Econometrics

Bill Griffiths

Jenny Lye

Julie Moschion

Julie joined the Melbourne Institute as a Research Fellow in October 2010 and was promoted to Senior Research Fellow in 2015. She graduated from the F..

The Development of Econometrics in Australia: 1930–2000

Ross Williams

Journal article  |  2019  |  History of Economics Review

Econometrics was slow to be adopted in Australian universities but by the end of the century the output of Australian econometrici..

Ratios of Parameters: Some Econometric Examples

J Lye, J Hirschberg

Journal article  |  2018  |  Australian Economic Review

Open access

Ratios of parameter estimates are often used in econometric applications. However, constructing confidence intervals (CIs) for the..

Bayesian econometrics: an introduction

S Chib, W Griffiths, G Koop, D Terrell

Book Chapter  |  2008  |  Advances in Econometrics

Bayesian Econometrics is a volume in the series Advances in Econometrics that illustrates the scope and diversity of modern Bayesi..

Threshold Models in Micro-Econometrics With Applications to Empirical Models of Health

The aim of this project is to develop and apply new statistical approaches to endogenously identify non-linear relationships between explana..

Work and Social Cohesion Under Globalisation

The project will explore how innovation and improvement in productivity can be accommodated with notions of fairness at workplace and indust..

Social Policy & Transitional Labour Markets in Australia

The fundamental aim of this project is to explore new institutional arrangements in the area of social policy to cope with structural change..

‘Bold’. ‘Elegant’. ‘Introverted’? How words describing wine get lost in translation

Allison Creed

I recently watched a participant at a wine tasting freeze when asked for their opinion. “It’s … nice?” they ventured, clearly wanting to sa..

Conserving our cultural record is more important than ever

Robyn Sloggett

We live in a world where misinformation spreads easily, deepfakes blur reality and political spin reshapes narratives. So, our ability to v..

Why antibiotics give you thrush and other microbiome mishaps

James Hurley

There are over 30 trillion bacterial and fungal cells in the human microbiome. Most are harmless to us, their host, but some are not. So ho..