Research Publications

Recently published research

Listed below are the most recent research project reports and speeches.

• Evaluation of the enhanced Compliance Status Resolution Program (2012) ( 5.0M B Word file)
  This evaluation was conducted by Courage Partners on behalf of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship
• Review of refugee decision making within the current POD process (2012) ( 135K B PDF file)
  This paper was written by Sue Tongue, Senior Counsel, Minter Ellison Lawyers.
• More than additions to population: the economic and fiscal impact of immigration (2012) (135KB PDF file)
  This paper was an invited contribution to a conference held in Canberra on 11 May 2012 by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research to mark the 10th anniversary of the first InterGenerational Report.
• The Management of Enforced Removals in Australia: A Client Perspective (2012) (475KB PDF file)
• Skilled Migration Selection Policies: Recent Australian Reforms (2012)
• Economic Impact of the Inverbrackie Alternative Place of Detention (2012) (1.0MB PDF file)
• Social Impacts of the Inverbrackie Alternative Place of Detention on Woodside and surrounds (2012) (2.8MB PDF file)
• Migration and Population Futures (2012)
• Population Movement in the Pacific: A Perspective on Future Prospects (2012)
• Voices shaping the perspectives of young Muslim Australians (2011) (1.8MB PDF file)
• Australian Muslim jobseekers: labour market experience, job readiness, and the relative effectiveness of employment support services (2011) (1.1MB PDF file)
• How much do migrants account for the unexpected rise in the labour force participation rate in Australia over the past decade? (2011) (183KB PDF file)
  A paper written for the 2011 Australian Conference of Economics
• Population Distribution Effects of Migration in Australia (2011)
• Understanding the Client Experience (2011)
• Economic, Civic and Social Contributions of First and Second Generation Humanitarian Entrants (2011) (7.1MB PDF file)
  
  • Chapter One (1.3MB PDF file)
  • Chapter Two (1.3MB PDF file)
  • Chapter Three (1.6MB PDF file)
  • Chapter Four (695KB PDF file)
  • Chapter Five (449KB PDF file)
  • Chapter Six (2.2MB PDF file)
• A Significant Contribution: the Economic, Civic and Social Contributions of First and Second Generation Humanitarian Entrants Summary Findings (2011) (1.9MB PDF file)
• Competing for Skills: Migration Policies and Trends in New Zealand and Australia (2011)
• Migrant Economic Outcomes and Contributions – April 2011 (June 2011) (303KB PDF file)
• Settlement outcomes of new arrivals (2011) (8.3MB PDF file)
• Literature review on economic, civic and social contributions of refugees and Humanitarian entrants (2010) (1.3MB PDF file)
• Factors that influence skilled migrants locating in regional areas (2010) (604KB PDF file)
• Obtaining a better understanding of the Student and Skilled Graduate visa programs (2010) (1.9MB PDF file)
• Citizenship in Australia (2011) (447KB PDF file)
• Colloquium on the economic and physical impacts of migration (2010) (3.1MB PDF file)
• Research into the Long-Term Physical Implications of Net Overseas Migration – Full Report (2010) ( 19MB PDF file)
  Note: An incorrect version of this report was published on 21 December 2010 and was replaced with the correct version on 18 January 2011.
  • Summary (2.9MB PDF file)
  • Part 1 (2.9MB PDF file)
  • Part 2 (5.4MB PDF file)
  • Part 3 (8.2MB PDF file)
  • Part 4 (6.1MB PDF file)
• Immigration, Labour Supply and Per Capita Gross Domestic Product: Australia 2010-2050 (2010) (428KB PDF file)
• Compliance with Migration Law (July 2010) (479KB PDF file)
• Resolving Immigration Status, Part 1: Review of the International Literature (2009) (705KB PDF file)
• Resolving Immigration Status, Part 2: Comparative Case Studies (2009) (1.0MB PDF file)

