Honours Theses 1980-1989 - Giblin Library

Honours Theses 1980-1989
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

Economics and Commerce honours theses are available on microfilm in the Baillieu Library (call number BA MIC/o 6377). Honours theses are listed here by year of completion. The microfilm roll and section number is given next to each title.

1980

Year	Last Name	First Name	Title of Thesis	Microfilm Roll	Microfilm Section
1980	Bright	I.	Australian Newsprint Mills In Albury Wodonga: Regional Economic Impact Analysis.	23	1
1980	Chua	K.S.M.	Australia and the Asian Development Bank.	18	14
1980	Davis	C.	The Economics of Equal Opportunity Legislation.	18	15
1980	Dolan	A.	Oil Pricing in Australia.	18	16
1980	Koshy	M.	Credit Unions in Australia.	18	17
1980	Nippard	A.J.	Public Housing, Low Income Earners and Australian Housing Policies.	18	18

1981

Year	Last Name	First Name	Title of Thesis	Microfilm Roll	Microfilm Section
1981	Baker	R.A.	Implications of a Resources Boom for the Australian Economy: A critique of the Gregory Thesis.	18	19
1981	Beirouti	R.	The Training of Girls Through the Victorian Apprenticeship System.	18	20
1981	Brown	M.	Redundancy and Retrenchment: The Food Preserving Industry.	18	21
1981	Erlich	M.	The Economic Efficiency of the Footwear Industry.	18	22
1981	Pollard	J.	Ceilings on Australian Bank Interest Rates 1960-1980.	18	23

1982

Year	Last Name	First Name	Title of Thesis	Microfilm Roll	Microfilm Section
1982	Borland	J.	The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and the Economics of Regulation.	19	1
1982	Brooker	R.	Technological Change and its Effects on Employment in the Australian Textile Industry.	19	2
1982	Carr	N.	Growth Pole Theory and Its Possible Applications to the Albury-Wodonga Growth Centre.	23	2
1982	Demura	P.	The Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy - The Crowding-out Hypothesis.	19	3
1982	Dimasi	S.	An Economic Analysis of the Car Rental Industry in Australia.	19	4
1982	Huang	L.	Direct Foreign Investment in Natural Resources: Benefits and Costs to Australia as a Host Country.	19	5
1982	Lewis	R.	The Development of Promissory Note Market in Australia.	19	6
1982	McLaughlin	M.	The Dividend Decision: An Australian Study.	19	7
1982	Outen	G.	An Examination of the Australian Chemical Industry with Particular Reference to Industry Assistance Considerations.	19	8
1982	Ryan	C.	The Impact on Competition of Vertical Exclusive Arrangements: Two Australian Examples.	19	9
1982	Stephens	A.	A Study of Malaysian Planning.	19	10
1982	Tassoula	I.	Australia's Income Policy: The Indexation Package.	19	11
1982	Tucker	L.	How a Labour Market Works: Registered Nurses.	19	12

1983

Year	Last Name	First Name	Title of Thesis	Microfilm Roll	Microfilm Section
1983	Cashin	P.A.	The Home Consumption Price Scheme for Wheat - Its Origins and Distributional Effects.	19	13
1983	Eddie	S.	Industrial Training in the Metal Trades.	19	14
1983	Goddard	J.	Some Economic Aspects of Section 46 (Monopilisation) of the Australian Trade Practices Act.	19	15
1983	Gray	P.	What is the Optimal Merger Policy in the Australian Context?	19	16
1983	Hall	R.A.	Decision-making Under Risk and the Utility of Wealth Function.	19	17
1983	Hart	I.	Industrial Location Analysis in Relation to Multi-Plant Organisations: A Case Study.	23	3
1983	Kacala	V.	The Term Structures of Interest Rates: An Empirical Investigation Using Australian Bond Data.	19	18
1983	Lipe	L.A.	An Emerging Theory of Economic Regulation.	19	19
1983	McGuire	P.B.	Alternative Mortgage Instruments, Housing Finance and the Housing Market.	19	20
1983	Montalti	A.	Capital Energy Substitution and Inter-fuel Substitution in the Australian Manufacturing Sector.	19	21
1983	Musgrave	I.	An Analysis of Oil Pricing Theory and Some Associated Policy Aspects.	23	4
1983	Nason	J.	An Examination of Regional Growth and Planning: The Case of Whyalla in South Australia.	23	5
1983	Power	H.E.	A Critical Assessment of the Hydro-Electric Commission's Report of the Gordon River Power Development Stage 2. (Gordon-below-Franklin-dam).	19	22

