My research

About me:

I'm currently an Associate Professor in Economics at the Centre for Transformative Innovation (CTI) of the Faculty of Business and Law, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, for which I am serving as the Deputy Director of CTI and Program Leader for the Economics/Innovation Analytics of Swinburne Data Science Institute. 

CV: Alfons Palangkaraya

Work in progress

• A Review and an Empirical Investigation on the Link between Translation Difficulty and the Quality of Machine Translation based on Human Judgement” (with Araghi) (R&R Language Resources and Evaluation). 

• Measuring third-party R&D benefits from specific industries? (with Balaguer, Talgaswatta and Webster).

• R&D spillovers in Australia by Fields of Research (with Balaguer, Shavazi, Talgaswatta,  Tuhin, and Webster).

• Can Productive University-Industry Collaboration be Induced by Subsidies? Causal Evidence from Australia  (with Jensen, Thomson and Webster). (download)

• Is Design a Pathway into Global Value Chains?” (with Kolmann and Webster).

• Do foreign inventors get narrower patents? A patent claim text analysis of EPO and USPTO patents (with Wright). (download)

• Entering global value chain. Does trade missions help? (with Webster). (download)

• Does international mobility improve research performance?” (with Webster) (download)

Intellectual property rights

1. Araghi, S., Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E. “Do cultural factors matter in international protection of intellectual property rights?”, Journal of International Business Policy, forthcoming. (download)

2. de Rassenfosse, G. and Palangkaraya, A. “Do patent pledges accelerate innovation?”, Research Policy, forthcoming. (download)

3. de Rassenfosse, G., Jensen, P.H., Julius, T.D., Palangkaraya, A. & Webster, E. "Is the patent system a level playing field? The effect of patent attorney firms”, Journal of Industrial Economics, forthcoming. (download)

4. Kim, J., Kollmann, T., Palangkaraya, A. & Webster, E. “Does local specialisation, diversity and competition enhance firm creation?”, Research Policy, 51 (7), 2022. (download)

5. de Rassenfosse, G., Jensen, P.H., Julius, T.D., Palangkaraya, A. & Webster, "Are foreigners treated equally under TRIPS?", Journal of Law and Economics, 62 (4), 2019, 663-685. (download)

6. Palangkaraya, A., Jensen, P. & Webster, E. "The effects of patent on trade". Journal of International Economics, 105 (March), 2017, 1-9. (download)

7. de Rassenfosse, G., Palangkaraya, A. & Webster, E. "Why do patents facilitate trade in technology? Testing the disclosure and appropriation Effects." Research Policy,45 (7), 2016, 1326-1336 . (download)

8. Webster, E., Jensen, P.H. & Palangkaraya, A. "Patent Examination Outcomes and the National Treatment Principle." The RAND Journal of Economics, 45 (2), 2014, 449-469. (download)

9. Palangkaraya, A., Jensen, P.H. & Webster, E. "Misclassification between patent offices: Evidence from a matched sample of patent applications". The Review of Economics and Statistics, 93 (3), 2011, 1063-1075. (download)

10. Palangkaraya, A. & Yong, J. "Parallel Imports, Market Size and Investment Incentive", Singapore Economic Review, 54(2), 2009, 167-181. (download)

11. Palangkaraya, A., Jensen, P.H. and Webster, E. "Applicant behavior in examination request lags". Economics Letters, 101, 2008, 243-45. (download)

12. Jensen, P.H., Palangkaraya, A. & Webster, E. "Application pendency times and outcomes across four patent offices". Australian Intellectual Property Journal, 19, 2008, 178-190. (download)

13. Webster, E., Palangkaraya, A. & Jensen, P.H. "Characteristics of international patent application outcomes". Economics Letters, 95, 2007, 362-368. (download)

14. Jensen, P.H., Palangkaraya, A. &Webster, E. "Disharmony in international patent office decisions". Federal Circuit Bar Journal, 15 (4), 2006, 679-704. (download)

