ORANI Model Working Papers

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O-01
The Theoretical Structure of the ORANI Module pp. 41.
Peter B. Dixon
Oct. 1975
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OP-02
Demand Equations in the ORANI Module : An Exposition pp. 21.
Vern Caddy
July 1975

OP-03
The Solution Method for the ORANI Module pp. 52. (Out of print)
John Sutton
June 1976
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O-04
Modelling the Production Sector of an Economy : A Selective Survey and Analysis pp. 90.
A. D. Woodland
June 1976
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OP-05
Input-Output Accounting and the ORANI Module pp. 48. (Out of print)
Brian Parmenter
Aug. 1976
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OP-06
A Dynamic Model of the Firm-Household with an Imperfect Capital Market pp. 45.
Keith R. McLaren
Aug. 1976
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OP-07
Estimation of the Elasticity of Substitution between Imported and Domestically Produced Intermediate Inputs pp. 32.
Chris M. Alaouze
Sept. 1976
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OP-08
Factor Demand and Product Supply Relations in Australian Agriculture : The CRESH/CRETH Production System pp. 41.
Peter B. Dixon, David P. Vincent and Alan A. Powell
Nov. 1976
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OP-09
Empirical Estimation of the Elasticity of Substitution : A Review pp. 43.
Vern Caddy
Nov. 1976
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OP-10
The Application of a Random Coefficient Model to the Problem of Estimating Aggregate Production Parameters pp. 29.
Vern Caddy
March 1977
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O-11
Estimates of the Elasticity of Substitution between Imported and Domestically Produced Commodities at the Four-Digit ASIC Level pp. 66.
Chris M. Alaouze, John S. Marsden and John Zeitsch
July 1977
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O-12
Empirical Estimation of the CRESH Production Function pp. 15.
G. J. Ryland and D. P. Vincent
April 1978
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O-13
Estimates of the Elasticity of Substitution between Imported and Domestically Produced Goods Classified at the Input-Output Level of Aggregation pp. 33.
Chris M. Alaouze
Oct. 1977
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OP-14
Estimation of the Firm Household Model pp. 12.
Keith R. McLaren
March 1977
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O-15
Separability and Substitutability in Australian Manufacturing pp. 39.
Vern Caddy
Nov. 1978
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OP-16
A Disaggregated Measure of Pressure of Demand : Its Use in Import Demand Estimation pp. 40.
Chris M. Alaouze
Oct. 1977
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OP-17
Estimates of the CRETH Supply System in Australian Agriculture pp. 51.
David P. Vincent, Peter B. Dixon and Alan A. Powell
Oct. 1977
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OP-18
Models of Skill Substitution and Transformation in an Occupationally Disaggregated Labour Market pp. 38.
Dean J. Parham and G. J. Ryland
March 1978
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OP-19
Spatial Disaggregation of ORANI Results : A Regional Balance Method (Peter B. Dixon, B. R. Parmenter and John Sutton), pp. 64. Also entitled "Spatial Disaggregation of ORANI Results: A Preliminary Analysis of the Impact of Protection at the State Level", in Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol. 8, No. 1, March 1978, pp. 35-86.
Peter B. Dixon, B. R. Parmenter and John M. Sutton
Feb. 1978
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OP-20
Notes on the Theory of Long-Run Simulations with the ORANI Model pp. 27.
Peter B. Dixon, B. R. Parmenter and John M. Sutton
July 1978
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OP-21
Estimation of Occupational Demands in Australian Industry pp. 28.
G. J. Ryland and D. J. Parham
July 1978
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OP-22
Estimates of Household Demand Elasticities for the ORANI Model pp. 46.
Ashok Tulpule and Alan A. Powell
Sept. 1978
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OP-23
A Variant of the ORANI Model for the Analysis of Short-Period Responses pp. 63.
Vincent W. FitzGerald
April 1979
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OP-24
A Skeletal Version of ORANI 78 : Theory, Data, Computations and Results pp. 92.
Peter B. Dixon
June 1979
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OP-25
The Agricultural Sector of ORANI 78 : Theory, Data and Application pp. 78. Also in A. C. Kelley, W. G. Sanderson and J. G. Williamson (eds), Modeling Growing Economies in Equilibrium and Disequilibrium, Proceedings of an IIASA Meeting, November 1980 (Durham: Duke University Press, 1983), pp. 237-274.
Peter B. Dixon, B. R. Parmenter, Alan A. Powell and D. P. Vincent
June 1979
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OP-26
Some Implications for the Australian Economy of Trade Growth with Newly Industrialising Asia: The Use and Limitations of the ORANI Framework pp. 78. Also in K. Anderson and A. George (eds), Australian Agriculture and Newly Industrialising Asia : Issues for Research (Canberra : Australia-Japan Research Centre, 1980), pp. 360-395.
D. P. Vincent
July 1980
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OP-27
The Theoretical Structure of ORANI 78 pp. 140.
Peter B. Dixon
June 1980
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OP-28
Regional Disaggregation of Results from ORANI 78 : The Underlying Theory pp. 52.
Peter B. Dixon and B. R. Parmenter
Sept. 1980
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O-29
Comparative Short-Run Behaviour of ORANI 77 in Neo-Classical and Neo-Keynesian Modes pp. 42.
Jim Wright and Peter Cowan
Dec. 1980
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OP-30
Occupational Wage Relativities and Labour-Labour Substitution in the Australian Economy : Applications of the ORANI Model pp. 45.
Peter J. Higgs, Dean Parham and B. R. Parmenter
Aug. 1981
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OP-31
Extending the ORANI Model of the Australian Economy : Adding Foreign Investment to a Miniature Version pp. 79. Ch. 12 in H. E. Scarf and J. B. Shoven (eds), Applied General Equilibrium Analysis (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1984), pp. 485-533.
Peter B. Dixon, B. R. Parmenter and Russell J. Rimmer
Aug. 1981
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OP-32
The Treatment of the Fishing Industries in the Long Run Closure of ORANI pp. 40.
Alex Dolan, Alan A. Powell and Dennis C. Sams
Aug. 1981
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OP-33
Elimination of Linearization Errors which Arise in the Solution of a General Equilibrium Model Using Johansen's Approximation pp. 33.
Russell J. Rimmer
Aug. 1981
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OP-34
Regional Disaggregation of a National Economic Model : The 'Bottoms-Up' Approach pp. 68.
Leong H. Liew
Aug. 1982
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OP-35
The Sensitivity of ORANI Projections of the Short-Run Effects of Increases in Protection to Variations in the Values Adopted for Export Demand Elasticities pp. 42. (Out of print) Also in K. Jungenfelt and D. Hague (eds), Structural Adjustment in Developed Open Economies, Proceedings of the Yxtaholm (Sweden) Meeting of the International Economic Association (London: Macmillan, 1985), pp. 317-346.
Peter B. Dixon, B. R. Parmenter and Russell J. Rimmer
March 1982
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OP-36
The IMPACT Macro Package and Export Demand Elasticities pp. 14. Also in The Australian Economic Papers, Vol. 22, No. 41, December 1983, pp. 411-417.
B. R. Parmenter
April 1982
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OP-37
Modelling the Effects of Economy-Wide Shocks on a State Economy in a Federal System pp. 30. A revised version titled "A Hybrid Top-Down, Bottom-Up Regional Computable General Equilibrium Model" is in the International Science Review, Vol. 11, No. 3, 1988, pp. 317-328.
Peter J. Higgs, B. R. Parmenter and Russell J. Rimmer
Jan. 1983 (abstract and download)

