Publications

Working Papers
Climate Change Woring Papers
Pharmaceutical Working Papers
Research Reports
Annual Reports
Books

Books
These books are published by the Centre for Strategic Economic Studies. To buy any of the books complete the order form (25 KB) and return it to the Centre.
	Engaging the New World: Responses to the Knowledge Economy, 2006 (above right)
	This is a collection of original papers in which leading economic analysts discuss the wide-ranging impact of the information economy on education, health care, pharmaceuticals, public finance, regional economics and agriculture. The book is available from Melbourne University Press or the Victoria University bookshop.

	Australian ICT Trade Update 2007
	This report reviews the latest information and communication technology (ICT) trade statistics. It is the latest in a series of information industries and technologies reports from the Centre for Strategic Economic Studies. For further Information go to the Information Industry and Technology Updates page.

	Australian ICT Industries Update 2003
	This report reviews the latest information and communication technology trade statistics. It is the sixth in a series of information industries and technologies reports from the Centre for Strategic Economic Studies. For further Information go to the Information Industry and Technology Updates page.

	China's Future in the Knowledge Economy: Engaging the New World, 2002 (above right)
	The emerging knowledge economy is a very different world from the one in which the West achieved advanced economy status or the Asian tigers shot to prominence. The driving forces of new technologies, global competition and market pressures are being felt in every corner of China. This book is about that country’s future in this emerging knowledge economy, and about the strategies that it should pursue.

	Working for the Future: Technology and Employment in the Global Knowledge Economy, 1998 (above right)
	The upheavals in many economies in 1997 and 1998, including the 'miracle' economies of East Asia, are further evidence of the powerful forces at work in the world economy. This book studies the global knowledge economy that is emerging as a result of these technological and policy forces, and explores its impact in various areas.

	Crisis in East Asia: Global Watershed or Passing Storm?, 1998
	This is a report from a major national conference held in Melbourne in 1998. It contains information on the repercussions and the implications of the South-East Asia crisis as it affected Australian firms and trade. It also provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of the crisis and its potential implications from the perspective of Australian business.

	Work Rich, Work Poor: Inequality and Economic Change in Australia, 2001
	The number of Australians in hardship has increased during a decade when average real incomes have risen, and property and share markets are buoyant. This book studies this paradox by bringing together the work of many of Australia’s leading experts in social and economic analysis. The focus is on jobs and earnings, and on the increasingly unequal distribution of different types of jobs, and of earnings within job types.

	Exporting Education to Asia, 1997
	This examines the changing market for post-secondary educational services in a range of Asian countries, and the strategies required for education providers to be competitive in these countries. While written from an Australian perspective, it would be of considerable interest in Asia and other countries.

	The Public Sector in Jeopardy: Australian Fiscal Federalism from Whitlam to Keating, 1997
	This reviews the evolution of federalism in Australia during the Whitlam, Fraser, Hawke and Keating governments - a period of profound change in the economy, public finances, and political institutions and processes. It reviews the upheavals in those areas, charting the performance of successive governments and documenting the successes and failures of their economic policies.

	Dialogues on Australia's Future: In Honour of the Late Professor Ronald Henderson, 1996
	This book of essays addresses key economic and social issues facing Australia. The first part covers topics including the rise of the online economy, the apparent dominance of global financial markets over national policy and Australia's links with Asia. In the second part, six policy issues are considered, including the deregulation of wages and the role of technology and industry policy. The final essays address the rise of inequality in Australia, and the role of the quality of life and the national interest in economic policy.

	Australia and the Knowledge Economy: An Assessment of Enhanced Economic Growth Through Science and Technology, 1995
	This book examines Australia's recent performance and future prospects in the emerging world of the knowledge economy - the processes, products and structures emerging around the world as a result of the impact of computing and communications technologies on every sphere of life.

	The Rebirth of Australian Industry: Australian Trade in Elaborately Transformed Manufactures 1979-1993, 1994
	This book explores the causes and consequences of the decline of older industries in Australia. It also examines the progress made over the past decade in building new and expanding industries. It considers economic, social and technological policy issues that are raised by the development of these new industries.

