This paper aims to provide an analysis of the academic performance of higher education institutions (HEIs) in Vietnam with 50 universities and 50 colleges in 2011–2012. The two-stage semiparametric data envelopment analysis is used to estimate the efficiencies of...
There are increasing pressures for women on corporate boards (WOB) from diverse stakeholders such as the European Commission, national governments, politicians, employer lobby groups, shareholders, Fortune and FTSE rankings and best places for women to work lists....
The paper uses the GTAP-E model to examine whether the A$2.55 billion budget of the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) is adequate to buy the required abatement with respect to Australia’s 2020 target. The ERF is examined according to the Marginal Abatement Cost (MAC)...
This study explores earnings management practices in Australia and New Zealand before and after the regulatory changes and corporate governance reforms since 2003-2004. In other words, it examines the effectiveness of regulatory reforms reflected in constraining...
Biosecurity surveillance is the collection, collation, analysis, interpretation and timely dissemination of information on the presence, distribution or prevalence of pests or diseases and the plants or animals that they affect. When undertaken post-border,...
Professor Muayyad Jabri's book was recently re-printed for a revised second edition. The book lends itself to media coverage and it would appeal to a wider audience of practitioners and consultants. It makes an important scholarly contribution to our understanding...
Broad Agenda shares: As part of a BroadAgenda series on gendered work and the pay gap, we asked Professor Sheridan for her take on the recently released Senate committee report: 'Gender segregation in the workplace and its impact on women's economic equality.'...
The present study investigated the influence of a quality-grading system, demographic information and consumption preferences on consumer willingness to pay (WTP) for sheep meat. Eating quality was defined by four grades developed by the Meat Standards Australia...
Dual-purpose cowpea (DPC) and dual-purpose groundnut (DPG) varieties provide good yields, improved soil fertility through nitrogen fixation, and, at the same time, provide large amounts of good quality fodder to be used as feed or manure in crop-livestock...
State-imposed limitations on local government revenue and expenditure represent an especially draconian form of regulation. In Australian local government, New South Wales (NSW) has a longstanding rate-pegging regime, the Northern Territory (NT) caps mining and...
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