Previously published research

• Evaluation of Australia's Working Holiday Maker (WHM) Program (2009) (6MB PDF file)
• Proposed Long Term Immigration Planning Framework – State and Territory Linkages (May 2009) (862KB PDF file)
• Demographic and Labour Supply Futures for Australia (2008) (401KB PDF file)
• The People of Australia - Statistics from the 2006 Census (2008) (1.1MB PDF file)
• 2008 Update of the Migrants Fiscal Impact Model - Report by Access Economics for DIAC (April 2008) (355KB PDF file)
• Survey of the Skilled Independent Regional (SIR) Visa Holders (July 2008)
• New migrant outcomes - third longitudinal survey of immigrants to Australia (August 2007)
• The social costs and benefits of migration into Australia (June 2007)
• Evaluation of Skilled Migration to the Riverina (May 2007) (149KB PDF File)
• The Effectiveness of Cross-Cultural Training in the Australian Context (November 2006)
• Temporary Skilled Migrants' Employment and Residence Outcomes Findings from the follow-up survey of 457 visa holders (August 2006) (102KB PDF file)
• Australia's Net Gains from International Skilled Movement (May 2006) (140KB PDF file)
• Australia's Net Gains from International Skilled Movement - Appendices (May 2006) (370KB PDF file)
• Immigration and the Supply of Complex Problem Solvers in the Australian Economy (2006) (230KB PDF file)
• Evaluation of the General Skilled Migration Categories Report (May 2006) (2006) (230KB PDF file)
• The Economic Impacts of Migration: A Comparison of Two Approaches (April 2006) (230KB PDF file)
• Temporary Skilled Migrants in Australia: Employment Circumstances and Migration Outcomes (August 2005) (267KB PDF file)
• A Global Market: The Recruitment of Temporary Skilled Labour from Overseas(August 2005) (152KB PDF file)
• Survey of migrants who arrived under the Skilled Designated Area Sponsored (SDAS) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS)
  - Analysis of the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme Subclass (137KB PDF file)
  - Analysis of the Skilled Designated Area Sponsored Subclass (241KB PDF file)
• Immigration in a Time of Domestic Skilled Shortages: Skilled Movements in 2003-04 (June 2005) (438KB PDF file)
• 2004 Update of the Migrants Fiscal Impact Model - Report by Access Economics for DIMIA, (July 2004)(400KB PDF file)
• The Changing Labour Force Experience of New Migrants - (Inter-Wave Comparisons for Cohort 1 and 2 of the LSIA) (397KB, PDF file)
• The Changing Settlement Experience of New Migrants - ( Inter-Wave Comparisons for Cohort 1 and 2 of the LSIA) (648KB, PDF file)
• The Impact of the Migration and Humanitarian Programs on State and Territory Economies (October 2004) (228KB, PDF file)
• A Comparison of Australian and Canadian Immigration Policies and Labour Market Outcomes (October 2004) (208KB PDF file)
• Skilled Movement in the New Century: Outcomes for Australia (June 2004) (845KB PDF file)
• Australia's Diaspora: Its Size, Nature and Policy implications (Dec 2003) (843KB PDF file)
• The Importance of Age in Migrants' Fiscal Impact (Oct 2003) (342KB PDF file)
• The People of Australia (480KB PDF file) (September 2003)
• Migration to Australia and Comparisons with the United States: Who Benefits (May 2003) (321KB PDF file)
• Migration Myths and Realities – Address by Chris Richardson, Access Economics, to staff at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (December 2002) (103KB PDF file)
• 'Dilemmas Distilled - A summary and guide to the CSIRO Technical Report Future Dilemmas: Options to 2050 for Australia's population, technology, resources and environment' (November 2002) (339KB PDF file)
• 'Future Dilemmas: Options to 2050 for Australia's population, technology, resources and environment.' (November 2002)
• Working Holiday Maker Scheme and the Australian Labour Market (September 2002)
• The Settlement Experiences of New Migrants
  (September 2002) (266KB PDF file)
• Life in a New Land: The Experience of Migrants in Wave 1 of LSIA1 and LSIA2 (Unabridged) (September 2002)
• Migration: Benefiting Australia Conference Proceedings (May 2002)
• The Impact of Permanent Migrants on State and Territory Budgets (May 2002) (340KB PDF file)
• The Impact of Sponsored Temporary Business Residents on State and Territory Budgets (May 2002) (197KB PDF file)
• The Impact of Sponsored Temporary Business Residents on Australia's Living Standards (May 2002) (127KB PDF file)
• The Impact of Sponsored Temporary Business Residents on the Commonwealth Budget (May 2002) (102KB PDF file)
• The Impact of Long-Term Visitors on the Projection of Australia's Population (May 2002) (189KB PDF file)
• The Impact of Permanent Migrants on the Commonwealth Budget (March 2002) (303KB PDF file)
• Labour Force Experience of New Migrants (August 2001)
• Skilled Labour: Gains and Losses (July 2001)
• Emigration from Australia: Economic Implications (July 2001) three part online version part one (180KB PDF file), part two (330KB PDF file), part three (230KB PDF file)
• Fiscal Impact of Migrants to Australia on the Commonwealth Budget (March 2001)
• Economic Impact of 2000-01 Immigration Program Changes (March 2001)
• Welfare Recipient Patterns Among Migrants (August 2000)
• Independence in Ageing: the Social and Financial Circumstances of Older Overseas-born Australians (28 June 2000)
• Impact of Immigration on the Ageing of Australia's Population (1999)
• The General Langfitt Story (1995)

Other research material

If you are looking for other published research, the Multicultural and Immigration Studies database (MAIS) is a useful resource.
See: Multicultural and Immigration Studies Database (MAIS)