Innovation and firm performance

15. Jensen, P.H., Palangkaraya, A. & Webster, E. "Trust and the market for technology." Research Policy, 44 (2), 2015, 340-356. (download)

16. Palangkaraya, A. & Yong, J. "Trade liberalisation, exit, and output and employment adjustments of Australian manufacturing establishments." The World Economy, 34 (1), 2011, 1-22. (download)

17. Leahy, A., Palangkaraya, A. & Yong, J. Geographical Agglomeration in Australian Manufacturing. Regional Studies, 44 (3), 2010, 299-314. (download)

18. Palangkaraya, A., Stierwald, A., & Yong, J. Is Firm Productivity Related to Size and Age? The Case of Large Australian Firms. Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 9(2), (2009), 167-195. (download)

Health economics

19. Cheng, T., Palangkaraya, A. & Yong, J. "Hospital utilization in mixed public-private system: Evidence from Australian hospital data". Applied Economics, 46 (8), 2014, 859-870.

20. Palangkaraya, A. & Yong, J. "Effects of competition on hospital quality: an examination using hospital administration data". The European Journal of Health Economics, 14 (3), 2013, 415-429.

21. Chua, C., Palangkaraya, A. & Yong, J. "Hospital competition, technical efficiency and quality". The Economic Record, 87 (277), 2011, 252-268.\

22. Chua, C. L., Palangkaraya, A. & Yong, J. (2010). A Two-Stage Estimation of Hospital Quality Using Mortality Outcome Measures: An Application Using Hospital Administrative Data. Health Economics, 19 (12), 2010, 1404-1424.

23. Palangkaraya, A. & Yong, J. (2010). Population Ageing and its Implications on Aggregate Health Care Demand: Empirical Evidence from 22 OECD Countries. International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 9 (4), 2010, 391-402.

24. Palangkaraya, A., Yong, J., Webster, E., & Dawkins, P. The Income Distributive Implications of Recent Private Health Insurance Policies in Australia. The European Journal of Health Economics, 10 (2), 2009, 135-148.

25. Palangkaraya, A. & Yong, J. "How Effective is 'Lifetime Health Cover' in Raising Private Health Insurance Coverage in Australia? An Assessment Using Regression Discontinuity". Applied Economics, 39 (11), 2007, 1361-1374.

Others 

26. Palangkaraya, A. "Patent Application Databases". Australian Economic Review, 43 (1), 2010, 77-87.

27. Palangkaraya, A. & Waldkirch, A. "Relative Factor Abundance and FDI Factor Intensity in Developed Countries". International Economic Journal, 22 (4), 2008, 489-508.

28. Cobb-Clark, D., Buddelmeyer, H., Cheng, T., Chigavazira, A., de Rassenfosse, G., Le, T., Leung, F., Li, K., Nguyen, V.H., Palangkaraya, A., Sivey, P., Tabasso, D., Thomson, R. & Wilkins, R. “Securing the Future: How Australia can Thrive in a Volatile World", Insights: Melbourne Business and Economics, 13, 2013, 21-29.

Reports

1. Kollmann, T., Palangkaraya, A., Sarwar, A. and Webster, E. (2022). “Testing the Impact of RTB Reforms Using Machine Learning Approaches to Predict Patent Scope”, A report for IPAustralia, 25 pages.

2. Hegarty, S., Kollmann, T., Palangkaraya, A., Webster, E. and Yamashita, N. (2021). “Austrade Trade Index Model”, A report for the Australian Trade and Investment Commission, 41 pages.

3. Kollmann, T., Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E. (2020). “Innovation in Manufactured Food and Infant Formula Sectors”, 29 pages.

4. Kollmann, T., Koswatta, A., Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E. (2020). “The Impact of Design Rights on Australian Firms”, IP Australia Economic Research Paper 09, 51 pages.

