The great asymmetric divide: an empirical investigation of the link between indigenous and non-indigenous economic systems in Northern Australia

Stoeckl, Natalie, Esparon, Michelle, Farr, Marina, Delisle, Aurelie, and Stanley, Owen (2014) The great asymmetric divide: an empirical investigation of the link between indigenous and non-indigenous economic systems in Northern Australia. Papers in Regional Science, 93 (4). pp. 783-801.

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DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12028

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Abstract

This empirical study explores financial links between indigenous and nonindigenous economic systems in a remote river catchment in Northern Australia (the Mitchell). It finds evidence of a profound and asymmetric 'disconnect' between these economies: an exogenous increase in indigenous incomes raises the incomes of non-indigenous people, but the reverse is not true. Evidently, those seeking to improve the incomes of indigenous people in Northern Australia cannot simply seek to (i) increase payments to indigenous people, or (ii) expand the non-indigenous sector hoping that some benefits will 'trickle down'. Instead, structural change is required.


Item ID:	27215
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1435-5957
Keywords:	Northern Australia, inequality, indigenous, economic development, input-output, multipliers
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Date Deposited:	31 May 2013 00:27
FoR Codes:	14 ECONOMICS > 1402 Applied Economics > 140202 Economic Development and Growth @ 50% 14 ECONOMICS > 1402 Applied Economics > 140218 Urban and Regional Economics @ 50%
SEO Codes:	91 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 9101 Macroeconomics > 910106 Income Distribution @ 50% 91 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 9101 Macroeconomics > 910103 Economic Growth @ 50%
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