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Tokyo, 2003, 227-236.

Narayan P#, “Tourism Demand Modeling: Some Issues Regarding Unit Roots, Co-integration and Diagnostic Tests”, International Journal of Tourism Research, Vol 5, No 5, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK, 2003, 369-380.

Narayan P#, “Macroeconomic Impact of Natural Disasters on a Small Island Economy: Evidence from a CGE Model” Applied Economics Letters, No 10, 2003, 721-723.

Narayan P#, “Determinants of Tourist Expenditure in Fiji : A Co-integration Approach”, Tourism Review International, Vol 6, Cognizant Communication Corporation, United States , 2003, 159-167.

Narayan P# and Narayan S, “The Sustainability of Fiji's Budget Deficit: An Econometric Analysis”, Pacific Economic Bulletin, Vol 18, No 2, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, 2003, 77-90.

Narayan P# and Prasad B*, “Fiji's Sugar, Tourism and Garment Industries: A Survey of Performance, Problems and Potentials”, Fijian Studies, Vol 1 No 1, Fiji Institute of Applied Studies, Suva, Fiji, 2003, 1-25.

Ng Y-K, “Appropriate Discounting of Future Utilities Need Not Be the Dictatorship of the Present: A Note on Chichilnisky”, Social Choice and Welfare, Vol 21, No 1, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg , Germany , 2003, 113-116.

Ng Y-K, “From Preference to Happiness: Towards a More Complete Welfare Economics”, Social Choice and Welfare, Vol 20, No 2, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg , Germany , 2003, 307-350.

Ng Y-K, “Orthodox Economics and Economists: Strengths and Weaknesses”, Singapore Economic Review, Vol 48, No 1, The Singapore Economic Review, World Scientific, Singapore , 2003, 81-94.

Ng Y-K and Lu P-T*, “Global Environmental Protection: Solving the International Public-Goods Problem by Empowering the United Nations Through Co-operation with WTO”, International Journal Global Environmental Issues, Vol 3, No 4, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, Switzerland, 2003, 409-417.

Ng Y-K and Ng S, “Do the Economies of Specialization Justify the Work Ethics? An Examination of Buchanan's Hypothesis”, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol 50, No 3, Elsevier, Netherland, 2003, 339-353.

Ng Y-K and Sun G, “Exclusion of Self Evaluations in Peer Ratings: An Impossibility and Some Proposals”, Social Choice and Welfare, Vol 20, No 3, Springer-Verlag, 2003, 443-456.

Ng Y-K and Yeh Y-N*, “Comparative Statics without Total Differentiation of the First-Order Conditions”, Economics Letters, Vol 78, No 2, Elsevier , Switzerland , 2003, 161-166.

Saunders S, “The Experience of Inflation Targeting in Australia ”, The South African Journal of Economics, Vol 71, No 2, Economic Society of South Africa , Pretoria , 2003, 414-427.

Smyth R, “Case Complexity and Citation of Judicial Authority – Some Empirical Evidence from the New Zealand Court of Appeal”, Murdoch E-Law Journal, Vol 10, No 3, Murdoch University, School of Law, Australia, 2003, 1-19.

Smyth R, “Explaining Historical Dissent Rates in the High Court of Australia”, Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, Vol 41, No 2, Frank Cass Publishers, UK, 2003, 83-114.

Smyth R, “Is the Inflation Rate Non-stationary? Panel Data Evidence from Australian Capital Cities”, Empirical Economics Letters, 2(5), 2003, 173-181

Smyth R, “Is There a Unit Root in Per Capita Real GDP? Panel Data Evidence from Chinese Provinces”, Asian Profile, Vol 31, No 4, Asian Research Service, Hong Kong , 2003, 289-295.

Smyth R, “Unemployment Hysteresis in Australian States and Territories: Evidence from Panel Data Unit Root Tests”, Australian Economic Review, Vol 36, No 2, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, UK, 2003, 181-192.

Smyth R and Bhattacharya M, “How Fast Do Old Judges Slow Down? A Life Cycle Study of Ageing and Productivity in the Federal Court of Australia”, International Review of Law and Economics, Vol 23, No 2, Elsevier Inc, USA, 2003, 141-164.

Smyth R and Bhattacharya M, “The Game is Not the Same: The Demand for Test Match Cricket in Australia”, Australian Economic Papers, Vol 41, No 1, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, 2003, 77-90.

Smyth R and Bhattacharya M, “The Life Cycle Research Output of Professors in Australian Economics Department: An Empirical Analysis Based on Survey Questionnaires”, Economic Papers, Vol 22, No 2, Economic Society of Australia , Australia , 2003, 30-46.

Smyth R and Bhattacharya M, “What Determines Judicial Prestige? An Empirical Analysis for Judges of the Federal Court of Australia”, American Law and Economics Review, Vol 5, No 1, Oxford University Press, USA, UK, 2003, 233-262.

Smyth R and Lu Z-H*, “Explaining Total Factor Productivity Growth in Chinese Industry – The Role of Incentives, Openness and Ownership Reform”, Journal of International Economic Studies, No 17, The Institute of Comparative Economic Studies, Hosei University, Japan, 2003, 71-86.

