OCCASIONAL PAPERS AND OTHER REPORTS

These papers and reports cover various economic, financial and payments systems topics and often contain economic and financial data that would not otherwise be readily available to the general public.

Recently published reports are available electronically, however if you wish to purchase printed versions, please complete the Publications Order Form.

2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1997 | 1996 | 1994 | 1993 | 1988 | 1973 | 1971

2008

Equity & Diversity Annual Report 2008 or PDF 484K
The twenty-first Annual Report of the Reserve Bank's equity and diversity program, as required under the Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act 1987.
September 2008

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2007

Equity & Diversity Annual Report 2007 or PDF 679K
The twentieth Annual Report of the Reserve Bank's equity and diversity program, as required under the Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act 1987.
September 2007

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2006

Background Notes for the Meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

Equity & Diversity Annual Report 2006 or PDF 734K
The nineteenth Annual Report of the Reserve Bank's equal employment opportunity program, as required under the Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act 1987.
October 2006

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2005

Equity & Diversity Annual Report 2005 or PDF 849K
The eighteenth Annual Report on the Reserve Bank's equal employment opportunity program, as required under the Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act 1987.
September 2005

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2004

Equity & Diversity Annual Report 2004 - PDF 1.8M
The seventeenth Annual Report on the Reserve Bank's equal employment opportunity program, as required under the Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act 1987.
November 2004

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2003

Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry on First Home Ownership - PDF 443K
Published as Occasional Paper No. 16, November 2003

Equity & Diversity Annual Report 2003 - PDF 1.3M
The sixteenth Annual Report on the Reserve Bank's equal employment opportunity program, as required under the Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act 1987.
October 2003

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2002

Equity & Diversity Annual Report 2002 - PDF 2.3M
The fifteenth Annual Report on the Reserve Bank's equal employment opportunity program, as required under the Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act 1987. It has been given a new name reflecting a wider policy focus, and has a changed format.
September 2002

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2001

EEO Annual Report 2001 - PDF 177K
The fourteenth Annual Report on the Reserve Bank's equal employment opportunity program, as required under the Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act 1987.
September 2001

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2000

Statement of Evidence to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works - PDF 1.01M
September 2000

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1999

Year 2000 Preparations in the Australian Banking and Financial System
September 1999

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1997

Financial Markets and Payment Systems in EMEAP Economies
Material compiled as part of a study by EMEAP Central Banks and Monetary Authorities
November 1997
(Hard copy is out-of-print)
Payments aspects subsequently updated in July 2002 (Payment Systems in EMEAP Economies)

Credit Risk in Banking
Proceedings of a Conference at H.C. Coombs Centre for Financial Studies (ed. Brian Gray and Colleen Cassidy).
1–2 May 1997

Supplementary Submission to the Financial System Inquiry - PDF 127K
Published as Occasional Paper No. 15, January 1997

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1996

Submission to the Financial System Inquiry - PDF 213K, Appendix - PDF 389K
Published as Occasional Paper No. 14, September 1996

Australian Economic Statistics 1949–50 to 1994–95
RA Foster
Occasional Paper No. 8, June 1996
(Hard copy is out-of-print)
Subsequently updated in October 1997 (Australian Economic Statistics, 1949-50 to 1996-97)

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1994

Exchange Rates and Reserve Bank Foreign Exchange Operations: Daily July 1983 - June 1994
DA Sharratt
Occasional Paper No. 13, December 1994
(Hard copy is out-of-print)
Exchange rates subsequently updated daily

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1993

Towards Full Employment: Submission to The Committee on Employment Opportunities
Occasional Paper No. 12, November 1993

Interest Rates and Yields: Money Market and Commonwealth Government Securities - Daily 1976–1993
NR McMillan & ME Martin
Occasional Paper No. 10, December 1993
Historical data for 1976–1993 - 1065K
Subsequently updated daily (Interest Rates and Yields: Money Market and Commonwealth Government Securities)

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1988

Pitfalls of Statistical Presentation - PDF 772K
Paper presented to the 17th SEANZA Central Banking Course
SA Grenville and IJ Macfarlane
11 October 1988

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1973

Australian Banking and Monetary Statistics 1945–1970
RC White
Occasional Paper No. 4B, 1973
(Hard copy is out-of-print)

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1971

Bibliography of Australian Finance 1900–1968
MM Bourke
Occasional Paper No. 5, 1971
(Hard copy is out-of-print)

Australian Banking and Monetary Statistics 1817–1945
SJ Butlin, AR Hall & RC White
Occasional Paper No. 4A, 1971
(Hard copy is out-of-print)