Annual Review's
2007		CSES Annual Review (135 KB)
2006		CSES Annual Report (218 KB)
2005		CSES Annual Report (141 KB)
2004		CSES Annual Report (125 KB)
2003		CSES Annual Report (105 KB)
2002		CSES Annual Report (87 KB)
2001		CSES Annual Report (82 KB)

CSES Working Papers
2008
No.40		Returns to Training and Skill Mismatch: Evidence from Australia (344 KB)
No.39		The Role of Exports, FDI and Imports in Development: Evidence from Sub-Saharan African Countries (426 KB)
No.38		Valuable Skills, Human Capital and Technology Diffusion (312 KB)
No.37		Overeducation and Overskilling in Australia: Second Generation Greek-Australians and Italian-Australians (209 KB)
2007
No.36		The Value of Education and Job Training in the Developing World: New Evidence from Migrant Workers in China (242 KB)
No.35		Causal Links between Export, FDI and Output: Evidence from Sub-Saharan African Countries (384 KB)
No.34	*	The Other Side of Precariousness: The Cost of Job Loss
No.33	*	Beyond “Global Production Networks”: Australian Fashion Week’s Trans-sectoral Synergies)
No.32	*	Are Labour Markets Necessarily ‘Local’? Spatiality, Segmentation and Scale
No.29	*	Retailing, Clothing and Textiles Production in Australia
No.28	*	Power and Scale: The Shifting Geography of Industrial Relations Law in Australia
No.27	*	Beyond “Global Production Networks”: Australian Fashion Week’s Trans-sectoral Synergies
Note: Papers marked with an are available by request. If you would like a copy please email a request to Sally.Weller@vu.edu.au
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Climate Change Working Papers
No.14		The New Global Growth Path: Implications for Climate Change Analysis and Policy (184 KB)
No.13		Energy Use in China: Interpreting Changing Trends and Future Directions (325 KB)
No.12		Climate Change and the New World Economy: Implications for the Nature and Timing of Policy Responses’ (revised version of Working Paper No. 11) (380 KB)
No.11		Climate Change and the Global Knowledge Economy: An Immediate Challenge (384 KB)
No.10		Technologies for Reducing Non-Energy Related Emissions (187 KB)
No.9		The Supply of Fossil Fuels (172 KB)
No.8		Advanced Technologies Applicable to Fossil Fuels: Cross-Cutting Technologies and Carbon Capture/Storage (231 KB)
No.7		Technologies for Alternative Energy (368 KB)
No.6		Technologies for Reducing Stationary Energy Use (281 KB)
No.5		Transport Technologies (372 KB)
No.4		Energy Use and Emissions in China (318 KB)
No.3		New Technologies, Industry Developments and Emission Trends in Key Sectors: The Energy Sector (260 KB)
No.2		New Technologies, Industry Developments and Emission Trends in Key Sectors: The Agricultural Sector (121 KB)
No.1		New Technologies, Industry Developments and Emission Trends in Key Sectors: The Land Transportation Sector (156 KB)

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Pharmaceutical Working Papers
No.30		Is Europe a laggard in pharmaceuticals? Patent quality, R&D joint ventures and R&D productivity (411 KB)
No.29		Drug prices in Australia: An international comparison
No.28		Accounting for growth in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
No.27		Patent Quality and R&D Productivity in Pharmaceuticals: The Role of Inflation and International Collaboration (305 KB)
No.26		Cost benefit analysis of the PBS program: A new approach, Christine Mak and Sardar Islam, May 2005
No.25		A new framework for cost benefit analysis of the health programs: A social choice approach Christine Mak and Sardar Islam, April 2005
No.24		Developing the Biomedical Industries in Canada and Australia: An Innovation Systems Approach (97 KB)
No.23		Alliance Opportunities for Aus Biotech (145 KB)
No.22		The Biomedical Sectors in Australia and Canada: Comparative Policy Analysis (259 KB)
No.21		An Analysis of the Biomedical Sectors in Australia and Canada in a National Innovation Systems Context (104 KB)
No.20		The Biomedical Sectors in Australia and Canada: A Comparative Analysis (255 KB)
No.19		Review of Findings: Australian Pharmaceutical Pricing in a Global Context (312 KB)
No.18		R&D Price Inflation, Real BERD and Innovation: Pharmaceuticals, OECD 1980-2000 (131 KB)
No.17		Innovation and Industry Structure in the Biomedical Industry: Some Preliminary Results (157 KB)
No.16		Australian Pharmaceutical Pricing in a Global Context: Trends and Issues (125 KB)
No.15		Aspects of the Pharmaceutical Business Model: Implications for Australia (65 KB)
No.14		Price and Quantity Trends in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (110 KB)
No.13		Pharmaceuticals, Health and Industry Development: Strategic Issues and Options (74 KB)
No.12		Competition and Drug Pricing in the PBS: An Economic Interpretation (58 KB)
No.11		Demand and Price Dynamics in International Market: Some Preliminary Results (154 KB)
No.10		Generic Drugs: International Trends and Policy Developments in Australia (87 KB)
No.9		Health Costs, Innovation and Ageing (61 KB)
No.8		Development Paths for Australian Biomedical Firms (81 KB)
No.7		The Australian Pharmaceutical Industry and Its Global Context (226 KB)
No.6		Demand and Price Dynamics within the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (162 KB)
No.5		Trends in the Use and Cost of Pharmaceuticals under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (98 KB)
No.4		Information Technology and the Revolution in Healthcare (694 KB)
No.3		Technology Trends in Drug Discovery and Development: Implications for the Development of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Australia (98 KB)
No.2		The Role of Pharmaceutical Alliances (67 KB)
No.1		Implications of the Business Strategies of Pharmaceutical Companies for Industry Developments in Australia (53 KB)

