Michael Coelli

The dragon down under: The regional labour market impact of growth in Chinese imports to Australia

Michael Coelli, James Maccarrone, Jeff Borland

Report  |  2021

Imports of manufactured goods from China to Australia grew more than eleven-fold in real US dollar terms between 1991 and 2006. Th..

The Impact of Growth in Manufactured Imports from China on Employment in Australia*

Aaron Blanco, Jeff Borland, Michael Coelli, James Maccarrone

Journal article  |  2021  |  ECONOMIC RECORD

We examine how rapid growth in imports of manufactured goods from China affected employment in Australia from 1991 to 2006. Altern..

Is It ‘Dog Days’ for the Young in the Australian Labour Market?

J Borland, M Coelli

Journal article  |  2021  |  Australian Economic Review

From 2008–2019 there was a substantial deterioration in employment outcomes for the young (aged 15–24 years) in Australia. Their e..

Will Instant Asset Write-Offs Boost Jobs?

Michael Coelli

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

One of the more expensive items in this most important of budgets is the instant asset write-off allowance. This measure allows b..

The impact of international trade on manufacturing employment in Australia: Evidence from the China shock

Aaron Blanco, Jeff Borland, Michael Coelli, James Maccarrone

Report  |  2020

We examine how the rapid growth in imports of manufactured goods from China affected industry-level employment in Australia from 1..

Behind those headlines. Why not to rely on claims robots threaten half our jobs

Jeffrey Borland, Michael Coelli

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2019

Should we believe headlines claiming nearly half of all jobs will be lost to robots and artificial intelligence? We think not, an..

Where are the returns to lifelong learning?

Michael Coelli, Domenico Tabasso

Journal article  |  2019  |  Empirical Economics: a quarterly journal of the Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna

Participation in formal education during adulthood (ages 25–54) is a key part of lifelong learning. Employing unique longitudinal ..

Behind the headline number: Why not to rely on Frey and Osborne’s predictions of potential job loss from automation

Jeffrey Borland, Michael Coelli

Report  |  2019

Do School Principals Respond to Increased Public Scrutiny? New Survey Evidence from Australia

M Coelli, G Foster, A Leigh

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Economic Record

We explore responses of Australian school principals to the introduction of test score reporting via the My School website in 2010..

Are Robots Taking Our Jobs?

J Borland, M Coelli

Journal article  |  2017  |  The Australian Economic Review

This article assesses the effect of computer-based technologies on employment in Australia. We find that: (i) the total amount of ..