Research Students, 2000-09

Current Students

    • “Measuring Service Productivity: Malaysian Public Higher Education Institutions” Mad Ithnin Bin Salleh, PhD Student. Abbas Valadkhani, Joan Rodgers, Arusha Cooray.

    • “The Role Of Community Connectedness In Retaining Skilled Migrant Women In Australia” Michaela Stockey-Bridge, PhD Student. Supervisors: Simon Ville, Sara Dolnicar, Lenore Lyons.

    • “An historical analysis of land use in the Illawarra” Hugo Zweep, Master student. Supervisors: Simon Ville and Di Kelly.

    • “Trade Liberalisation and Wage Inequality in the Thai Industrial Sector” Piyapong Sangkaew, PhD Student. Supervisors: Kankesu Jayanthakumaran, Martin O’Brien.

    • “Poverty and inequality in Nepal: Analysing the Deprivation Index in 2003-04. “ Charingivi Bista, Masters by Research Student. Supervisors Kankesu Jayanthakumaran, Martin O’Brien.

    • “The Effects of Chronic Poverty During Childhood on Obesity of Australian Youth” James Bishop, Economics Honours Student, 2009. Supervisors: Joan Rodgers and Peter Siminski.

    • “The Effects of Taking Maternity Leave on the Career Outcomes of Australian Women” Tanya Livermore, Economics Honours Student, 2009.
    Supervisors: Joan Rodgers and Peter Siminski.

    • “Returns to Rural to Urban Migration in Australia” Nathan Kettlewell, Economics Honours Student, 2009. Supervisors: Oleg Yerokhin & Martin O’Brien

    • “Analysis of Earnings Distribution of Immigrants in Australia” Wei Xian Lim, Mathematics and Applied Statistics Honours Student, 2009. Supervisor: Oleg Yerokhin.

Former Students

2008

    • “Chronic Poverty among Australian Children since 2000 and the Effect of Permanent Income on Completed Schooling”
    (Jessica Todhunter, Economics Honours, Submitted December 2008.
    Supervisor: Joan Rodgers.)

2007

    • “A social network analysis of the Sydney business community, 1817-25” (Leanne Johns, PhD ANU, submitted Sept 2007. Accepted 2008
    Supervisor: Simon Ville)

    • “The Working Poor”
    (Douglas Robson, Economics Honours, Class 2, Division 1.
    Supervisor: Joan Rodgers.)

    • “Labour Earnings of Immigrants by Visa Category in Australia: a Comparison with the Native Born”

    (Leanne Van Keulan, Economics Honours, Class 1.
    Recipient of the University Medal, 2007.

    Supervisor: Martin O’Brien)

2006

    • “The Labour Market Experiences of Male Migrants in Australia: How Well Have They Performed in the New Millennium?”
    (Adam Arginovski, Economics Honours 2006, Class 1,
    Supervisor: Joan Rodgers.)

2004

    • “Age And Productivity: An Empirical Investigation Of Lifetime Research Productivity Of Academic Economists”
    (Matthew Shirlaw, Economics Honours 2004, Class 2, Division 1.
    Supervisors: Joan Rodgers and Frank Neri.)

    • “On Poverty:  An Analysis Of Income Poverty Dynamics In Australia Using The First Two Waves Of The HILDA Panel Survey”
    (John F. Burgess, Economics Honours 2004, Class 1.
    Supervisor: John Rodgers.)

2002

    • “Australia’s Aging Population: Some Causes and Consequences”
    (Stephanie Lee, Economics Honours 2002, Class 1.
    Supervisor: Joan Rodgers.)

    • “Poverty in Australia: An Analysis of Significant Changes”
    (Sarah Hall, Joint Economics and Mathematics Honours 2002, Class 1.
    Supervisors: John Rodgers and Pam Davy.)

2000

    • “Labour Productivity and De-Institutionalization: A Critical Examination of Australian Labour Market Reform”
    (Zac White, Economics Honours 2000, Class 2, Division 1.
    Supervisor: Joan Rodgers.)

Last reviewed: 31 August, 2009

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