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Research Reports
Building on the Western Australian Boom: The Drivers and Shapers of China’s Economic Development in the 21st Century. Final Report to the Western Australian Technology Industry Advisory Council (TIAC). Peter Sheehan, Bhajan Grewal, John Houghton, Ainsley Jolley, Enjiang Cheng, Fiona Sun, Jason Nielsen, Zhang Bo, Jim Lang and Peter Morris, 2007
Building on the Western Australian Boom: The Drivers and Shapers of India’s Economic Development in the 21st Century. Final Report to the Western Australian Technology Industry Advisory Council (TIAC). Peter Sheehan, Bhajan Grewal, Shovan Ray, Marika Vicziany, Sonia Grinceri, and Prabodh Malhotra, 2007.
		Developing an Integrated Approach to Emerging Health Challenges. (363 KB). Framework Paper prepared for the Fifth Annual APEC Life Science Innovation Forum (LISF V), Adelaide, Australia. Peter Sheehan, Bruce Rasmussen and Kim Sweeny, April 2007.
		Climate Change, Industrial Structure and the Knowledge Economy: Key Issues for an Effective Response on Greenhouse Gases. (313 KB). Final Report, ARC Linkage Grant. Peter Sheehan, Matthew Clarke, Sardar M.N. Islam and Ainsley Jolley, November 2006. (See Climate Change Project for more details and working papers.)
		Consistent National Policies for Converging Technologies: Some Preliminary Conclusions. (175 KB). Policy Report of the CSES Project General Purpose Technologies, Complementarities and the Convergence of Industries, ARC Linkage Grant Project LP0349387. Peter Sheehan, John Houghton, Bruce Rasmussen, Kim Sweeny and Greg Tegart, November 2006. (See GPT Project for more details.)
		Sustainable Health Care Systems to Support Innovation (271 KB). Framework Paper prepared for the Fourth Annual APEC Life Science Innovation Forum (LISF IV), Hoi An, Vietnam, 6-7 September. Peter Sheehan, Bruce Rasmussen and Kim Sweeny, August 2006.
Research Communication Costs in Australia: Emerging Opportunities and Benefits. Final Report to Department of Education, Science and Training. John Houghton, Collin Steele and Peter Sheehan, September 2006.
		Investing in Melbourne’s West: A Region in Transition (195 KB). Report prepared for Victoria University. Peter Sheehan, (Centre for Strategic Economic Studies) and John Wiseman, (Institute for Community Engagement and Policy Alternatives), 2004
		The Contribution of Catholic Schools to the Victorian Economy and Community (363 KB). Report to the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria. Peter Sheehan, Neelam Majaraj and Alison Welsh, 2004
		The Victorian Electronics Industry Cluster (2,444 KB). Prepared for the Department of Industry, Innovation and Regional Development on behalf of the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association. John Houghton and Lyndal Thorburn, 2004
		The Quality Use of Medicines: Serving Health and Economic Objectives? (98 KB) Background paper, National Medicines Policy Partnerships Workshop. Peter Sheehan, 2003>
		Small Scale Technologies: Directions for Victoria (239 KB). Report to the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development. Peter Sheehan, Kim Sweeny, Bruce Rasmussen, Greg Tegart and Dana Nicolau, 2003
Directions for Industry Policy in Western Australia within the Global Knowledge Economy: Sustainable Prosperity through Global Integration. Report to the WA Technology and Industry Advisory Council (TIAC), Perth. Peter Sheehan, John Houghton, Ainsley Jolley, Ron Johnston and Peter Morris 2002.
		Changing Research Practices in the Digital Information and Communication Environment (1,113 KB). Report to the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training, funded under the department's research evaluation program. John Houghton with Colin Steele and Margaret Henty, 2003
		The Comparative Performance of Australia as a Knowledge Nation (196 KB). Report to the Chifley Research Institute. Mark Considine, Simon Marginson and Peter Sheehan, 2001
The Drivers and Shapers of Economic Development in Western Australia in the 21st Century. Report prepared for the Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (Western Australia), Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne (in collaboration with the Australian Centre Innovation and International Competitiveness (ACIIC), Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy (ISTP), Murdoch University, and Telesis Communications. Peter Sheehan, John Houghton, Ron Johnston, John Phillimore, D. Marinova and Peter Morris. 2000.
		Economics of Scholarly Communication, A discussion paper prepared for the Coalition of Innovation in Scholarly Communication (883 KB). John Houghton, 2000
		A Primer on the Knowledge Economy (384 KB), John Houghton and Peter Sheehan, 2000

Last reviewed: 29/10/2008