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Associate Professor Thorsten Stromback
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Thorsten Stromback is Associate Professor at the School of Economics and Finance, Curtin University. Since obtaining his PhD in Econometrics from the University of Southampton he has worked mainly in the field of labour economics. He undertakes a wide range of commissioned research for Commonwealth and State Government departments on issues concerning the operation of labour markets, labour market policy, the economics of education and training, the labour market experience of immigrants and immigration policy.
His academic work has been published in the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Applied Economics, The Economic Record, Australian Economic Papers, The Journal of Industrial Relations, Australian Bulletin of Labour, Australian Economic Review, and several other journals. He is also the co-author of a recent textbook in labour economics aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Among his more recent work is a book about the economics of the apprenticeship system.
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Books
Koshy, Paul, Alfred Dockery, and Carl Stromback. From School to Work: The Role of Traineeships. Adelaide: National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 2005.
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Smits, Wendy, and Carl Stromback. The economics of the apprenticeship system. UK: Edward Elgar, 2001.
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Stromback, Carl, Peter Dawkins, and Derek Bosworth. The economics of the labour market. England: Pearson Education, 1996.
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Journal Articles - Refereed
Stromback, Carl. "The job network and underemployment." Economic Papers 27 (2008): 286-302.
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Dockery, Alfred, and Carl Stromback. "Straight to work or a traineeship: a comparison of two pathways." Australian Journal of Labour Economics 8 (2005): 309-329.
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Dockery, Alfred, and Carl Stromback. "An Evaluation of a Parenting Payment Intervention Program." Australian Journal of Social Issues 39(4) (2004): 431-442.
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Malisza, Krisztina, Lori Gregorash, Allan Turner, Tadeusz Foniok, Carl Stromback, Ava-ann Allman, Randy Summers, and A Wright. "Functional MRI involving painful stimulation of the ankle and the effect of physiotherapy joint mobilization." Magnetic Resonance Imaging 21 (2003): 489-496.
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Bloch, Harry, and Carl Stromback. "The economics of strategy and the strategy of economics." Economic Papers 21 (2002): 1-10.
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Dockery, Alfred, and Carl Stromback. "Devolving public employment services: preliminary assessnment of the Australian experiment." International Labour Review 140 (2001): 429-451.
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Stromback, Carl, Alfred Dockery, and Wiwi Ying. "Labour market programs and labour force status." Australian Bulletin of Labour 25(2) (1999): 159-178.
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Stromback, Carl, and Alfred Dockery. "The job compact mark II?" Economic Papers 17 (1998): 24-34.
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Dockery, Alfred, Keith Norris, and Carl Stromback. "The social return to apprenticeship training." Australian Economic Review 31(1) (1997): 37-46.
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Journal Articles - Non Refereed
Dockery, Alfred, Carl Stromback, R Kelly, and Keith Norris. "Costs and benefits of new apprenticeships." Australian Bulletin of Labour 27 (2001): 192-203.
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Reports
Stromback, Carl, Anusha Mahendran, and Timothy Mazzarol. The impact of the State Migration Centre on the current and future economic well-being of Western Australia - A review. Perth, Western Australia: Centre for Labour Market Research, 2008.
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Stromback, Carl, and Doc Vo. State government wage costs in Australia and Tasmania - A review of the use of estimated location factors to assess differences in wage costs across states. Perth, Western Australia: Centre for Labour Market Research, 2008.
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Stromback, Carl, and Alfred Dockery. The duration of unemployment benefit spells: a comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous persons. Australia: Department of Family and Community Services and Curtin University of Technology, 2001.
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Stromback, Carl, and Alfred Dockery. Labour market programs, unemployment patterns. Australia: Australian Bureau of Statistics and Curtin University of Technology, 2000.
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Stromback, Carl, and Philip Lewis. Recent trends in skilled labour movements to and from Australia. Canberra, Australia: Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and Curtin University of Technology, 1996.
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Stromback, Carl, and Gitte Heij. Australian service companies in Indonesia: learning from experience. Murdoch University: Asia Research Centre, 1996.