Smyth R and Nandha M*, “Bivariate Causality Between Exchange Rates and Stock Prices in South Asia”, Applied Economics Letters, Vol 10, No 11, Routledge, UK, 2003, 699-704.

Smyth R and Nandha M*, “Cointegration and Causality in Australian Capital City House Prices 1986-2001”, Journal of Economic and Social Policy, Vol 7, No 2, Southern Cross University, Australia , 2003, 35-50.

Smyth N and Narayan P#, “Attendance and Pricing at Sporting Events: Empirical Results from Granger Causality Tests for the Melbourne Cup”, Applied Economics, Vol 35, No 15, Routledge , UK , 2003, 1649-1658.

Smyth N and Narayan P#, “The Determinants of Immigration from Fiji to New Zealand : An Empirical Reassessment Using the Bounds Testing Approach”, International Migration, Vol 41, No 5, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK , 2003, 33-58.

Smyth N and Narayan P#, “The Causal Relationship Between Female Employment and Fertility in South Asia: An Application of the Bounds Testing Approach to Cointegration”, Indian Society of Labour Economics, Indian Society of Labour Economics, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, 2003, 247-252.

Smyth R and Zhai Q*, “Economic Restructuring in China's Large and Medium-Sized State-owned Enterprises- Evidence from Liaoning”, Journal of Contemporary China, Vol 12, No 34, Carfax Publishing Ltd, UK, 2003, 173-205.

Sun G-Z and Monchi L*, “The Division of Labor and Roundabout Production: Allyn Young Revisited”, Pacific Economic Review, 8(3), 2003, 219-238.

Tennant J and Rushdi M*, “Profitability of Australian Banks: 1985-2001”, AGENDA: A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, Vol 10, No 3, The Australian National University , Canberra , 2003, 229-243.

Tombazos C, “A Production Theory Approach to the Imports and Wage Inequality Nexus”, Economic Inquiry, Vol 41, No 1, Oxford University Press, U S, 2003, 42-62.

Tombazos C, “New Light on the Impressionistic View” of the Balancing Item in Australia's Balance of Payments Accounts”, Applied Economics, Vol 35, No 12, Routledge, UK, 2003, 1369-1379 .

Tombazos C, “Unprotective Tariffs, Ineffective Liberalization, and Other Mysteries: An Investigation of the Endogenous Dimensions of Trade Policy Formation in Australia ”, Southern Economic Journal, Vol 70, No 1, Southern Economic Association, US, 2003, 49-75.

Tombazos C and Parasnis J#, “On Applications of Duality to the Study of Immigration”, Economic Papers, Vol 22, No. 1, Economic Society of Australia , 2003, 46-58.

Valenzuela R, Creedy J* and Johnson D*, “A Cost Function for Higher Education in Australia”, Australian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol 6, No 1, The University of Western Australia, WA, 2003, 117-134.

Valenzuela R, Hasegawa H* and Tran VH*, “HOGLEX Demand Systems and Welfare Policy in Major ASEAN Developing Countries: A Bayesian Analysis Using Expenditure Unit Records”, Journal of Quantitative Economics, Vol 1, No 1, The Indian Econometric Society, Dept of Economics, University of Mumbai, India, 2003, 52-65.

Wang Z, “Hedonic Prices for Crude Oil”, Applied Economic Letters, Vol 10, Taylor & Francis Ltd, UK , 2003, 857-861.

White M, “Some Difficulties with Sunspots and Mr MacLeod: Adding to the Bibliography of W.S. Jevons”, History of Economics Review, No 38, History of Economic Thought Society of Australia, LaTrobe University, Summer 2003, 33-52.

Wills I, “Informational Barriers to Pollution Reduction in Small Businesses”, Economic Papers, Vol 22, No 2, Economic Society of Australia, Melbourne, 2003, 84-94.

Yang X and Zhang D, “Economic Development, International Trade, and Income Distribution”, Journal of Economics, Vol 78, No 2, Springer-Verlag Wien , Austria , 2003, 163-190.

Zhang D, “Ricardian Model with Endogenous Comparative Advantage and Trade Policy Analysis”, World Economy Forum, (in Chinese), No 2, 2003.

Non-refereed Journal Publications

Forsyth P, Dwyer L*, Spurr R* and Ho T*, “Estimating the Economic Impacts of Tourism Growth and Special Events”, e-Review of Tourism Research, Travel and Tourism Research Association, USA , 2003.

Ng Y-K, “Happiness Gap” (in Chinese), Information Times, Beijing , China , December 2003, 50-58.

Wills I, “Economics of Cost Sharing Arrangements for Plant Disease Eradication”, Plant Health Australia, July 2003, 22.

Zhai Q*, Kazakevitch G and Smyth R, , “Shock Therapy and Gradualism in China and Russia ”, Public Economics Research, Vol 1(1), China , October 2003, 122-131.