OP-38
Extending the Consumption Side of the ORANI Model pp. 42.
Kenneth W. Clements and Murray D. Smith
Feb. 1983

OP-39
The Role of Miniatures in Computable General Equilibrium Modelling: Experience from ORANI pp. 23. Also in Economic Modelling, Vol. 1, No. 4 (October 1984), pp. 421-428.
Peter B. Dixon, B. R. Parmenter and Alan A. Powell
May 1983
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OP-40
The Disaggregation of Gross Operating Surplus for the Agricultural Sector of ORANI pp. 33.
Philip Adams and Peter J. Higgs
Oct. 1983
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OP-41
Special Purpose Versions of a General Purpose Multisectoral Model : Tax Issues and the Australian Wine Industry pp. 39. Also published as "ORANI-WINE: Tax Issues and the Australian Wine Industry" in Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, Vol. 53, No. 2, August 1985, pp. 47-62.
G. A. Meagher, B. R. Parmenter, R. J. Rimmer and Kenneth W. Clements
Sept. 1983

OP-42
The Short-Run Behaviour of Agricultural Industries in ORANI 78 - Methodological Overview and Analysis of Base Year Data pp. 49.
Philip D. Adams
Dec. 1983
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OP-43
Sparse Matrix Methods for Computable General Equilibrium Models of the Johansen Class pp. 40.
K. R. Pearson and Russell J. Rimmer
Nov. 1983
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O-44
Agricultural Supply Response in ORANI pp. 29.
Philip D. Adams
Nov. 1985
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OP-45
The Typical Year Data Base for the Agricultural Sector of ORANI 78 pp. 113. (Out of print)
Philip D. Adams
April 1984
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OP-46
Long-Run Closure of ORANI : A Proposal pp. 109.
Mark Horridge and Alan Powell
April 1984
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OP-47
The Long Term Effects of Improved Labour Productivity in the Australian Basic Iron and Steel Industry pp. 53. A substantially revised version entitled "Employment Implications of Improved Labour Productivity in the Australian Iron and Steel Industry" is in The Economic Record, Vol. 65, No. 189, June 1989, pp. 114-125.
Russell J. Rimmer
May 1984
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OP-48
ORANI Projections of the Short-Run Effects of a 50 Per Cent Across-the-Board Cut in Protection Using Alternative Data Bases pp. 39. Also in T. N. Srinivasan and J. Whalley (eds), General Equilibrium Trade Policy Modeling, Proceedings of the New York Conference, Columbia University, April 1984 (Cambridge Mass. : MIT Press, 1986), pp. 33-60.
Peter B. Dixon, B. R. Parmenter and Russell J. Rimmer
May 1984
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OP-49
Implementation of Adams' Typical Year for the Agricultural Sector in the ORANI 1977-78 Data Base pp. 180.
Peter J. Higgs
Jan. 1985
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OP-50
Long-Run Closure of ORANI: First Implementation pp. 87.
Mark Horridge
Feb. 1985
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OP-51
The ORANI 78 Input-Output and Parameter Files for 1977-78 pp. 70.
Ian Bruce
Feb. 1985
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OP-52
Bottoms-Up, Tops-Down and Hybrid Methods for Regionalizing Computable General Equilibrium Models: Some Comparisons pp. 50.
B. R. Parmenter, K. R. Pearson and R. Jagielski
Feb. 1985
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OP-53
The Sensitivity of ORANI 78 Projections to the Database Used pp. 45.
I. Bruce
July 1985
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OP-54
A Harris-Style Miniature Version of ORANI pp. 77.
Peter Cory and Mark Horridge
June 1985
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OP-55
The Behaviour of the Major Extractive Industries in the Long-Run Closures of ORANI: A Proposal pp. 40.
Chris W. Blampied, Mark Horridge and Alan A. Powell
April 1986
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OP-56
Forecasting Versus Policy Analysis with the ORANI Model pp. 27. Also IAESR Working Paper No. 4/1986, University of Melbourne. Also Ch. 28 in Homa Motamen (ed. ), Economic Modelling in the OECD Countries (London: Chapman and Hall, 1988), pp. 653-666.
Peter B. Dixon, B. R. Parmenter and Mark Horridge
June 1986
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OP-57
Calibration of Computable General Equilibrium Models from Synthetic Benchmark Equilibrium Data Sets pp. 37. Also in The Economic Record, Vol. 66, No. 93, pp. 110-126.
Philip D. Adams and Peter J. Higgs
Sept. 1986
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OP-58
ORANI FUEL: Incorporating Interfuel Substitution into the Standard ORANI System pp. 47.
Truong P. Truong
Oct. 1986
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OP-59
