CURRICULUM VITAE: DAINA McDONALD

Nationality: Australian

Date of Birth: 17 July 1945

Academic Qualifications:

B. Com, University of Melbourne, 1966
M. Com, University of Melbourne, 1979

Academic appointments:

Senior Research Fellow, Monash University, from 1991
Senior Research Fellow, University of Melbourne, 1986-90
Research Fellow, Grade 2, University of Melbourne, 1973-85
Research Fellow, Grade 1, University of Melbourne, 1970-72
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Melbourne, 1967-69

Administrative and other responsibilities:

Co-convenor of the Department of Economics/Centre of Policy Studies seminars, from August 1998.
Member of the Zone 3 Occupational Health and Safety Committe, Monash University, 1994.
Member of finance committee at COPS.
Editor, The Australia Economic Review, from 1984 to mid 1989; from mid 1990. to end 1991.

Deputy Editor, The Australia Economic Review, 1983.

Associate Editor, The Australian Economic Review, 1975 to 1980.

Assistant Editor, The Australian Economic Review, 1970 to 1974.

Member of the editorial staff of The Australian Economic Review from 1967 to 1981 and from 1982 to 1983 inclusive. Duties included the preparation of forecasts of the Australian economy and contributions to the unsigned articles on the economy published in The Australian Economics Review.
Responsible for presentation of material on the current state ad short-term prospects for the Australian economy at twice-yearly short-term forecasting conferences organised by the IAESR (1984 to mid 1989).
Editor for Australia for the monthly publication, Economic Forecasts: A Worldwide Survey (North Holland). Author of the text on Australia in June and December issues of the journal. (1985 to mid 1989).
Member of panel of economic forecasters for Business Review Weekly, 1985 to mid 1989.

Current Research:

Labour productivity changes in Australia
Economic modelling
A short-term forecasting model for the Australian economy
Demographic developments in Latvia and in Australia in the 20^th century.

Publications:

Some of this work is published under my previous names, Daina Holden and Daina Bremanis.

Philip D. Adams, Peter B. Dixon, Daina McDonald and Maureen T. Rimmer, "The Exchange Rate Puzzle and Forecasts for the Australian Economy from 2000-01 to 2004-05", Australian Bulletin of Labour, December 2000, pp 257-78.

Philip D. Adams, Peter B. Dixon, Daina McDonald, G. A. Meagher and Maureen T. Rimmer, "Employment in Australia: Occupations, Threats and Opportunities", Australian Bulletin of Labour, December 1999, pp 283-305.

Peter B. Dixon and Daina Mcdonald, "Economic Arguments for Public Funding of Research: The Case of Economic Modelling", Chapter 18 in Statistics, Science and Public Policy, Herzberg A. M. and I. Krupka (editors) Statistics, Science and Public Policy, proceedings of the Conference on Statistics, Science and Public Policy, Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham, UK, April 10-13, 1996, pp p107-11. (Total chapters is 26, total pages 201. Published by A.M.Herzberg and I.Krupka, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6 (1998) ISBN 0-88911-798-5.

Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald, "Macroeconomic Aspects of the Commonwealth Budget for 1997-98", Australian Bulletin of Labour, June 1997, pp 133-142.

Peter B. Dixon, Michael Malakellis, Daina McDonald and G. A. Meagher, "Growth in Public Expenditure: Some Implications for the Australian Economy in 1996-97 and 1997-98 ", Australian Bulletin of Labour, June 1996, pp83-108.

Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald, "Growth in 1995-96 and 1996-87: Saved by the Terms of Trade", Australian Bulletin of Labour, December 1995, pp 261-80.

Philip D. Adams, Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald, "The Australian Economy in 1994-95 and 1995-96: Strong Growth or Wage Breakout?", Australian Bulletin of Labour, December 1994. pp255-71.

Philip D. Adams, Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald, "MONASH Forecasts of Output and Employment in Australian Industries: 1992-93 to 2000-01", Australian Bulletin of Labour, June 1994. pp83-109.

Philip D. Adams, Peter B. Dixon, Daina McDonald, G. A. Meagher and Brian R. Parmenter, "Forecasts for the Australian Economy Using the MONASH Model", International Journal of Forecasting 10 (1994) pp 181-189.

Peter B. Dixon, Paul J. Gallagher and Daina McDonald, "The Australian Economy in 1993-94 and 1994-95: An Opportunity for Growth", Australian Bulletin of Labour, December 1993, pp 245-65.

Philip D. Adams, Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald, "Prospects for the Australian Economy in 1993-94", Australian Bulletin of Labour, June 1993, vol 19, no. 2, pp 83-96.

Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald, An Explanation of Structural Changes in the Australian Economy: 1986-87 to 1990-91, Background Paper No. 29, EPAC, AGPS, June 1993, pp1-53.

Philip D. Adams, Peter B. Dixon, and Daina McDonald, "Prospects for the Australian Economy in 1992-93", Australian Bulletin of Labour, June 1992, vol. 18, no. 2, pp 75-90.

Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald, "A Decomposition of Changes in Labour Productivity in Australia: 1970-71 to 1989-90", The Economic Record , June 1992, Vol 68, no. 201.pp 105-17.

Philip D. Adams, Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald, "Macroeconomic Prospects for the Australian Economy", Australian Bulletin of Labour, Vol. 17 No. 4, December 1991, pp 262-282..

Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald, "Forecasts for the Australian Economy in 1991-92", Australian Bulletin of Labour, Vol. 17 No. 2, June 1991, pp98-116.

Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald, "Labour Productivity in Australia. 1970-71 to 1989-90", Sources of Productivity Growth, Background Paper No. 8, EPAC, AGPS, January 1991, pp 1-73.

Philip D. Adams, Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald, "Macroeconomic Forecasts for the Australian Economy: 1990-91 and 1991-92," The Australian Economic Review, 4'90, pp 5-25.

Daina McDonald, "In This Issue", The Australian Economic Review, 4'90, pp 3-4.

Daina McDonald, "The Government Accounts and the Deficit", The Australian Economic Review, 2'89, pp 43-52.

Daina McDonald and Peter B. Dixon, "The Australian Economy in 1988-89 and 1989-90", The Australian Economic Review, 1'89, pp 3-23.

Daina McDonald and Peter B. Dixon, "Forecasts for the Australian Economy: 1988-89 and 1989-90", The Australian Economic Review, 4'88, pp. 3-18.

Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald, "Some Macroeconomic Aspects of the 1988-89 Budget", The Australian Economic Review, 3'88, pp. 3-11.

Daina McDonald, "A Description of Recent Developments in the Australian Economy: An Update to 1987-88", The Australian Economic Review, 3'88, pp. 77-80.

Daina McDonald and Peter B. Dixon, "The Australian Economy: 1987-88 and 1988-89", The Australian Economic Review, 2'88, pp. 3-26.

Daina McDonald, "A Description of Recent Developments in the Australian Economy in an Historical Context", The Australian Economic Review, 1'88, pp. 42-57.

Daina McDonald and Peter B. Dixon, "The Australian Economy in 1987-88 and 1988-89", The Australian Economic Review, 4'87, pp. 3-30.

Daina McDonald, "Australijas Saimnieciskais Stavoklis un Arejie Paradi" (The State of the Australian Economy and the Overseas Debt), lecture given at the 68th Annual Commemoration of the Foundation of the University of Latvia, Melbourne, 27 September, 1987). Australijas latvietis (nr 1902 un 1903, 1987).

Daina McDonald and Peter B. Dixon, "Economic Developments in Australia: 1986-87 and 1987-88, The Australian Economic Review, 2'87, pp. 3-23.

Daina McDonald and Peter B. Dixon "Macroeconomic Developments in 1986-87 and 1987-88", The Australian Economic Review, 4'86, pp. 3-24.

Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald "Australia's Foreign Debt: 1975 to 1985", The Australian Economic Review, 2'86, pp. 22-37.

Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald "The Australian Economy in 1985-86 and 1986-87", The Australian Economic Review, 2'86, pp. 3-21.

Daina McDonald and B. R. Parmenter, "The Australian Economy: Current Situation and Outlook to 1986-87", The Australian Economic Review, 4'1985, pp. 3-20.

Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald, "The Australian Economy in 1984-85 and 1985-86", The Australian Economic Review, 2'1985, pp. 3-18.

Peter B. Dixon and Daina McDonald, "Developments in Output, Employment, Prices, Wages and Profits: Australia, 1983-84 and 1984-85", The Australian Economic Review, 4'1984, pp. 3-17.

Peter B. Dixon, Daina McDonald and G. A. Meagher, "Prospects for the Australian Economy in 1983-84 and 1984-85", The Australian Economic Review, 2'1984, pp. 3-25.

Daina McDonald, "The International Economy in 1984 and 1985", The Australian Economic Review, 1'1984, pp. 5-23.

Stephen Derrick and Daina McDonald, "Balance of Payments", Ch. 4, The Australian Economic Review, 4'1983, pp. 47-59.

J. Eberhardt and D. McDonald with L. Materano, Urban and Industrial Water Use, Water 2000: Consultants Report No. 4, Department of Resources and Energy, AGPS, 1983 (xi + 204 pp).

J. Eberhardt, D. McDonald and C. Papadopolous with P Brain, D. Ironmonger and L. Materano, Economic and Financial Issues, Water 2000: Consultants Report No. 3, Department of Resources and Energy, AGPS, 1983 (xii + 348 pp).

Stephen Derrick, Daina McDonald and Phyllis Rosendale, "The Development of Energy Resources in Australia: 1981 to 1990", The Australian Economic Review, 3'1981, pp. 13-55.

Daina McDonald with G.L.R. Dixon and P.J. Sheehan, "Mining Investment in Australia: 1977 to 1980", The Australian Economic Review, 2'1977, pp. 45-56.

Daina Holden, Elizabeth B. Williamson and Margaret J. Broadbent, Index of Official Forecasts and Projections, Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research Technical Paper No. 4, 1973, 158 pp.

Daina Holden, Elizabeth B. Williamson and Margaret J. Broadbent, "Survey of Medium and Long Term Government Forecasts", The Australian Economic Review, 1972, pp. 37-46.

D.S. Ironmonger and Daina Bremanis, "The Seasonal Adjustment of Quarterly Data", The Australian Economic Review, 4'1968, pp., 39-44.

Contributions to the unsigned articles on the Australian economy in sundry issues of The Australian Economic Review, 1967 to 1983.