Dr Alfons Palangkaraya

Tel. +61 3 8344 2119
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Email. alfonsp@unimelb.edu.au

Alfons joined the institute in November 2003 as a Research Fellow for the Applied Microeconomics Research Programs. He graduated from the University of Missouri and obtained his doctoral degree in economics from Oregon State University. In his doctoral dissertation, he studied the theoretical effects of firm competition in advertising on prices under a vertical product differentiation setting, the empirical effects of firm location on knowledge spillovers, and the empirical relationship between comparative advantage and the inflows of foreign direct investment. Currently, his research focuses on micro-econometric studies of productivity and knowledge spillovers using establishment-level Australian manufacturing data. He is also a research associate for the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA) for which he was the editor and co-editor of two past IPRIA publications: R&D and Intellectual Property Scoreboard 2004 and Australian Patent Applications Scoreboard 2004.

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Recent Working Papers

P. H. Jensen, A. Palangkaraya, E. Webster, and J. Yong (2008), “The Effect of Raising the Australian Statutory Inventive Step on the Australian Global Production System”, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia Occasional Paper No. 1/08, ISSN 1449-8782, August 2008. 

C. L. Chua, A. Palangkaraya and J. Yong (2008), “A Two-Stage Estimation of Hospital Performance Using Mortality Outcome Measures: An Application Using Victorian Hospital Data.”, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research, Working Paper No. 10/2008. (pdf)

Jensen, P. H, A. Palangkaraya and E. Webster (2008), “Application Pendency Times and Outcomes across Four Patent Offices”, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research,Working Paper No. 06/2008. (pdf) 

Jensen P. H., Palangkaraya, A. and E. Webster (2008), “Misclassification in Patent Offices”, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia Working Paper No. 02/08. (pdf)

Jensen, P. H., A. Palangkaraya and E. Webster (2007), “ Delays in international patent application outcomes”, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research,Working Paper No. 35/2007. (pdf)

Palangkaraya, A. and J. Yong (2007), “Trade Liberalisation, Exit, and Output and Employment Adjustments of Australian Manufacturing Establishments”, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research,Working Paper No. 16/2007. (pdf)

Leahy, A., A. Palangkaraya, and J. Yong (2007), Geographical Agglomeration in Australian Manufacturing, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research,Working Paper No. 11/2007. (pdf)

Palangkaraya, A. and J. Yong (2007), “Exporter and Non-Exporter Productivity Differentials: Evidence from Australian Manufacturing Establishments”, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research,Working Paper No. 04/2007. (pdf)

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

*Jensen P. H., Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E. (2008), “Applicant behaviour in patent examination request lags”, Economics Letters, forthcoming. In Press. Acceptance date 6-August-2008.

*Palangkaraya, A., Yong, J., Webster, E., and Dawkins, P. (2008), “The Income Distributive Implications of Recent Private Health Insurance Policies in Australia”, The European Journal of Health Economics, forthcoming. In Press. Acceptance date 9-May-2008.

*Jensen P. H., Palangkaraya, A. and Webster, E. (2008), “Application outcomes and pendency times across four patent offices”, Australian Intellectual Property Journal, In Press. Acceptance date 5-May-2008.

*Palangkaraya, A. and Waldkirch, A. (2008), “Relative Factor Abundance and FDI Factor Intensity in Developed Countries”, International Economic Journal, In Press. Acceptance date 24-Apr-2008.

*Palangkaraya, A. and Yong, J. (2008), “Parallel Imports, Market Size and Investment Incentive”, Singapore Economic Review, In Press. Acceptance date Mar-2008.

*Palangkaraya, A., Stierwald, A., and Yong, J. (2007), “Is Firm Productivity Related to Size and Age? The Case of Large Australian Firms”, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, (forthcoming).

*Jensen, P., Palangkaraya, A., and Webster, E. (2007) ‘Characteristics of International Patent Application Outcomes’, Economics Letters, 95, 362-368.

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

Books/Reports

Jensen, P. H. and A. Palangkaraya (2008). (Eds.) Australian Patent Applications Scoreboard 2008, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia, The University of Melbourne, ISSN 1832-1070, 34pp, forthcoming.

Op-ed Articles

Palangkaraya, A. (2008), “The 'valley of death' - barrier to innovation”, The Jakarta Post, 22-August-2008.