Articles

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Banking records, business and networks in Colonial Sydney, 1817-24 (with Leanne Johns), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive) (2012)

Examining accounting transactions between depositors in the first accounts ledger of the Bank of New...

 

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I was only nineteen, 45 years ago: What can we learn from Australia's conscription lotteries? (with Peter Siminski), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive) (2012)

The Australian conscription lotteries of 1965-1972 are a unique and underutilised resource for studying the...

 

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I Was Only Nineteen, 45 Years Ago: What Can we Learn from Australia’s Conscription Lotteries? (with Peter Siminski), Faculty of Business - Economics Working Papers (2012)

The Australian conscription lotteries of 1965-1972 are a unique and underutilised resource for studying the...

 

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Industry associations and non-competitive behaviour in Australian wool marketing: evidence from the Melbourne Woolbrokers' Association, 1890-1939 (with David Merrett), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive) (2012)

From the 1890s the sale of Australian wool was organised through a series of regionally...

 

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The Dynamics of Resource-Based Economic Development: Evidence from Australia and Norway (with Olav Wicken), Faculty of Business - Economics Working Papers (2012)

Australia and Norway have achieved modern levels of development as resource-based economies, thus avoiding the...

 
A fair and equitable method of recruitment? Conscription by ballot into the Australian army during the Vietnam war (with Peter M. Siminski), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive) (2011)

Australia's commitment to the Vietnam War drew on the selective conscription of additional manpower through...

 

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A Fair and Equitable Method of Recruitment? Conscription by Ballot into the Australian Army during the Vietnam War (with Peter Siminski), Faculty of Business - Economics Working Papers (2011)

Australia’s commitment to the Vietnam War drew on the selective conscription of additional manpower through...

 

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Long-run mortality effects of Vietnam-era army service: evidence from Australia's conscription lotteries (with Peter Siminski), The American Economic Review (2011)

We estimate the effect of Vietnam-era Army service on mortality, exploiting Australia's conscription lotteries for...

 

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Tariffs, subsidies, and profits: a re-assessment of structural change in Australia 1901–39 (with David Merrett), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive) (2011)

We re-interpret the drivers of structural change in Australia from Federation to World War II....

 

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Enhancing industry association theory: a comparative business history contribution (with James Reveley), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2010)

Our comparative business historical examination of industry associations aims to enrich the under-theorized study of...

 

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Long-run mortality effects of Vietnam-era army service: evidence from Australia’s conscription lotteries (with Peter Siminski), Faculty of Commerce - Economics Working Papers (2010)

We estimate the effect of Vietnam era Army service on mortality, exploiting Australia’s conscription lotteries...

 

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Ranking and clustering of the faculties of commerce research performance in Australia (with Abbas Valadkhani), Applied Economics (2010)

There is a growing policy focus in Australian higher education on quantitative research performance assessment....

 

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Discipline-specific forecasting of research output in Australian universities (with Abbas Valadkhani), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2009)

This article presents a cross-sectional model for forecasting research output across the Australian university system....

 

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Financing growth: new issues by Australian firms, 1920-1939 (with David T. Merrett), Business History Review (2009)

An expanding economy, new technologies, and changing consumer preferences provided growth opportunities for firms in...

 

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Financing Growth: New Issues by Australian Firms, 1920-1939 (with David Merrett), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2009)

An expanding economy, new technologies, and changing consumer preferences provided growth opportunities for firms in...

 

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"Making Connections": Insights into Relationship Marketing from the Australasian Stock and Station Agent Industry , Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2009)

Relationship marketing has received little attention from business historians who have favored the study of...

 

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Social innovation: buzz word or enduring term? (with Eduardo Pol), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2009)

The term 'social innovation' has come into common parlance in recent years. Some analysts consider...

 

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Identifying the Most Research Intensive Faculties of Business in Australia: A Multidimensional Approach (with A. Valadkhani), Faculty of Business - Economics Working Papers (2008)

There is a growing policy focus in Australian higher education on quantitative research performance assessment....

 

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Industry associations as facilitators of social capital: the establishment and early operations of the Melbourne Woolbrokers Association (with David Merrett and Stephen Morgan), Business History (2008)

Relocation of the selling of Australia’s wool clip from London to cities in Australia in...

