Research Publications
Recently published research
Listed below are the most recent research project reports and speeches.
- 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 (Sep 2003) (480KB PDF file)
- Migration to Australia and Comparisons with the United States: Who Benefits (May 2003) (321KB PDF file)
Previously published research
Prior to 2003
- 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)
- 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)