Australian Economic Papers

Should you hedge climate risk with green bonds or green stocks? A new paper in @auseconpapers finds that green bonds = short-term protection; green stocks = stronger hedges over time 📰doi.org/q8b4 #greenfinance #climaterisk #ESG #China #economics #research

1% rise in GDP = nearly 1% rise in electricity consumption in China, but it also increases industrial structure adjustment which partially offsets the effect ✍️Ming Meng, Xinxin Li, and Tingting Pang 🔗doi.org/10.1111/1467-8… #China #energyeconomics #greengrowth #research

Who is really driving carbon prices in Europe's emissions market? New research by Huang, Isah, Olaniran & Ibrahim shows speculators have a bigger influence than many realise, and tracking them leads to better forecasts doi.org/10.1111/1467-8… #carbonmarkets #ETS #climatechange

Mi Zhou, Yinchuan Cao, and Li Huang explore how the digital economy can accelerate greener, more efficient agricultural development Read the article and share your thoughts in the comments: doi.org/10.1111/1467-8… #DigitalEconomy #Agriculture #Sustainability #MachineLearning

New paper by Durmaz, Yang, and Wang (@KeanUniversity) Currency shifts hit HK stock market unevenly: finance, healthcare, consumption & energy are most exposed. Nonlinear models reveal asymmetric effects linear ones miss 📄 doi.org/10.1111/1467-8… #economics #HongKong #research

🎓️ SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY 🎓️ The Ken Clements PhD Scholarship, generously donated by Diane Smith-Gander AO, aims to support more women to undertake PhD studies in economics at the University of Western Australia. Find out more: esacentral.org.au/jobs-item/6396… #ESA #AusEcon

New study: green bonds have safe-haven features over long-run horizons where gold and bitcoin do not. Short and medium terms are more complex. ✍️Chi-Wei Su, Yu-Mei Ding, Kai-Hua Wang, and Xiao-Qing Wang 🔗doi.org/10.1111/1467-8… #greenbonds #bitcoin #gold #investing #research

New paper: Xiaomei Li, Yulin Liu (both of @CQU1929) and Xu Si (Central Party School) suggest that minimum wages have a positive effect on female employment, particularly in developing countries. doi.org/10.1111/1467-8… #economics #minimumwage #employment #research #publicpolicy

Mar 2026 Issue @auseconpapers out now! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14678454/2… Covers minimum wages for women, green safe havens, FX and HKG stocks, digital-driven green growth, carbon markets, Chinese growth and power use, climate hedging, and housing affordability. #economics #research

A new article by Sudhir Madaree, “Statistical Factors Principally Driving the Volatility of Australian Stocks Through the Business Cycle” is in the latest issue of @auseconpapers doi.org/10.1111/1467-8… #AusEconPapers #Finance #Australia #Economics #StockMarket #Research

You can also read the authors’ piece in @ConversationEDU discussing the paper here: theconversation.com/gender-equalit…

Paper Authors: @RoulaILotz @jessibsbtn @AnneriOosthuiz1 Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu @HeinrichBohlma1 Getrude Njokwe @CabaluHelen @InchauspeJulian Hiroaki Suenaga @ntktruong Institutions: @UPTuks @CurtinUni @CurtinFBLR @CurtinAEF

New Open Access Paper in @auseconpapers ✍️Tailored Paths Towards Gender Equality: Insights From South Africa and Australia Comparing South Africa and Australia's equity- and equality-based approaches to gender policy: context is key! doi.org/10.1111/1467-8… #Economics #Gender

New Virtual Special Issue: “Central Banks, Monetary Policy and the complex Macroeconomic environment” highlighting some of the most insightful studies published in our journal on the topic. The takeaway of this issue is simple: monetary policy is not. 🔗onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.111…

📊 New research on ICT trade efficiency in China–RCEP region by Xiaomei Wang (@ShandongUni1901), Yixin Zhu (@ShandongUni1901), and Tonghe Zhang (@PKU1898) 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1467-8… #auseconpapers #ICT #China #economics #research @wileyinresearch @WileyEconBiz

📄 New paper on oil shocks and air travel demand in @auseconpapers Jungho Baek (@uafairbanks) & Soojoong Nam (Kongju National University) 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1467-8… #auseconpapers #economics #research #oil #aviation #research #japan #korea #energyeconomics @wileyinresearch

📄New Paper in @auseconpapers by Juan Wang, Li Liu & Xue Wang. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1467-8… 💡Digital finance lowers agricultural carbon emissions via mechanisation, especially in southern China. #digitalfinance #climatechange #agriculturaleconomics #economics @hunanuniv

We also extend our gratitude to outgoing Managing Editor, Professor @RachelOngViforJ. Rachel has managed the journal over the last four-and-a-half years, and has maintained a profile of excellence. We wish her well in all her future endeavours. @CurtinUni @CurtinFBLR @CurtinAEF

We are very pleased to start the new year by sharing that Professor @AdeSilva_Metric has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief for @auseconpapers! Read more: shorturl.at/Liyvh #goodnews #announcement #economics #econTwitter #academia @RMIT @RMITCoBL @wileyinresearch

Can digital finance reduce regional inequality? 📄 A new paper in @auseconpapers by Quiyang Zhou (Shanghai University of Finance & Economics) suggests yes, by improving capital mobility. 🔗doi.org/10.1111/1467-8… #DigitalFinance #China #Economics #Research