Research Discussion Paper – RDP 2002-04 Labour Market Adjustment in Regional Australia

Contents

• Introduction
• Existing Australian Studies
• Regional Labour Markets in Australia
• Explaining Employment Growth in Regional Australia
• Explaining Regional Migration in Australia
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Data
• Appendix B: OLS Results for Regional Employment Growth
• References

We are grateful to Alex Heath and Adam Cagliarini for their valuable technical advice, and to David Gruen, Marion Kohler and John Simon for their helpful comments and discussions. Any errors are ours alone. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Reserve Bank of Australia.