 

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Industry Associations as Facilitators of Social Capital: the Establishment and Early Operations of the Melbourne Woolbrokers Association (with David Merrett and Stephen Morgan), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)

Relocation of the selling of Australia's wool clip from London to cities in Australia in...

 

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Social Capital Renewal and the Academic Performance of International Students in Australia (with Frank V. Neri), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)

Many believe that social capital fosters the accumulation of human capital. Yet international university students...

 

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Social Innovation: Buzz Word Or Enduring Term? (with E. Pol), Faculty of Commerce - Economics Working Papers (2008)

One of the striking features of our society is the incessant urge for the creation,...

 

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A Disciplinary Analysis of the PhD Completions in Australian Universities (with A. Valadkhani), Faculty of Business - Economics Working Papers (2007)

This paper identifies the major areas of research strengths and concentration across all Australian universities,...

 

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A Disciplinary Analysis of the Contribution of Academic Staff to PHD Completions in Australian Universities (with Abbas Valadkhani), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)

This paper identifies the major areas of research strengths and concentration across all Australian universities,...

 

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Rent seeking or market strengthening? Industry associations in New Zealand wool broking, Business History Review (2007)

This paper builds on recent conceptual work about associations that is drawn from the new...

 

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Rent seeking or market strengthening? industry associations in New Zealand wool broking, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)

This paper builds on recent conceptual work about associations that is drawn from the new...

 

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What Determines the Research Output of Australian Universities? (with Abbas Valadkhani), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)

Abstract: This paper develops and estimates a cross-sectional model for forecasting research output across the...

 

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Modelling the Research Output of Australian Universities by Discipline (with A. Valadkhani), Faculty of Business - Economics Working Papers (2006)

This paper develops and estimates a cross-sectional model for forecasting research output across the Australian...

 

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The Equity Premium Puzzle: Australia and the United States in Comparative Perspective, Faculty of Business - Economics Working Papers (2006)

The equity risk premium puzzle has received regular attention by economists since it was first...

 

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The Social Capital Experience of International Students in Australia: The Wollongong Experience (with F. Neri), Faculty of Business - Economics Working Papers (2006)

International university students arrive in their host country denuded of supporting social networks and confronting...

 

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A New Macroeconomic Time Series: Business Profitability in Twentieth-Century Australia (with D. Merrett), Faculty of Business - Economics Working Papers (2006)

Australia has historical time series for a wide range of economic data. These include statistical...

 

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The distributition of research performance across Australian universties, 1992-2003, and its implications for higher education funding models (with A. Valadkhani and M. O'Brien), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2006)

We contribute to the debate on research performance by comparing the distribution of research inputs...

 

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A time series for business profitability in twentieth-century Australia (with David Merrett), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2006)

Australia has historical time series for a wide range of economic data covering most of...

 
Analysing the comparative performance of Australian Universities under the Unified National System, 1992-2003 (with Abbas Valadkhani), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive) (2006)
 

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The Distribution of Research Performance Across Australian Universities, 1992-2003, and its Implications for Building Diversity (with Abbas Valadkhani and Martin J. O'Brien), Australian Economic Papers (2006)

We contribute to the debate on research performance by comparing the distribution of research inputs...

 

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The equity premium in Australia and the United States: 1889-1978, Briefing Notes in Economics (2006)

The equity risk premium puzzle has received regular attention by economists since it was first...

 

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The Distribution of Research Performance Across Australian Universities, 1992-2003, And Its Implications For Higher Education Funding Models (with A. Valadkhani and M. O'Brien), Faculty of Business - Economics Working Papers (2005)

We contribute to the debate on research performance by comparing the distribution of research inputs...

 
Business profitability and structural change in interwar Australia (with David Merrett), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive) (2005)
 

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Social Capital Formation in Australian Rural Communities: the enhancing role of the stock and station agent, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2005)

Evidence from the Australian stock and station agent industry is used to examine several unresolved...

 

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The relocation of the international market for Australian wool, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2005)

The marketplace for Australian wool relocated from London to the Australian capital cities in the...

 

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The Relocation of the International Market for Australian Wool, Australian Economic History Review: an Asia-Pacific journal of economic, business and social history (2005)

The marketplace for Australian wool relocated from London to the Australian capital cities in the...

