Regional economic disparities in Australia /

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Author / Creator:Ramakrishnan, Uma, author.
Imprint:[Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2004.
Description:1 online resource (23 pages).
Language:English
Series:IMF working paper, 2227-8885 ; WP/04/144
IMF working paper ; WP/04/144.
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URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12496349
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Other authors / contributors:Cerisola, Martin.
International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Department.
ISBN:1282036629
9781282036628
9781451901627
1451901623
9781451856477
1451856474
ISSN:2227-8885
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:Australia's remarkable economic performance during the 1990s has not resulted in a significant convergence of real per capita income, output, and employment levels across the country's states and territories. This paper explores the role of certain economic rigidities that may have contributed to the lack of convergence, including rigidities in labor markets and in the structure of federal government transfers to households and subnational governments. The analysis suggests that the wage awards system has restricted the adjustment of real wages to productivity differentials, thus contributing to higher unemployment rates in some states. Federal government transfers to households also appear to have adversely affected work incentives in high unemployment states by limiting participation in the labor force.
Other form:Print version: Ramakrishnan, Uma. Regional economic disparities in Australia. [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2004
Standard no.:10.5089/9781451901627.001