Reports and External Working Papers

Wills I, “Economic Assessment, in Department of Sustainability and Environment ( Victoria )”, Review of the Lower Goulburn Floodplain Rehabilitation Project, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Monash International and the Monash Environment Institute, August 2003, Chapter 4, 89-103.

Published Conference Papers

Bhattacharya M and Chen J R*, “Domestic Versus Foreign Competition: A Comparative Study Between Japanese and Taiwanese Manufacturing”, in Smyth R, Tam O K and Zhu C (eds), “Institutional Challenges for the Global China ”, Asian Business and Economics Research Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, November 2003, 205-217.

Damoense M Y, “Learning Online: Implications for Effective Learning”, 20th International Conference on Technology and Education (ICTE) Africa, Potchefstroom University for CHE, South Africa , January 2003.

Forsyth P, Dwyer L* and Spurr R*, “Re-thinking the Economic Assessment of Special Events”, in Griffin T and Harris R (eds), Current Research, Future Strategies Bridging Uncertainty, School of Leisure Sport and Tourism, School of Leisure, Sport & Technology Sydney, 2003, 189-196.

Forsyth P, Dwyer L* and Spurr R*, “CFE Modelling Applied to the Economic Evaluation of Special Events”, in Divisekera S and Turner L (eds), Managing Tourism in the Global Economy, Victoria University, Melbourne, 2003, 307-328.

Kazakevitch G, “Interregional, International and Cross-age Comparison of Unemployment”, 43 rd European Congress of the Regional Science Association, Jyvaskyla , Finland , August 2003.

Kazakevitch G and Smyth R, “Shock Therapy Versus Gradual Transition: Comparing the Experiences of Russia and China”, in Smyth R, Tam O K and Zhu C (eds), “Institutional Challenges for the Global China ”, Asian Business and Economics Research Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, November 2003, 154-167.

Kazakevitch G and Torlina L*, “Web Publishing Revisited – A Case Study of Literary Websites in Russia”, in Hanisch J, Falconer D, Horrocks S and Hillier Mathew (eds), PACIS Conference, 2003, 271-284.

Maitra P, Peng X# and Zhuang Y*, “Parental Education and Child Health”, in Smyth R, Tam OK and Zhu C (eds), Institutional Challenges for the Global China, Asian Business and Economic Research Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, November 2003, 509-535.

Narayan P#, “Urbanisation and Female Fertility in China: An Empirical Investigation”, in Smyth R, Tam OK and Zhu C (eds), Institutional Challenges for the Global China, Asian Business and Economic Research Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, 2003, 42-61.

Narayan P# and Peng X#, “China's Fertility Transition: Empirical Evidence from Co-integration and Error Correction Models”, in Smyth R, Tam OK and Zhu C (eds), Institutional Challenges for the Global China, Asian Business and Economic Research Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, November 2003, 22-41.

Ng Y-K, “The Benefits and Costs of Globalization”, in Hin LK (ed), The 7 th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention, The Association of Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia, 2003, 291-295 (also in Chinese).

Ng YK, “Benefits and Cost of Globalization (in Chinese)”, in Hin LK (ed), The 7 th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention, The Associated Chinese Chambers of commerce and Industry of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2003, 291-295.

Pang C#, “The Theory of Multi-Hugging Container Seaport Network Systems: Models and Implications”, in Soon CE, Keat TS and Cheong TA (eds), International Conference on Port and Maritime R & D and Technology, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, 2003, 127-134.

Rajapakse T and Samaratunge R*, “Multilateral Trade Liberalisation and the Role of Trade Diplomacy in the 1990s”, Second Global Conference of Business and Economics, Association for Business and Economic Research (ABER) and International Journal of Business and Economics (IJBE), London, July 2003, 1-19.

Saunders S, “Islamic Banking in South Africa : The Case of Albaraka Bank”, International Islamic Banking, Monash University , Kuala Lumpur , 2003, 1-10.

Smyth R, “Shock Therapy Versus Gradual Transition: Comparing the Experiences of China and Russia”, in Smyth R, Tam OK and Zhu C (eds), Institutional Challenges for the Global China, Asian Business and Economic Research Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, 2003, 154-167.

Smyth R, Deng X# and Wang J*, “Equity for Debt Swaps in Chinese Big Business: A Case Study of Restructuring in One Large State-Owned enterprise”, International Conference on Reforms in State-Owned Assets Management and Public Finance, Xiamen, China, October 2003, 228-244.

Smyth R and Narayan P#, “Does Democracy Lead or Lag Economic Growth? Empirical Evidence From China”, in Smyth R, Tam OK and Zhu C (eds), Institutional Challenges for the Global China Asian Business and Economic Research Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, 2003, 92-114.

Smyth R and Zhai Q*, “Public Enterprise Reform in Australia ” International Conference on Reforms in State-Owned Assets Management and Public Finance, Xiamen , China , October 2003, 327-331.

Tennant J and Jackson J*, “Developing a Transition Support Program: The BusEco Club at Monash University, Gippsland Campus”, ISANA 2003, Values and Vision – Virtual and Reality, October 2003.

* Denotes co-authors with affiliation outside the Department of Economics; ^# denotes authors who are postgraduate students of the department.