Research Discussion Paper – RDP 2013-02 Industry Dimensions of the Resource Boom: An Input-Output Analysis

Contents

• Introduction
• Methodology
• Results
• Key Assumptions
• Employment in the Resource Economy
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Industry Concordances
• Appendix B: Final Demand Data
• Appendix C: Industry Composition of the Resource Economy
• References

We would like to thank Emily Gitelman for her valuable contribution to earlier versions of this work. We are grateful for assistance from Michael Kouparitsas from the Australian Treasury with regard to the input-output methodology used in this paper, and also from staff in the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Input-Output Analysis Section. We would like to thank colleagues at the RBA for helpful comments and discussion, in particular Natasha Cassidy, Ellis Connolly, Patrick D'Arcy, James Hansen, Alex Heath, James Holloway, Jonathan Kearns, Christopher Kent, David Orsmond, Michael Plumb and Peter Tulip. The views in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Reserve Bank of Australia. The authors are solely responsible for any errors.

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