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The Dollars And Sense Of Coastal Valuation In Australia, David Anning, Geoff Withycombe, Dale Dominey-Howes, Michael Raybould Nov 2013

The Dollars And Sense Of Coastal Valuation In Australia, David Anning, Geoff Withycombe, Dale Dominey-Howes, Michael Raybould

Michael Raybould

No abstract provided.


Beach And Surf Tourism And Recreation In Australia: Vulnerability And Adaptation, Michael Raybould, David Anning, Dan Ware, Neil Lazarow Nov 2013

Beach And Surf Tourism And Recreation In Australia: Vulnerability And Adaptation, Michael Raybould, David Anning, Dan Ware, Neil Lazarow

Michael Raybould

No abstract provided.


A Travel Cost Model Of Local Residents' Beach Recreation Values On The Gold Coast, Michael Raybould, Neil Lazarow, David Anning, Dan Ware, Boyd Blackwell Nov 2013

A Travel Cost Model Of Local Residents' Beach Recreation Values On The Gold Coast, Michael Raybould, Neil Lazarow, David Anning, Dan Ware, Boyd Blackwell

Michael Raybould

The beach is generally recognised as the most important recreation amenity in the region for Gold Coast residents, as well as tourists. However, there is very little data to support the role that this amenity plays in the life of over 500,000 (ABS 2011) Gold Coast residents. This paper reports the results of a survey that set out to collect data from Gold Coast residents regarding their beach use and the values they associate with the beach, and to develop estimates of the economic value of the beach to residents. A mail survey of 8,000 households resulted in 1,862 responses. …


Is A Wide Beach More Valuable? -The Impact Of The Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypass Project On Nearby Property, Dan Ware, David Anning, Michael Raybould, Neil Lazarow, Rodger Tomlinson Nov 2013

Is A Wide Beach More Valuable? -The Impact Of The Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypass Project On Nearby Property, Dan Ware, David Anning, Michael Raybould, Neil Lazarow, Rodger Tomlinson

Michael Raybould

No abstract provided.


Estimating Consumer Surplus Values For Beach Recreation In Australia Using Travel Cost Methods, Michael Raybould, David Anning, Dan Ware, Neil Lazarow Nov 2013

Estimating Consumer Surplus Values For Beach Recreation In Australia Using Travel Cost Methods, Michael Raybould, David Anning, Dan Ware, Neil Lazarow

Michael Raybould

No abstract provided.


Global Poverty Estimates: A Sensitivity Analysis, Shatakshee Dhongde, Camelia Minoiu Mar 2013

Global Poverty Estimates: A Sensitivity Analysis, Shatakshee Dhongde, Camelia Minoiu

Shatakshee Dhongde

Current estimates of global poverty vary substantially across studies. We undertake a sensitivity analysis to highlight the importance of methodological choices by measuring global poverty using different data sources, parametric and nonparametric estimation methods, and multiple poverty lines. Our results indicate that estimates of global poverty vary significantly when they are based alternately on data from household surveys versus national accounts but are relatively consistent across estimation methods. The decline in poverty over the past decade is found to be robust across methodological choices.


Putting The Np In Ppp: The Role Of Nonprofit Organizations In Public Private Partnerships, Stuart Mendel, Jeffrey Brudney Jan 2013

Putting The Np In Ppp: The Role Of Nonprofit Organizations In Public Private Partnerships, Stuart Mendel, Jeffrey Brudney

Jeff L. Brudney

Since the 1980s, public policymakers and contracting agents in the United States have promoted the concept of public-private partnerships (PPPs). These are typically seen as partnerships between the public and business sectors, but research finds that nonprofit intermediary institutions, either created for the purpose or already in existence, are often what makes it possible for PPPs to function and realize their potential. Nonprofits of this kind provide a "third space" in which PPPs can be formed, implemented, and sustained; they may also serve as value guardians of the PPP process. This article describes the essential but little credited role of …


What Can We Learn From Benefit Transfer Errors? Evidence From 20 Years Of Research On Convergent Validity, Sapna Kaul, Kevin Boyle, Nicolai Kuminoff, Christopher Parmeter, Jaren Pope Dec 2012

What Can We Learn From Benefit Transfer Errors? Evidence From 20 Years Of Research On Convergent Validity, Sapna Kaul, Kevin Boyle, Nicolai Kuminoff, Christopher Parmeter, Jaren Pope

Christopher F. Parmeter

No abstract provided.


Socio-Institutional Neoliberalism, Securitisation And Australia's Aid Program, Nichole Georgeou, Charles Hawksley Dec 2012

Socio-Institutional Neoliberalism, Securitisation And Australia's Aid Program, Nichole Georgeou, Charles Hawksley

Nichole Georgeou

This is Case Study Number 8 in the Hawksley and Georgeou edited book 'The Globalization of World Politics' (OUP, 2013).


Due Diligence In Meta-Analysis To Support Benefit Transfer, Kevin Boyle, Christopher Parmeter, Brent Boehlert, Robert Paterson Dec 2012

Due Diligence In Meta-Analysis To Support Benefit Transfer, Kevin Boyle, Christopher Parmeter, Brent Boehlert, Robert Paterson

Christopher F. Parmeter

No abstract provided.


Data-Driven Model Evaluation: A Test For Revealed Performance, Jeffrey Racine, Christopher Parmeter Dec 2012

Data-Driven Model Evaluation: A Test For Revealed Performance, Jeffrey Racine, Christopher Parmeter

Christopher F. Parmeter

No abstract provided.


Regression And Inference Under Smoothness Restrictions, Christopher Parmeter, Kai Sun, Daniel Henderson, Subal Kumbhakar Dec 2012

Regression And Inference Under Smoothness Restrictions, Christopher Parmeter, Kai Sun, Daniel Henderson, Subal Kumbhakar

Christopher F. Parmeter

No abstract provided.


Do Higher Salaries Lower Physician Migration?, Edward Okeke Dec 2012

Do Higher Salaries Lower Physician Migration?, Edward Okeke

Edward Okeke

It is believed that low wages are an important reason why doctors and nurses in developing countries migrate, and this has led to a call for higher wages for health professionals in developing countries. In this paper, we provide some of the first estimates of the impact of raising health workers’ salaries on migration. Using aggregate panel data on the stock of foreign doctors in 16 OECD countries, we explore the effect of a wage increase programme in Ghana on physician migration. We find evidence that 6 years after the implementation of this programme, the foreign stock of Ghanaian doctors …