RBA Annual Conference – 1976 Conference in Applied Economic Research 6–7 September 1976

A range of economists from Australian universities and official bodies were brought together to discuss six research papers on macroeconomics for the conference. One paper was written by a Bank staff member; a second was written by members of the Commonwealth Treasury and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The remaining four papers were written by Australian academics.

Contents

• Preface
  WE Norton and DW Stammer, Reserve Bank of Australia
• Business Investment: the Recent Experience
  CI Higgins, Commonwealth Treasury
  HN Johnston, Australian Bureau of Statistics
  PL Coghlan, Commonwealth Treasury
  Comments
  GC Harcourt, University of Adelaide
  WP Hogan, University of Sydney
  TW Swan, Australian National University
• Determinants of Consumption Expenditure
  JW Freebairn, Australian National University
  Comments
  RF Henderson, University of Melbourne
  AA Powell, Industries Assistance Commission and Monash University
• The Balance of Payments and Some Resource Allocation Issues
  RG Gregory, Australian National University
  Comments
  RH Snape, Monash University
  DH Whitehead, La Trobe University
• A Preliminary Assessment of the Prices Justification Tribunal 1973–1976
  JP Nieuwenhuysen, University of Melbourne
  AE Daly, University of Melbourne
  Comments
  WE Kasper, Australian National University
  CA Tisdell, University of Newcastle
• Some Aspects of Recent Inflation
  PD Jonson, Reserve Bank of Australia
  Comments
  VE Argy, Macquarie University
  FH Gruen, Australian National University
• The Stability of the Demand for Money
  Charles Adams, Canberra College of Advanced Education
  Michael G Porter, Monash University
  Comments
  HN Johnston, Australian Bureau of Statistics
  DJP Jüttner, Macquarie University