Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy

Symposium on Monetary-Fiscal Interactions
"It has long been recognised that the interaction between monetary and fiscal policy may be an important determinant of the outcomes of both policies. To provide some insights into how this interaction and macroeconomic outcomes can be improved, a symposium was held at the 2010 Australian Conference of Economists. This piece summarises the discussion, with the full papers by Michal Franta, Jan Libich and Petr Stehlík; Don Brash; Carl Walsh; Jacopo Cimadomo; Stephen Kirchner; and Eric Leeper and Todd Walker..." Continue reading an introduction to the symposium by Jan Libich, James Savage and Carl Walsh

Workshop on Water
More has been written and spoken about water in the last ten years than almost any other topic in Australian public policy. Some excuse is required when an academic journal offers up yet another collection of articles. A good reason is the originality, clarity and insight of the seven articles selected for this issue of Economic Papers. A less fortunate reason is that an antidote is needed to the abundant disinformation about Australian water and environmental policy that circulates in popular and unpopular outlets..." Continue reading An Introduction to Managing Environmental Water by Alistair Watson and Terry Hillman

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Economic Papers provides a forum for the presentation of research and debate in applied economics and economic policy analysis. Contributions are intended to be written in plain English and to be accessible and of interest to a broad range of economists working in business, government and in academic communities. Contributions in the form of articles, short notes or letters to the editor are sought from economists working in these areas. Papers should normally be 3,000 to 5,000 words, while short notes or letters should be less than about 1,000 words. All contributions are refereed.

Wiley-Blackwell is proud to support Economic Papers by sponsoring the best paper prize each year. The authors of the winning article receive A$1,000. You can read the winning articles online now.

2010 Winners
Henry Ergas, Mark Harrison and Jonathan Pincus for their paper Some Economics of Mining Taxation, published in Volume 29, Issue 4, December 2010.

2009 Winner
Malcolm Edey for his paper The Global Financial Crisis and Its Effects, published in Volume 28, Issue 3, September 2009.

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Read the top five Economic Papers articles accessed online:

The Global Financial Crisis and Its Effects
Malcolm Edey

The Global Financial Crisis of 2007–2009 – An Australian Perspective
Saul Eslake

Making Sense of the GFC: Where did it Come from and what do we do Now?
Ian Harper and Mike Thomas

The Global Financial Crisis and Behavioural Economics
Ian M. McDonald

Some Economics of Mining Taxation
Henry Ergas, Mark Harrison and Jonathan Pincus