A Modified Theory of Investment for ORANI pp. 43.
Mark Horridge and Ian A. Bruce
Nov. 1986
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OP-60
Short-run Macroeconomic Closure of ORANI: An Alternative to the IMPACT Paradigm pp. 102.
Philip D. Adams
Feb. 1987
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OP-61
Australian Estimates of Working's Model under Additive Preferences: Revised Estimates of a Consumer Demand System for Use by CGE Modellers and Other Applied Economists pp. 89.
Philip D. Adams, Ching-Fan Chung and Alan A. Powell
Aug. 1988
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OP-62
Increasing Returns to Scale and the Long Run Effects of a Tariff Reform pp. 58.
Mark Horridge
Aug. 1987
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OP-63
MO87: A Three-Sector Miniature ORANI Model pp. 96.
Peter J. Higgs
Sept. 1987
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OP-64
The Long-run Costs of Tighter Safety Restrictions pp. 45.
Mark Horridge
Nov. 1987
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OP-65
Modelling the Effects on Australia of Interventions in World Agricultural Trade pp. 49.
Mark Horridge and David Pearce
Oct. 1988
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OP-66
FH-ORANI: A Fiscal ORANI with Horridge Extension pp. 367.
Philippa S. Dee
March 1989
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OP-67
MAIDS under Additive Preferences: Some Early Estimates pp. 32. Forthcoming in R. Bewley and Tran Van Hoa (eds), Consumer Demand Analysis (London: Macmillan).
Nisha Agrawal and Alan A. Powell
March 1989
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OP-68
A Hybrid Top-Down, Bottom-Up Regional Computable General Equilibrium Model International Regional Science Review, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 317-328.
Peter J. Higgs, B. R. Parmenter and Russell J. Rimmer
Sept. 1988
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O-69
Primary Factor Substitution and the Real Wage Explosions pp. 28. Also in Australian Economic Papers, Vol. 30, No. 57, December 1991, pp. 316-333.
Maureen Rimmer
Oct. 1990
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OP-70
Constraining Output Responses in Long-Run Closures of ORANI: Some Suggestions pp. 29.
Mark Horridge, Alan A. Powell and Peter J. Wilcoxen
May 1990
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OP-71
Two Short Papers Detailing Enhancements to FH-ORANI pp. 44.
Robert McDougall
Dec. 1992
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OP-72
An Intertemporal Applied General Equilibrium Model Based on ORANI pp. 37.
Michael Malakellis
Jan. 1992
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OP-73
An Implicitly Directly Additive Demand System: Estimates for Australia pp. 36.
Maureen T. Rimmer and Alan A. Powell
Oct. 1992
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OP-74
Solving a Large-scale Intertempopral Applied General Equilibrium Model pp. 27.
Michael Malakellis
July 1992
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OP-75
Demand Patterns Across the Development Spectrum: Estimates of the AIDADS System pp. 21.
Maureen T. Rimmer and Alan A. Powell
Oct. 1992
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OP-76
Exchange Rate Pass-Trough Elasticities for the Monash Model: A Disaggregate Analysis of Australian Manufactured Imports pp. 103.
Jayant Menon
July 1993
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OP-77
Illustrative Results from ORANI-INT: An Intertemporal Model of the Australian Economy pp. 40.
Michael Malakellis
July 1993
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OP-78
Forecasting Changes in Income Distribution: an Applied General Equilibrium Approach pp. 23.
G. A. Meagher
Dec 1993
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OP-79
Engel Flexibility in Household Budget Studies: Non-parametric Evidence versus Standard Functional Forms pp. 44.
Maureen T. Rimmer and Alan A. Powell
June 1994
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OP-80
ORANI-F and MONASH: General Equilibrium Models of the Australian Economy for Medium-Run Forecasting pp. 20.
Philip D. Adams and Brian R. Parmenter
July 1994
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OP-81
Development of a Multi-Household Version of the MONASH Model pp. 42.
Maureen T. Rimmer
April 1995
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OP-82
Notes on the Implementation of MONASH-MRF: A Multiregional Model of Australia
Farzana Naqvi and Matthew W. Peter
April 1995
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OP-83
Reaching the Planners: Generating Detailed Commodity Forecasts from a Computable General Equilibrium Model, pp. vi+27
Philip D. Adams and Peter B. Dixon
March 1996 (abstract and download)

