Professor Raja Junankar

Professor Raja Junankar

EMERITUS PROFESSOR,
Dean's Unit - School of Business

Personal

Qualifications

  • PhD University of Essex (UK)
  • MSc(Econ) University of London
  • BSc(Econ) University of London

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Dean's Unit - School of Business

Contact

Email:raja.junankar@uws.edu.au
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Publications

Chapters in Books

  • Junankar, P. (2008), 'Acceleration Principle', The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, Palgrave Macmillan 9780333786765.
  • Junankar, P. (2008), 'Economics, Labor', International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Macmillan Reference USA 9780028659657.
  • Junankar, P. (2008), 'Labor Demand', International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Macmillan India Ltd 9780028659657.
  • Junankar, P. (2008), 'Labor, Supply', International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Macmillan Reference USA 9780028659657.
  • Junankar, P. (2008), 'Labor Force Participation', International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, MacMillan Press 9780028659657.
  • Junankar, P. (2002), 'The free market meets the labour market: the Coalition labour market reforms', The Urgency of Full Employment, Centre for Applied Economic Research, UNSW 0733419739.

Journal Articles

  • Junankar, P., Paul, S. and Yasmeen, W. (2010), 'Are Asian Migrants Discriminated Against in the Labor Market? A Case Study of Australia', The Singapore Economic Review, 28.
  • Rahman, S., Junankar, P. and Mallik, G. (2009), 'Factors Influencing Women's Empowerment on Microcredit Borrowers: A Case Study in Bangladesh', Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, 17.
  • Rahman, S., Mallik, G. and Junankar, P. (2009), 'Do Poor People Benefit from Microcredit Program? Evidence from Bangladesh', International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, 17.
  • Mahuteau, S. and Junankar, P. (2008), 'Do Migrants get Good Jobs in Australia? The role of ethnic networks in job search', The Economic Record, 16.
  • Junankar, P. and Mahuteau, S. (2005), 'Do Migrants Get Good Jobs? New Migrant Settlement in Australia', Economic Record, 13.
  • Junankar, P. (2005), 'Comparing Australian Macroeconomic Management:Labor versus Coalition', The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 27.
  • Junankar, P. and Liu, J. (2003), 'Estimating the Social Rate of Return to Education for Indigenous Australians', Education Economics, 24.
  • Junankar, P. (2002), 'Comment on 'Fiscal Policy and the Job Guarantee', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 5.

Conference Papers

  • Ham, R., Junankar, P. and Wells, R. (2010), 'Occupational Choice: Personality Matters', ACE10, 39th Australian Conference of Economists, Sydney.
  • Ham, R., Junankar, P. and Wells, R. (2010), 'An Examination of Personality in Occupational Choice: Antagonistic Managers, Careless Managers and Extraverted Salespeople', 3rd World Conference EALE/SOLE, UCL London.
  • Junankar, P. (2009), 'The Global Financial Crisis: The Victims of the Recession', Australian Conference of Economists 2009, Adelaide.
  • Mahuteau, S. and Junankar, P. (2008), 'Do Migrants get Good Jobs in Australia? The Role of Ethnic Networks in Job Search', 15th World Congress, International Economic Association, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Mahuteau, S. and Junankar, P. (2007), 'Do migrants succeed in the Australian labour market: Further evidence on job quality', 36th Conference of Economists, Hobart, Tasmania.
  • Ham, R. and Junankar, P. (2007), 'Housing over the Life Cycle for Migrants', 36th Australian Conference of Economists, Hobart, Tasmania.
  • Junankar, P. and Rahman, M. (2006), 'The Performance of the Australian Economy: Ten Years of John Howard', Australian Conference of Economists (ACE 2006), Perth.
  • Junankar, P. and Madsen, J. (2002), 'Unemployment in the OECD: Models and Mysteries', European Association of Labour Economists Annual Conference, University of Paris, Sorbonne.

Research

Previous Projects

Title:Do New Migrants move from Bad Jobs to Good Jobs: The Dynamics of Immigrant Settlement in Australia
Years:2004-01-12 - 2007-12-31
ID:P0009882
UWS Researchers:Raja Junankar
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Title:Are migrants discriminated against in the labour market? Looking through a stained-glass window
Years:1999-01-01 - 1999-12-31
ID:P0012538
UWS Researchers:Raja Junankar
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:The Dynamics of Immigrant Settlement in Australia
Years:2003-01-04 - 2004-01-31
ID:P0011736
UWS Researchers:Raja Junankar
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:Study of the development and impacts of legalised sportsbetting and internet/interactive gambling
Years:2000-01-01 - 2002-12-31
ID:P0009646
UWS Researchers:Jan Mcmillen, John O'Hara and Raja Junankar
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • Totalizator Agency Board of New South Wales

Supervision

Current Supervision

Title:Global Debt Deflation
Field of Research:
Title:Determinants of Inflation in Bangladesh
Field of Research:

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