 

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Social Capital: An Insight Revealed or a Concept Too Many?, Faculty of Business - Economics Working Papers (2004)

An introduction to social capital and a ‘state of the art’ analysis is provided. Attention...

 

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The Relocation of the Market for Australian Wool, 1880 – 1939, Faculty of Business - Economics Working Papers (2002)

Between the 1880s and 1930s the international wool auction market shifted decisively from Britain to...

 

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Desperately Seeking Synergy: Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting and Business History (with G. Fleming), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2000)

In responding to the recent call for interdisciplinary research where synergies can be gained and...

 

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Financial Intermediaries and the Design of Loan Contracts in the Australasian Pastoral Sector Before World War Two (with G. Fleming), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2000)

This paper examines the pooling and separating contracts designed by Australasian financial intermediaries in the...

 

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The Development of Large Scale Enterprise in Australia, 1910-64 (with D. Merrett), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2000)

This study examines the evolution of large scale enterprise in Australia in the twentieth century....

 

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The Nature and Structure of Trade-Financial Networks: Evidence from the New Zealand Pastoral Sector, 1860-1939 (with G. Fleming), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2000)

This study applies modern network theory to trade and finance networks in the New Zealand...

 

Books

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The Big End of Town, Big Business and Corporate Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia (with Grant Fleming and David Merrett), Cambridge University Press (2004)

Never before has a book been published which provides such a comprehensive study of Australian...

 

Contributions to Books

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Historical Approaches to Creativity and Innovation, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2011)

In this chapter, I will analyse historical approaches to creativity and innovation. Initially, this will...

 

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The Institutional Legacy and the Development of an Australian National Innovation System, in W.R. Garside (ed) Institutions and Market Economies: The Political Economy of Growth and Development (2007)

Institutions are the rules of the game that help to shape the long-term historical development...

 

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The institutional legacy and the development of an Australian national innovation system, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive) (2007)

Institutions are the rules of the game that help to shape the long-term historical development...

 
Conclusion: building collaborative capabilities (with Gordon Boyce and Stuart Macintyre), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive) (2006)
 

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Investing in inter-organisational communication: the Melbourne Wool Brokers Association (with David Merrett), How Organisations Connect: Investing in Communication, G. Boyce, S. Macintyre & S. Ville (Eds.) (2006)

Trade associations were common in Australia in the 1960s with an estimated 1250 in existence...

 
Investing in the inter-organisational domain (with Gordon Boyce and Stuart Macintyre), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive) (2006)
 

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Stock and Station Agents and Wool Brokers, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2006)

This chapter contributes to a business history of Auckland by analysing the growth and development...

 

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Transport, in R. Floud & P. Johnson (eds.), The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain: Industrialisation, 1700-1860 (2004)

This chapter will describe the process of transport growth in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries,...

 

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British transport history: shifting perspectives and new agendas, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2002)

This chapter is a contribution to the festschrift of Derek Aldcroft, formerly Professor of Economic...

 

Presentations

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Institution building and organizational diversity: evidence from Australian Woolbrokers’ Associations, 1890‐1939 (with David Merrett), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2011)

Between 1890 and 1914 Australia became the world’s largest market for wool. Wresting this title...

 
What determines the research output of Australian universities? (with Abbas Valadkhani), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive) (2008)

This paper develops and estimates a cross-sectional model for forecasting research output across the Australian...

 
An assessment of the research performance of commerce faculties in Australia (with Abbas Valadkhani), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive) (2007)

There is a growing policy focus in Australian higher education on quantitative research performance assessment....

 

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Tariffs, subsidies and profits: a re-assessment of structural change in Australia 1901-1939 (with David Merrett), in Asia-Pacific Economic and Business History Conference 2007: Varieties of Capitalist Development and Corporate (2007)

This paper offers a re-interpretation of the drivers of structural change in Australia from federation...

 

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Identifying the corporate leaders, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2002)

In chapter two we used a range of aggregated time series and pooled cross-sectional data...

 

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Paths of corporate development: directions and methods of growth, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2002)

In Scale and Scope Chandler explained the typical directions of growth followed by large scale...