Peter Siminski – Current and Published Research

 

 

Work in Progress

 

‘The Price Elasticity of Demand for Pharmaceuticals amongst High Income Older People in Australia: A Natural Experiment’

 

‘What Would the Average Public Sector Employee be Paid in the Private Sector?’

 

(with Oleg Yerokhin) ‘Why do Older People Report Less Hardship?’

 

(with Simon Ville) 'The Long Term Causal effect of Vietnam War Era Conscription on Economic and Social Outcomes for Australian conscripts'

 

 

Journal Articles

 

Craig L, Siminski P (forthcoming) ‘Men’s Housework, Women’s Housework and Second Births in AustraliaSocial Politics

 

Siminski P (2009-forthcoming) ‘Do Government Benefits for High Income Retirees Encourage Saving?’ Australian Journal of Labour Economics 12(3)

 

Rodgers R, Siminski P, Bishop J (2009) ‘Changes in Poverty Rates During the Howard Era’ Australian Economic Review 42(3): 300-320. Download preprint

 

Siminski P (2009) ‘A Welfare Analysis of the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card’ Economic Record 85(269): 164-180. Download preprint

 

Siminski, P (2008) ‘Order Effects in Batteries of Questions’ Quality and Quantity 42: 477-490. Download preprint

 

Siminski P, Bezzina AJ, Lago L, Eagar K (2008) ‘’Primary Care’ Presentations at Emergency Departments - Rates and Reasons by Age and Sex’ Australian Health Review 32(4): 700-709.

 

Siminski P, Bezzina AJ, Lago L, Eagar K (2008) ‘ Trends in Primary Care Presentations at Emergency Departments in New South Wales (1999-2006)’ Australian Journal of Primary Health 14(3): 45-52.

 

Masso M, Bezzina AJ, Siminski P, Middleton R, Smith PB & Eagar K (2007) ‘Why patients attend emergency departments for conditions potentially appropriate for primary care: Reasons given by patients and clinicians differ’ Emergency Medicine Australasia 19(4):333-340. Download full paper

 

Siminski P, Cragg S, Middleton R, Masso M, Lago L, Green J & Eagar K (2005) ‘Primary care patients’ views on why they present to Emergency Departments – inappropriate attendances or inappropriate policy?’ Australian Journal of Primary Health 11(2): 87-95. Download full paper

 

Saunders P & Siminski P (2005) ‘Home Ownership and Inequality: Imputed Rent and Income Distribution in AustraliaEconomic Papers, 24(4): 346-367. Download Discussion Paper version

 

Siminski P, Chalmers J & McHugh M (2005) ‘Foster Carers in New South Wales: profile and projections based on ABS Census data’ Children Australia 30(3): 17-24. Download full paper

 

Siminski P & Saunders P (2004) ‘Accounting for Housing Costs in Regional Income Comparisons’ Australasian Journal of Regional Studies 10(2): 139-156. Download Discussion Paper version

 

Siminski P, Saunders P & Bradbury B (2003) ‘Reviewing the Inter-temporal Consistency of ABS Household Income Data through Comparisons with External Aggregates’ Australian Economic Review 36 (3): 333-349. Download Discussion Paper version

 

Siminski P (2003) ‘Patterns of Disability and Norms of Participation through the Life Course: Empirical Support for a Social Model of Disability’ Disability and Society 18 (6): 707-718.

 

 

Peer Reviewed Conference Papers

 

Siminski P (2008) ‘What would the Average Public Sector Employee Earn in the Private Sector?’, presented at the Australian Conference of Economists, Gold Coast, Sep 30 – Oct 2.

 

Siminski P (2006) ‘The effect of earnings on housework: Pros and cons of HILDA's time use data items’, presented at the ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference 2006, University of Sydney, December 10-13.

 

Siminski P (2006) ‘The effect of increases to concession card income thresholds on health care consumption’ presented at ERA 2006 - National Emerging Researchers in Ageing Conference, Sydney, November 21.

 

Siminski P, Bezzina A & Eagar K (2006) ‘Primary Care Presentations at Emergency Departments: Demographic Profile and Reasons for Presentation’ presented at Health Outcomes 2006, Canberra, August 9-10.