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PROF ROSS ALAN WILLIAMS



Contact Details

Organization: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
Position: Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
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Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Federal-state finance Australia
Economics of education Australia
Measuring university standing Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1963
Master of Economics London School of Economics and Political Science 30-Jun-1965
Doctor of Philosophy London School of Economics and Political Science 30-May-1969

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Economic Society of Australia 31-Dec-1964
Member Econometric Society 31-Oct-1967

Fellowships

Fellowship Date Awarded
Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA)

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Book Chapters

  • Broadening the Criteria: Lessons from the Australian Rankings


    Year: 2007
    Book: The World-Class University and Ranking: Aiming Beyond Status
    Publisher: UNESCO(Bucharest)
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Journal Articles

Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Policy Forum: Economics of Sport - Introduction to the Policy Forum
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Australian Economic Review
    Volume: 39
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 409-411
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  • Towards a Level PLaying Field for Australian Universities and Students
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Economic Papers
    Volume: 25
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 205-220
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Reports

  • Rating Major Disciplines in Australian Universities: Perceptions and Reality
    Year: 2006
    Report No:: 11/06
    Publisher: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research(Parkville)
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Federal-State financial relations in Australia: the role of the Commonwealth Grants Commission
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian Economic Review
    Volume: 38
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 108-118
    Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Asia
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  • Financing public infrastructure: introduction to the policy forum
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian Economic Review
    Volume: 38
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 418-419
    Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Asia
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  • Fiscal federalism: Aims, instruments and outcomes
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian Economic Review
    Volume: 38
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 351-369
    Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Asia
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Public funding of teaching and research in Universities: A view from the south
    Year: 2005
    Event name: Taking public university seriously
    Conference Publication: Taking public university seriously
    Page numbers: 121-137
    Publisher: University of Toronto Press(Toronto)
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Reports

  • Melbourne Institute Index of the International Standing of Australian Universities, 2005
    Year: 2005
    Customer: researchers, academics
    Report No:: 3
    Publisher: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research(Parkville)
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Publications in 2004

Reports

  • The international understanding of Australian universities
    Year: 2004
    Publisher: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research(Parkville)
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Rates of return to investment in higher education
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Australian Social Monitor
    Volume: 4
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 33-40
    Publisher: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research(Melbourne)
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  • The scholarship of teaching economics
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Journal of Economic Education
    Volume: 32
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 195-201
    Publisher: Heldref Publications(Washington DC)
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