1984

Year	Last Name	First Name	Title of Thesis	Microfilm Roll	Microfilm Section
1984	Armstrong	S.	The Case for and Against Deregulation of the Stockbroking Industry.	20	1
1984	Bonnetti	S.M.	Crowding Out and Bond-Financed Tax Cuts.	20	2
1984	Bryan	A.	The Financing of the Australian Feature Film Production Industry.	20	3
1984	Burgess	M.	The Problems Associated with the Introduction of an Entitlement Scheme in the Australian Dairy Industry.	20	4
1984	Chai	S.S.	An Analysis into the Simultaneous Relationships of the Aggregate Money Wage, Price Inflation, Strike Activity and Excess Demand for Labour in the Australian Economy, 1966-1983.	20	5
1984	Chong	F.P.	The Forward Shifting of Commonwealth Excise Duties on Tabacco Products.	20	6
1984	Dickson	A.	Government Policy Toward Protection in the Australian Motor Vehicle Industries.	20	7
1984	Gilbertson	D.P.	Taxes and Disincentives; A Reappraisal.	20	8
1984	Hayward	M.L.A.	The Economics of Granting Additional Australian Trading Bank Licenses.	20	9
1984	Lee	G.D.	External Finance for Small Business: Some Issues and Development.	20	10
1984	Nelson	J.F.	Fairness, Efficiency and Sustainability in Public Enterprise Pricing. (Telecommunications).	20	11

1985

Year	Last Name	First Name	Title of Thesis	Microfilm Roll	Microfilm Section
1985	Coburn	L.	Privatisation - Issues in Effective Policy Making.	20	12
1985	D'Arcy	P.M.	Credit Unions in Victoria; Structure, Developments and Prospects.	20	13
1985	Johnson	D.E.	An Economic Analysis of the Broadford Shire.	20	14
1985	Jones	D.S.	The Pricing of Electricity and Cross-Subsidization Between User Groups. The State Electricity Commission of Victoria.	20	15
1985	Knight	T.J.J.	The Efficiency of Monetary Targeting.	20	16
1985	McDougall	R.	Late submission 1987 - The International Interest Partially Conditioned in Orani.	20	17
1985	Morony	D.J.	Housing Finance in Australia: Is There a Need for a Secondary Mortgage Market?	20	18
1985	Morrison	C.	Improving Urban Efficiency Through the Co-ordination of Land Use and Public Transport.	20	19
1985	Niall	R.	The Occupational Segregation of Males and Females in the Australian Labour Market.	20	20
1985	Nicholls	R.A.	Victorian Permanent Building Societies: Past, Present and Future.	20	21
1985	O'Callaghan	J.	The Marketability of Commonwealth Government Securities: A Market Study.	20	22
1985	Paterson	S.	The Retail Petrol Market in Victoria.	20	23
1985	Purpura	P.A.	The Political Economy of Change and Adaptation in The Australian Grocery Retail Industry.	20	24
1985	Seyfort	A.L.	Payroll Tax Abolition in Australia - A Worthwhile Objective?	20	25
1985	Stewart	I.B.	Has the United States Budget Deficit Produced High Real Interest Rates?	20	26
1985	Whitaker	W.G.	Australia/New Zealand Closer Economic Relations: Heads of Agreement (1983): An Assessment.	20	27

1986

Year	Last Name	First Name	Title of Thesis	Microfilm Roll	Microfilm Section
1986	Armstrong	R.	The Future of the Australian Market for Import Luxury Cars under the Button Automotive Industry Plan.	20	28
1986	Chow	W. O.K.	The Consumption of Cigarette and Tobacco in Australia.	20	29
1986	De Brouwer	G.	Selected Aspects of the Relation Between Deficits and Interest Rates in Australia.	21	45
1986	Gastin	B.	The Economic Efficiency of the Australian Excise Duty.	21	1
1986	Hughes	C.A.	An Investigation into the Efficacy of the Commission Wage Fixing Principles: Sept. 1983 - June 1986.	21	2
1986	Leslie	C.	Taxation Consultants: Private Interest Versus Social Benefit.	21	3
1986	Li	W. F.	A Theory of Economic Consequences on Lessees of AAS 17, Accounting for Leases.	21	4
1986	Malakellis	M.P.	A New Approach to the Economic Analysis of Local Government Structure with a Case Study of the Geelong Region.	21	5
1986	McDonald	L.	Does Public Expenditure on Primary and Secondary Education in Australia Conform to an Economic Perspective of Federalism?	21	6
1986	Rollinson	G.F.	Prudential Supervision of Banking in a Deregulated Financial Environment: Issues for Consideration.	21	7
1986	Sharp	C.	Housing Finance in a Deregulated Environment.	21	8
1986	Sutton	C.J.	The Implications of a Fall in World Oil Prices on the Australian Economy.	21	9

