OBJECTIVES The need to improve access to good health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has been the subject of policy debate for decades, but progress is hampered by complex policy and administrative arrangements and lack of clarity about the responsibilities of governments. This study aimed to identify the current legal basis of those responsibilities and define options ava...

I consider the interaction of trade and environmental policies in two canonical models: competitive general equilibrium (which I extend to allow for monopoly power in trade) and multi-period oligopoly (which I extend to incorporate a general pollution abatement technology). Despite the complexities of the models and the considerable differences between them, they have surprisingly similar impli...

C hanges in interest rates directly affect anyone who borrows or lends. A benchmark interest rate is the federal funds rate, the monetary policy instrument of the Federal Reserve System (“The Fed”). The federal funds rate serves as an anchor for the financial system, and other interest rates key off its current level and expected changes in it. Accurate predictions of changes in the federal fun...

Previous work in monetary policy futures markets under a single policy goal have shown this approach to be effective at eliminating the circularity problem inherent with private-sector targeting strategies. We extend this monetary policy setting framework to a typical multiple goal policy objective: inflation and output stabilization. We also demonstrate how the prices in policy futures markets...

macroeconomic policies lead to changes in farming system. these changes are accompanied by some most prominent factors that affect soil erosion. change in relative prices and its impact on soil erosion, via induced changes in crop patterns and agricultural practices, are related to policies implemented. one of the major goals of the present study is to emphasize on the flow of trade policies in...

The opinions expressed here are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Reserve Bank of Australia. We are indebted to a number of colleagues for helpful discussion, particularly Palle Andersen, David Gruen, Philip Lowe and Jenny Wilkinson. We also thank John Simon for excellent assistance with computing.

Let’s talk about accountability and legitimate expectations for the success of new systems to improve schools. Alignment, the linchpin of standardsbased accountability systems, refers to the relationship, that is, the lining up, of goals, standards, curriculum, capacity, and outcome measures. For accountability to work, standards should guide instruction, and information about performance shoul...

the application of equiframe in the analysis of sexual and reproductive health policies by ivanova et al to a new thematic area, their selection of only some of the core concepts of human rights in health service provision and the addition of new vulnerable groups relevant to the purpose of their analysis, are all very welcome developments. we also applaud their application of equiframe to poli...

BACKGROUND We analyzed and compared primary health care (PHC) policies in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan to understand how they inform the design and implementation of team-based primary health care service delivery. The goal was to develop policy imperatives that can advance team-based PHC in Canada. METHODS We conducted comparative case studies (n = 3). The policy analysis inclu...