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DR Ross Hickey

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Academic, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

Overview

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I study public economics and political economy. Currently I am studying philanthropic activity and the activities of not-for-profit organizations in Australia and Canada.

Publications

Selected publications

2019
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - The Sensitivity of Charitable Giving to the Timing and Salience of Tax Credits. National Tax Journal. 72. 2019
2016
- Journal Articles
  - Nudging NIMBY: Do positive messages regarding the benefits of increased housing density influence resident stated housing development preferences?. Land Use Policy. 54. 2016
2015
- Journal Articles
  - Intergovernmental transfers and re-election concerned politicians 2015
  - The Costs of Regulatory Federalism: Does Provincial Labor Market Regulation Impede the Integration of Canadian Immigrants?. Journal of International Migration and Integration. 16. 2015
2013
- Journal Articles
  - Bicameral bargaining and federation formation. Public Choice. 154. 2013
2012
- Journal Articles
  - How Student Disability Classifications and Learning Outcomes Respond to Special Education Funding Rules: Evidence from British Columbia. Canadian Public Policy. 38. 2012
2011
- Journal Articles
  - Nominal rigidities and retail price dispersion in Canada over the twentieth century. Canadian Journal of Economics. 44. 2011

Awards

Education and training

Ph.D., Simon Fraser University 2008

Supervision

Available for supervision

Y

Supervision Statement

I am available to supervise students interested in public economics.

Contact Details
- ross.hickey@unimelb.edu.au
Graduate Study
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    - Graduate Research Programs in Business and Economics
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