5. Kollmann,T., Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E. (2019). “Impact of Austrade Tailored Services 2012-16”, 55 pages.

6. Kim, J., Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E. (2017). “Estimating the impact of Victorian business grants on firm performance”, A report prepared for State of Victoria Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources. 62 pages.

7. Milic, J., Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E. “Impact of the Victorian Trade Missions Program 2010-12 on Export Revenue”. A Report Prepared for State of Victoria Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, March 2017. 56 pages.

8. Palangkaraya, A., Spurling, T. and Webster, E. (2016). “What Drives Firm Innovation? A Review of the Economics Literature”, April, 64 pages.

9. Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E. “Is There Evidence that Australian Businesses Receive Knowledge Spillovers?”, Paper for the Department of Industry and Science, May 2015. 24 pages.

10. Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E. “Measuring R&D Spillovers from Australia Industry: Uses and Limitations of Using the Extended Analytic Business Longitudinal Database (EABLD)”, Paper for the Department of Industry and Science, 2015.

11. Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E. (2015). “Estimating the Impact of the VicStart and Technology Trade and International Partnering (TRIP) – ICT Program Participation on Firm Performance”, A report prepared for State of Victoria Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, July, 36 pages.

12. Palangkaraya, A., Spurling, T. and Webster, E. (2015). “Does Innovation Make (SME) Firms More Productive?”, June, 18 pages.

13. Palangkaraya, A. and Balaguer, A. (2014). “Implied Comparative Advantage of Australian Exports”, May, 35 pages.

14. Leahy, A., Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E. ASEAN Community Progress Monitoring System Full Report 2012 – Measuring Progress Towards the ASEAN Economic Community and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, ISBN 978-602-7643-57-4, Jakarta, Indonesia: ASEAN Secretariat, 2013. 214 pages.

15. Leahy, A., Palangkaraya, A., and Webster, E. (2013). “ACPMS Pro-forma Progress Report”, Enhancing the ASEAN Community Progress Monitoring System Project, ASEAN Australia Development Cooperation Program (AADCP) Phase II, 28-05-2013, 26 pages. 

16. Elizabeth Webster, Paul Jensen, Kwanghui Lim, Alfons Palangkaraya, Russell Thomson, Gaétan de Rassenfosse , “Submission to the ACIP Review of the Innovation Patent System’, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia, ‡ Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne, 2013.

17. Elizabeth Webster, Paul Jensen, Gaetan de Rassenfosse, Russell Thomson and Alfons Palangkaraya, “Whole of Victorian Government Intellectual Property Policy. Intent and Principles”, IPRIA and Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne, 2012.

18. Leahy, A., Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E. ASEAN Brief 2012 – Progress Towards the ASEAN Community. ISBN 978-602-7643-40-6, Jakarta, Indonesia: ASEAN Secretariat, 2012. 31 pages.

19. Palangkaraya, A., Webster, E., Cherastidtham, I. “Evidence-based policy: Data needed for robust evaluation of industry policies”, A Report for the Australian Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Canberra, 2012. 34 pages. 

20. Palangkaraya, A. Webster, E., Leahy, A. and other contributors. PwC, Melbourne Institute, Asialink Index, ANZ Services Report 2012, A report commissioned by ANZ. ISSN 1838-0611, Melbourne 2012. 57 pages.

21. Palangkaraya, A., Thomson, R., Webster, E., Leahy, A. “Business innovation, technology and investment drivers of Victorian manufacturing firms”, A report commission by the Victorian Department of Business and Innovation under the ‘A More Competitive Manufacturing Industry’ Research Projects, Melbourne 2011. 124 pages.

22. Palangkaraya, A. Webster, E., Leahy, A. and other contributors. PricewaterhouseCoopers, Melbourne Institute, Asialink Index, ANZ Services Report 2010, A report commissioned by ANZ. ISSN 1838-0611. Melbourne, 2010. 49 pages.

