Research Discussion Paper – RDP 9801 Labour Market Adjustment: Evidence on Interstate Labour Mobility

Contents

• Introduction
• Theory and Existing Evidence
• Stylised Facts of the State Labour Markets
• Tests of Labour Mobility
• Dynamics of State Labour Market Adjustment
• Conclusions
• Appendix A: Unit Root and Cointegration Tests
• Appendix B: VAR Results and Sensitivity Analysis
• Appendix C: Data Sources
• References

We would like to thank Jeff Borland, Chris Kent, Phil Lowe, Glenn Stevens and participants in a seminar at the Reserve Bank of Australia for valuable input. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Use of any results from this paper should clearly attribute the work to the authors and not to the Reserve Bank of Australia.