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DR ELIZABETH MARGERY WEBSTER



Contact Details

Organization: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
Position: PRINCIPAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Email:
Homepage: http://www.melbourneinstitute.com/people/ewebster/home.html
Work: +61 3 8344 2114
Mobile: 0439 953497
Fax: +61 3 8344 2111
Room: 635
Level: 06
Building: Alan Gilbert Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Economics of innovation and intellectual property, labour economics, inflation, unemployment Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
United Kingdom Oxon Research

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Economics Monash University
Master of Economics Monash University
Doctor of Philosophy University of Cambridge

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
The evolution of Aust'n enterprises,1990 to 2007:an empirical analysis of the relationship between turbulence among firms,productivity,growth &exports Chief Investigator AUST BUREAU OF STATISTICS,
DEPT OF TREASURY & FINANCE,
PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 01/01/2003
Measuring hospital performance: outputs, quality of care, competition and efficiency Chief Investigator DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 01/01/2004
Uncertainty and the success of innovation Chief Investigator IP AUST,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 01/01/2006

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
PRODUCTION AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION/STATISTICS FOR PREPARATION OF IP SCORECARD Chief Investigator DEPT OF INDUSTRY TOURISM & RESOURCES 19/12/2005
IPRIA-IPAUSTRALIA 2 Chief Investigator IP AUST 01/07/2006
KNOWLEDGE COMMERCIALISATION AUSTRALIA Chief Investigator KNOWLEDGE COMMERCIALISATION AUSTRALIA INC 24/08/2006
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ASEAN COMMUNITY PROGRESS MONITORING SYSTEM Chief Investigator CARDNO ACIL PTY LTD 25/06/2007
2007 IP SCORECARD Chief Investigator DEPT OF INDUSTRY TOURISM & RESOURCES 13/11/2007

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 2008

Journal Articles

  • Applicant behaviour in patent examination request lags


    Year: 2008
    Journal: Economics Letters
    Volume: 101
    Page numbers: 243-245
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  • Application outcomes and pendency times across four patent offices
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Australian Intellectual Property Journal
    Volume: 19
    Page numbers: 178-190
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  • Labeling characteristics and demand for retail grocery products in Australia
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Australian Economic Papers
    Volume: 47
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 129-140
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

Conference Publications/Papers

Reports

  • Delays in international patent application outcomes
    Year: 2007
    Report No:: 35/07
    Publisher: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research(Melbourne)
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  • Hospital type and patient outcomes: An empirical examination using AMI re-admission and mortality records
    Year: 2007
    Report No:: 31/07
    Publisher: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research(Melbourne)
    Authors:
    URL - open access http://www.melbourneinstitute.com/wp/wp2007n31.pdf
  • In the Shadow of the China–Australia FTA Negotiations: What Australian Business Thinks About IP
    Year: 2007
    Report No:: 26/07
    Publisher: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research(Melbourne)
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  • In the Shadow of the China-Australia FTA Negotiations: What Australian Business Thinks about IP
    Year: 2007
    Report No:: 27
    Publisher: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research(Melbourne)
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  • Inter-generational Justice, Discount Rates and Climate Change
    Year: 2007
    Publisher: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research(Parkville)
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Publications in 2006

Books

  • The Management of Intellectual Property


    Year: 2006
    Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing(Cheltenham)
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Book Chapters

  • Intellectual capital and intellectual property: An economic perspective
    Year: 2006
    Book: The management of intellectual property
    Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing(Cheltenham)
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  • Market valuation of Australian intellectual property
    Year: 2006
    Book: The management of intellectual property
    Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing(Cheltenham)
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Journal Articles

  • Disharmony in International Patent Office Decisions


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Federal Circuit Bar Journal
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 679-704
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  • Conflict Inflation: Estimating the Contributions to Wage Inflation in Australia During the 1990s
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Cambridge Journal of Economics
    Volume: 30
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 227-234
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  • Firm size and the Use of Intellectual Property Rights
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Economic Record
    Volume: 82
    Issue: 256
    Page numbers: 44-55
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  • Investment in Intangible Capital: An Enterprise Perspective
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Economic Record
    Volume: 82
    Issue: 256
    Page numbers: 82-96
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  • Reforming the Labour Market for Australian Teachers
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Australian Journal of Education
    Volume: 50
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 185-202
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • An Accounting Approach to Estimating the Return on Intangible Investments


    Year: 2006
    Event name: 2nd Workshop on Visualising, Measuring and Managing Intangibles and Intellectual Capital
    Conference Publication: 2nd Workshop on Visualising, Measuring and Managing Intangibles and Intellectual Capital
    Page numbers: 1-1
    Publisher: EIASM(Brussels)
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  • Patent Examination Decisions and Strategic Trade Behaviour


    Year: 2006
    Event name: European Policy for Intellectual Property Annual conference
    Conference Publication: European Policy for Intellectual Property Annual conference proceedings
    Page numbers: 1-1
    Publisher: European Policy on Intellectual Property(Munich)
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  • Innovation and the Determinants of Firm Survival
    Year: 2006
    Event name: ACE 2006
    Conference Publication: Australian Conference of Economists
    Page numbers: 1-28
    Publisher: Economic Society of Australia(Burwood)
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  • Managing Knowledge Flows through Appropriation and Learning Strategies
    Year: 2006
    Event name: European Association for Research in Industrial Economics Annual Conference
    Conference Publication: European Association for Research in Industrial Economics Annual Conference papers
    Page numbers: n/a
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  • Market Power, Brand Characteristics and Demand for Retail Grocery Products
    Year: 2006
    Event name: European Association for Research in Industrial Economics Annual Conference
    Conference Publication: European Association for Research in Industrial Economics Annual Conference Proceedings
    Page numbers: 1-17
    Publisher: European Association for Research in Industrial Economics(Amsterdam)
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Reports

  • IBM - Melbourne Institute Innovation Index
    Year: 2006
    Customer: IBM
    Publisher: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research(Parkville)
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  • Innovation and the Determinants of Firm Survival
    Year: 2006
    Report No:: 15/06
    Publisher: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research(Melbourne)
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  • Innovation, Technological Conditions and New Firm Survival
    Year: 2006
    Report No:: 15/06
    Publisher: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research(Melbourne)
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  • Managing Knowledge Flows through Appropriation and Learning Strategies
    Year: 2006
    Report No:: 06/06
    Publisher: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research(Melbourne)
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  • Market Power, Brand Characteristics and Demand for Retail Grocery Products
    Year: 2006
    Report No:: 05/06
    Publisher: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research(Melbourne)
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  • Research Use of Patented Knowledge: A Review
    Year: 2006
    Customer: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (STI)
    Report No:: 2006/2
    Publisher: OECD Publications(Paris)
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  • The Income Distributive Implications of recent Private Health Insurance Policies in Australia
    Year: 2006
    Report No:: 02/06
    Publisher: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research(Melbourne)
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  • What are the characteristics of the employers of the low paid in Australia
    Year: 2006
    Customer: Australian Fair Pay Commission