OP-84
Economies of Scale and Imperfect Competition in an Applied General Equilibrium Model of the Australian Economy, pp. vi+26
Kaludura Abayasiri-Silva and Mark Horridge
March 1996 (abstract and download)

OP-85
The Theoretical Structure of MONASH-MRF,pp. 121.
Matthew W. Peter, Mark Horridge, G.A. Meagher, Fazana Naqvi and B.R. Parmenter
April 1996 (abstract and download)


OP-86
How Does the Share of Imports Change During Structural Adjustment?, pp. 30
Alan A. Powell
June 1996 (abstract and download)


OP-87
The Medium Term Outlook for Labour Demand: An Economy Wide Assessment,
G.A. Meagher
August 1997 (abstract and download)


OP-88
Should Tariff Reductions be Announced? An Intertemporal Computable General Equilibrium Analysis,
Michael Malakellis
August 1997
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OP-89
The Nested Binary CES Composite Production Function: CRTS with different (but constant) pair-wise elasticities of substitution among three factors,
Alan A. Powell and Maureen T. Rimmer
April 1998 (abstract and download)


OP-90
Forecasting and Policy with a Dynamic CGE Model of Australia,
Peter B. Dixon and Maureen T. Rimmer
June 1998 (abstract and download)


OP-91
The Effects of Current Fiscal Restraint on the Australian Economy: An Applied General Equilibrium Analysis with Imperfect Competition,
Kaludura Abayasiri-Silva and Mark Horridge
April 1999 (abstract and download)


OP-92
The Economy-wide Impact of Better Governance: Cutting Informal Taxes in Indonesia,
Edimon Ginting and Alan A. Powell
June 1999 (abstract and download)


OP-93
ORANI-G: A General Equilibrium Model of the Australian Economy,
Mark Horridge
October 2000 (abstract and download)


OP-94
MMRF-GREEN: A Dynamic, Multi-Sectoral, Multi-Regional Model of Australia,
Philip D. Adams, J. Mark Horridge and Brian R. Parmenter
October 2000 (abstract and download)


OP-95
Historical Simulations with the MONASH Regional Equation System,
Brian R. Parmenter and Andrew Welsh
December 2000 (abstract and download)


OP-96
Developing a Cost of Capital Module for Computable General Equilibrium Modelling,
Ashley Winston
December 2001 (abstract and download)


OP-97
Analysing the Economic Impacts of a Plant Disease Incursion Using a General Equilibrium Approach,
Glyn Wittwer, Simon McKirdy and Ryan Wilson
September 2003 (abstract and download)