23. Jensen, P.H., Palangkaraya, A., Stierwald, A., Webster, E. “Examining the characteristics of innovative firms in Australia”, a Special Report commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. Canberra, 2010. 116 pages.

24. Palangkaraya, A. R&D and Intellectual Property Scoreboard 2008 – Benchmarking Innovation in Australian Enterprises, a Technical Report commissioned by Capital Technic Group.  Melbourne, 2009. 52 pages.

25. Palangkaraya, A. “R&D and Intellectual Property Scoreboard 2007 – Benchmarking Innovation in Australian Enterprises”. A technical report commissioned by Capital Technic Group. Melbourne, 2009. 52 pages.

26. Jensen, P.H., Palangkaraya, A., Webster, E. “A guide to metrics on knowledge transfer from universities to businesses and industry in Australia”, an IPRIA Occasional Report commissioned by Knowledge Commercialisation Australia. Melbourne, 2009. 25 pages.

27. Lloyd, P., Palangkaraya, A., Reyes, C., Webster, E. and other contributors. “ASEAN Community Progress Monitoring System: Pan-ASEAN Indicators’, a Final Report commissioned by AusAid and ASEAN Secretariat. ISBN 978-979-3496-88-7. Jakarta 2008. 27 pages. 

28. Lloyd, P., Palangkaraya, A., Reyes, C., Webster, E. and other contributors. “ASEAN Community Progress Monitoring System: Country Indicators and Monitoring Tools”, a Final Report commissioned by AusAid and ASEAN Secretariat. ISBN 978-979-3496-87-0. Jakarta, 2008. 108 pages

29. Lloyd, P., Palangkaraya, A., Reyes, C., Webster, E. and other contributors.  “ASEAN Brief 2007: Progress towards the ASEAN Community”, a Special Report commissioned by AusAid and ASEAN Secretariat. ISBN 978-979-3496-60-3. Jakarta, 2008. 11 pages.

30. Jensen, P. Palangkaraya, A., Webster, E., Yong, J. (2008) ‘The effect of raising the Australian statutory inventive step on the Australian global production system’ report prepared for IP Australia. Mimeo, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.

31. Jensen, P. H. & Palangkaraya, A. Australian Patent Attorney Scoreboard 2008, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia, The University of Melbourne, ISSN 1832-1070, Melbourne 2008. 34 pages.

32. Palangkaraya, A. (2008). “Trade Liberalisation for Economic Growth” (in Bahasa Indonesia), Kompas, 10 September.

33. Palangkaraya, A. (2008). “The ‘Valley of Death’ - Barrier to Innovation”, The Jakarta Post, 22 August.

34. Jensen, P.H., Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E., “Submission to the Productivity Commission Review of Public Support for Science and Innovation”, 2006.

35. Palangkaraya, A., Van Dyke, N., Yong, J. “The long-term impacts of care giving on carers: analysis of telephone survey data’. Special Report commissioned by The Australian Government Department of Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Melbourne, 2006. 120 pages. 

36. Lee, W. –S., Palangkaraya, A., Yong, J. “Informal care giving: an analysis of administrative data”, a Special Report commissioned by The Australian Government Department of Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Melbourne, 2006. 56 pages.

37. Bosland, J., Dent, C., Palangkaraya, A., Pryor, S., Rotstein, F., Waller, S., Weatherall, K, Webster, E. (2005). “Pharmaceutical patents in Australia Project 1: patent policy and the rights of patent holders”, a Special Report commissioned by Medicines Australia.

38. Palangkaraya, A. (ed.) R&D and Intellectual Property Scoreboard 2004 – Benchmarking Innovation in Australian Enterprises, Intellectual Property Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, ISSN 1444-2639, Melbourne, 2004. 44 pages.

39. Palangkaraya, A. & Wallers, S. Australian Patent Applications Scoreboard 2004, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia, The University of Melbourne, ISSN 1832-1070,  Melbourne 2004. 31 pages.