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Stromback, Carl, Gudrun Biffl, Shane Bushe-Jones, Judith Clarke, Peter Dawkins, Sue Nicholls, and Alison Preston. Immigration, skill transfer and industry restructuring in Western Australia. Canberra, Australia: Bureau of Immigration Research, 1993.
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Stromback, Carl, and Alison Preston. The cost of low levels of English proficiency amongst immigrants in the workplace. Canberra, Australia: Bureau of Immigration Research, Australian Government Publishing Service, 1991.
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Conference Publications
Stromback, Carl, and Anusha Mahendran. "An analysis of the impact of skilled migration on the current and future economic well-being of Western Australia." In Contemporary issues for heterodox economics, edited by Lynne Chester, Michael Johnson & Peter Kriesler, 286-300, Sydney, Australia: Society of Heterodox Economists, 2008.
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Conference Presentations
Stromback, Carl, and Anusha Mahendran. ""An analysis of the impact of skilled migration on the current and future economic well-being of Western Australia."." Paper presented at the Seventh Australian Society of Heterodox Economist Conference, Sydney / Australia, December 8, 2008.
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Evans, Robert, and Carl Stromback. "Corporate governance: the determinants and structure of Australian executive option schemes." Paper presented at the eighth Asian-Pacific conference on international accounting issues, Vancouver, Canada, October 13, 1996.
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Working Papers
Bloch, Harry, and Carl Stromback. The economics of strategy and the strategy of economics. School of Economics and Finance Working Paper Series 01.13, Bentley, Western Australia: School of Economics and Finance, Curtin Business School, 2001.
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Dockery, Alfred, and Carl Stromback. The effects of benefit levels on worker's compensation costs: Empirical estimates using Australian data. School of Economics and Finance Working Paper Series 96.02, Bentley, Western Australia: School of Economics and Finance, Curtin Business School, 1996.
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Evans, Robert, and Carl Stromback. Australian executive options: Incidence and incentive. The Institute for Research into International Competitiveness Discussion Paper Series 96.08, Perth, Western Australia: The Institute for Research into International Competitiveness, Curtin Business School, 1996.
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Stromback, Carl. Quits and lay-offs in Swedish manufacturing: An econometric analysis. School of Economics and Finance Working Paper Series 94.03, Bentley, Western Australia: School of Economics and Finance, Curtin Business School, 1994.
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Stromback, Carl. A note on the training decision in a stochastic environment. School of Economics and Finance Working Paper Series 94.04, Bentley, Western Australia: School of Economics and Finance, Curtin Business School, 1994.
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Stromback, Carl. Equilibrium job mobility: An empirical analysis of the ALS data. School of Economics and Finance Working Paper Series 94.05, Bentley, Western Australia: School of Economics and Finance, Curtin Business School, 1994.
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Stromback, Carl. Performance based pay: European trends and implications for Australia. School of Economics and Finance Working Paper Series 94.06, Bentley, Western Australia: School of Economics and Finance, Curtin Business School, 1994.
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Stromback, Carl. Job creation: From public works to a job compact. School of Economics and Finance Working Paper Series 94:07, Bentley, Western Australia: School of Economics and Finance, Curtin Business School, 1994.
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Stromback, Carl. Immigration and skill transfer. School of Economics and Finance Working Paper Series 94.08, Bentley, Western Australia: School of Economics and Finance, Curtin Business School, 1994.
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Stromback, Carl. The birthplace composition and ethnic origins of Western Australia's population. School of Economics and Finance Working Paper Series 94.09, Bentley, Western Australia: School of Economics and Finance, Curtin Business School, 1994.
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Research Interests
Labour Economics, Industrial Economics
Recent Commissioned Research 1995-96: The Evaluation of the Impact of Financial Incentives on the Recruitment of Entry Level Trainees by Employers, Department of Employment, Education and Training
1996: The Economic Costs and Benefits of the Major Initial Vocational Education and Training Schemes to Employers, Young Persons and the Government, Australian National Training Authority
1995-96: A Survey of Vocational Evaluation and Training Delivery in Rural and Remote W.A., W.A. Department of Training
1997-97: Full Employment Project, Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Melbourne University
1998-99: Duration of Unemployment Related Income Support, Department of Family and Community Services
2000-2002: Analysis of the Parenting Pilot Intervention Program, Department of Community and Family Services
