Research Publications

Publications

Books

Dowling, J M and Valenzuela, M R, (2009)  Economic Development in Asia,  Cengage Publishers, ISBN No. 981-243-719-3. 

Dawkins, P, C Littler, M R Valenzuela and B Jensen (1999) The Contours of Restructuring and Downsizing in Australia, The University of Melbourne Press, ISBN No. 0-7340-1467-8. 

 Refereed  Journal  Articles

2024

• A* Craig, L., S. Ravn, B. Churchill B and M.R. Valenzuela (2024), “A matter of time? Institutional timescapes and gendered inequalities in the transition from education to employment in Australia”, Journal of Sociology 60(1), pp.209-228.

2023

• Valenzuela, M.R, Inekwe, J. and Hnin, N.N.T (2023) Going Green: Australian EV Take-Up Rates and Club Convergence Analysis, Victoria’s Economic Bulletin 7(1), Department of Treasury and Finance, Victorian Government.

2022

• Chow, N.S.C., M.R. Valenzuela and W.W. Wong (2022) “New Tests for Richness and Poorness: A Stochastic Dominance Analysis of Income Distributions in Hong Kong”, Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research 39(4), pp1-26.

• Valenzuela, M.R. (2022), “Duration modelling of education effects and gendered outcomes in the Australian graduate labour market”, Victoria’s Economic Bulletin 6(2), Department of Treasury and Finance, Victorian Government.

2021

• Valenzuela, M.R., M. Suga and Y Nakatani (2021) "Consumption Profiles and the Ageing of Populations: Insights from Virtual Married Households in Japan, Thailand and the Philippines" in Economic Impacts of Demographic Transition: Case of Asia and Europe, forthcoming (June 2021). 

• Chow, N., Valenzuela, M.R and Wong, W.W. (2021) New Tests for Richness and Poorness: A Stochastic Dominance Analysis of Income Distributions in Hong Kong, in Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research, March.

2020

• Bhattacharya, M., Inekwe, J.I., and Valenzuela, M.R. (2020) “Credit risk and financial integration: An application of network”,  lnternational Review of Financial Analysis, Vol 72, November. 

• Inekwe, J. and Valenzuela, M.R. (2020) “Financial Integration and Banking Crisis, A Critical Analysis of Restrictions on Capital Flows” in World Economy,vol 43 issue 2 p506-27.

2019

• Valenzuela, M. R. Wong, W-K. & Zhu, Z-Z (2019). “Sources of inequality in the Philippines: Insights from stochastic dominance tests for richness and poorness” in World Economy, Jan 2019.

• Inekwe, J, Y. Jin and M.R. Valenzuela (2019), “Income Inequality, Financial Flows and Political Institution in Sub-Saharan  Africa”, Empirical Economics, Feb 2019.

• Inekwe, J, Y. Jin and M.R. Valenzuela (2019), “Financial Conditions & Economic Growth"  International Review of Economics and Finance”, Feb, pp 128-140.

• Awaworyi Churchill, S. and M.R. Valenzuela (2019) “Determinants of firm performance: does ethnic diversity matter? Empirical Economics 57, JUL pp. 2079–2105.

2018

• Inekwe, J, Y. Jin and M.R. Valenzuela (2018), “A New Approach to Financial Integration and Market Income Inequality”,  Emerging Markets Review, vol 37, pp 134-147.

• Awaworyi Churchill, S. and M.R. Valenzuela (2018) “Determinants of firm performance: Does ethnic diversity matter?”  Empirical Economics, Jul 2018. 

• Inekwe, J, Y. Jin and M.R. Valenzuela (2018), “Global Financial Network and Liquidity Risk” in Australian Journal of Management, vol 43 iss 4 pp 593-613.

• Bhattachrya, M. Inekwe, I and M.R. Valenzuela (2018) "Financial Integration in Africa: New evidence using network approach", in Economic Modelling, vol 72, Jun, pp279-90.

• Inekwe, J,  Y. Jin and M.R. Valenzuela (2018) "The effects of financail distress: Evidence from US GDP growth" in  Economic Modelling, vol 72, Jun pp8-21.

2014-2017

• McDonald, J.T. and M.R. Valenzuela (2017), “How Does Skills Mismatch Affect Remittances? A Study of Filipino Migrant  Workers”, Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 35, Iss 1, pp. 216-31.