1987

Year	Last Name	First Name	Title of Thesis	Microfilm Roll	Microfilm Section
1987	Anderson	S.	A Gold Tax for Australia?	21	10
1987	Badge	P.	The Economic Determinants of Crime in Australia.	21	11
1987	Brown	W.	An Empirical Investigation of the Arbitrage Pricing Theory in the Market for Share Equities in Australia (1974-1984).	21	12
1987	Cairns	J.	The Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission and Inter-Industry Wage Flexibility.	21	13
1987	Chiba	M.	Seasonal Liquidity Variation and Liquidity Management Patterns, Problems and Options after the Float.	21	14
1987	Colbert	D.	The Focus of Strategies of Australian Domestic Airlines.	21	15
1987	Cox	R.	A New Dance of Freedom? Structural Adjustment Policies for African Development in the 1980's.	21	16
1987	Czerw	C.	The Accord and Corporatism: Opportunities for Consensual Wage Negotiations in Australia.	21	17
1987	Easton	J.	The Economic Efficiency of Drug Control Policies in Victoria.	21	18
1987	Edmonds	D.	An Expenditure Tax for Australia.	21	19
1987	Forbes	D.	The Political Business Cycle: Theories and Evidence of Australian Politico-Economic Interaction.	21	20
1987	Ham	A.	The Rule Against Penalties in Contract: Is it Justified?	21	21
1987	Lee	S.	Labour Supply Elasticities and the Incentive of a Flat Tax System.	21	22
1987	McGill	J.	The Economics of Countertrade.	21	23
1987	McGlade	M.	The World Aluminium Industry: Temporary Stagnation or Permanent Decline?	21	24
1987	Monforte	G.	Commonwealth Budget Deficits and Debt: Testing for a Present Value Government Borrowing Constraint.	21	25
1987	O'Brien	M.	A Defence of the Statutory Reserve Deposit Requirement.	21	26
1987	Peng	J.	Competition in the Australian Telephone Equipment Market.	21	27
1987	Prentice	D.	The Existence of a Slowdown in Productivity Growth Across Manufacturing and an Examination of the Possible Causes.	21	28
1987	Roberts	S.	Another Look at the Determinants of Research and Development in Australia.	21	29
1987	Symons	P.	Aspects of the Rational Expectations Hypothesis in Australia.	21	30
1987	Tan	B.Y.	New Cambridge and Malaysia.	21	31
1987	Taylor	B.	Income, Tenure Choice and Imputed Rent in the Demand for Housing.	21	32
1987	van Tatenhove	S.	An Economic Evaluation of the Case for Vouchers for Education.	21	33
1987	Ward	C.	Optimal Foreign Borrowing in an Australian Context.	21	34

1988

Year	Last Name	First Name	Title of Thesis	Microfilm Roll	Microfilm Section
1988	A'Hearn	T.	Equity Implications of a Broad Based Consumption Tax in Australia.	21	35
1988	Bini	M.	Internal Labour Markets and the Phillips Curve.	21	36
1988	Branton	K.D.	Twin Deficits.	21	37
1988	Chin	L.	Bank Share Prices Post-Deregulation: An Explanation.	21	38
1988	Chipp	D.	The Impact of Advertising on the Demand for Australian Tourism in America and the Contributions of the Trade to the Australian Economy.	21	39
1988	Cook	M.	Are Asset Bubbles Rational?	21	40
1988	Cook	R.	Effect of the 40 Hour Week on Productivity in the Manufacturing Sector.	21	41
1988	Francois	P.	Methodology Individualism and the Challenge of Psychology.	21	42
1988	Freeman	A.	Herald and Weekly Times Ltd. - Takeover battle 1986-87.	21	43
1988	Lee	C.	Is there a Relationship Between the Budget Deficits and the Current Account Deficits?	22	1
1988	Mellor	P.W.	Efficient Product Liability Rules.	22	2
1988	Minifie	J.	Production Externalities in Classical General Equilibrium.	22	3
1988	Moorfield	A.R.	Imputation and Dividend Signalling.	22	4
1988	Murray	P.	Freeriding in Corporate Takeovers with Asymmetric Information and Risk Averse Shareholders.	22	5
1988	Robertson	P.	Tax Capitalisation and Fiscal Equalisation.	22	6
1988	Scheit	T.	Financial System and Policy Implications of Reserve Requirements in the Light of Bank (Liability) Behaviour.	22	7
1988	Valsinger	J.G.P.	The Economics of Employee Investment Funds.	22	8
1988	Walker	C.	An Analysis of Differences Between Male and Female Wage Levels in the Australian Labour Market.	22	9

1989

Year	Last Name	First Name	Title of Thesis	Microfilm Roll	Microfilm Section
1989	Ackland	R.	Inflation and the Fiscal Impact of Budgets.	22	10
1989	Cameron	L.	A Partisanship Theory of the Business Cycle with Flexible Electoral Timing.	22	11
1989	Cantwell	D.	Labour Productivity in the Australian Manufacturing Sector: A Social Analysis 1969-1984.	22	12
1989	De Rozairo	S.	Analysing Inter-ethnic Differences in Educational Attainment Using "Family Choice" Theory.	22	13
1989	Gourlay	M.	A Discriminatory Club Theoretic Analysis of the Banking System.	22	14
1989	Hall-Smith	J.	The Effects of Taxation on Location of Investment: Australia's Position.	22	15
1989	Mak	D.T.	Buchanan and Di Pierro: A Critical Analysis.	22	16
1989	Robson	J.	Causes of Forward and Spot Exchange Rate Deviations: A Study of Market Efficiency and Unanticipated Information.	23	6
1989	See	W.L.	Effect of the Abolition of the Statutory Reserve Deposit Requirement on Bank Risk.	22	17
1989	Taylor	P.S.	Wilderness Preservation Values: Economic Concepts, Calculation Methods and Assessment.	22	18
1989	Terry	S.	An Economic Evaluation of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 13e-3.	22	19
1989	Wooldridge	M.	The Demand for Petrol in Australia.	22	20

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