• Awaworyi Churchill, S., Valenzuela, M.R. & Sablah, W. (2017) ”Ethnic Diversity and Firm Performance: Evidence from China’materials and industrial sectors”, Empirical Economics Vol 53: Issue 4, 1711-31. 

• Wright, J., M.R. Valenzuela and D. Chotikapanich (2015) “Measuring Poverty and Inequality from Highly Aggregated Small Area Data: The Changing Fortunes of Latrobe Valley Households” Economic Record, Vol. 91 Sept, Issue 294, p367-85

• Valenzuela, M.R., Lean, H.H. and Athanasopoulous, G  (2014) “Economic Inequality in Australia between 1983 and 2010: A Stochastic Dominance Analysis “  Economic Record  vol. 90, no 288, March 2014, pp 49-62.

2010 and earlier

• Nicholas, A., R. Ray and R. Valenzuela (2010) "Evaluating the Distributional Implications of Price Movements: Methodology, Application and Australian Evidence" in Economic Record, 86: 352-66.

• Griffiths, W.E. and M.R.Valenzuela (2006), “Gibbs Samplers for a Set of Seemingly Unrelated Regressions”, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics Vol 48 No 3 pp335-51.

• Griffiths, W.E. and M.R.Valenzuela (2004), “A New Procedure for Estimating Cost of Children: A New Procedure Applied to Australian Data” in Journal of Quantitative Economics, vol 2, no 1, Jan, pp98-120.

• Hasegawa, H, T Van Hoa and M.R. Valenzuela (2003),  “Hoglex Demand System and Welfare Policy in Major ASEAN Developing Countries: A Bayesian Analysis using Expenditure Unit Records”, Journal of Quantitative Economics, vol 1 no 1 July 2003 pp 52-65.

• Creedy, J., D. Johnson and M.R. Valenzuela, (2003)  “A Cost Function for Higher Education in Australia”,  Australian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol 6. No. 1 March, pp 117-134.

• Gangadharan, L. and M.R. Valenzuela (2001), “Interrelationships between Health, Income and the Environment: Extending the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis”, Ecological Economics, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp 515-32.

• Valenzuela, M.R. (2000) “Cost of Children in Australian Households” in Family Matters  Special Issue on Guide to the cost of children in Australia, Australian Institute of Family Studies, March. 

• 2000 and earlier

• Lancaster G, R. Ray and M.R. Valenzuela (1999a), “A Cross-Country Study of Equivalence Scales and Expenditure Inequality on Unit Record Household Budget Data” in Review of Income and Wealth, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 455-82

• Lancaster G, R. Ray and M.R. Valenzuela (1999b), “A Cross-Country Study of Household Poverty and Inequality on Unit Record Household Budget Data” in Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 14 No. 1, pp. 177-208

• Griffiths, W.E. and M.R. Valenzuela (1998), “Missing Data from Infrequency of Purchase: Bayesian Estimation of a Linear Expenditure System” in Advances in Econometrics, Vol. 13, pp 47-74.

• Chotikapanich, D., M.R. Valenzuela and D.S.P. Rao (1997) “Estimation of Global and Regional Inequality in the Distribution of Income with Limited and Incomplete Data” in Empirical Economics, Vol. 22, Issue 4, pp533-46.

• Valenzuela, M.R. (1996), “Engel Scales for Australia, the Philippines and Thailand: A Comparative Analysis” in Australian Economic Review, No. 114, 2nd Quarter, pp.189-98.

Work in Progress

“The impact of changes in population and household structure on consumption: the case for Japan, Vietnam and Thailand”  with Prof Mikio Suga of Hosei University

 “Saving Behaviour and Retirement Welfare in Asia: Insights from micro-unit records” with Prof Dennis Mapa of the University of the Philippines and Prof Mikio Suga of Hosei University.

“Making Education work for women: addressing Australia’s education-employment gap”  with Lyn Craig and Brendan  Churchill, University of Melbourne

 “Tracking Long Run Growth and Relative Welfare of Vulnerable Populations in Australia” with A Handayani, G  Athanosoupolous, and D Chotikapanich, Monash University

"Are Retirement Income Adequacy Benchmarks Useful? Insights from HILDA”, with Jun Feng and James Mullaly, Monash University