Professor Michael Dockery

• Working arrangements and wellbeing
• Labour market Unemployment and labour market dynamics
• Evaluation of labour market programmes
• Vocational education and training/school to work transition
• Indigenous employment, culture, mobility and happiness (subjective wellbeing).

Speciality Areas

Labour Economics

Membership

Grants

eduLIFE
Funded by European Research Council

Associate Professor Michael Dockery is collaborating with Dr Sandra Buchler, University of Bamberg, Germany, on a project that aims to examine how individuals’ educational careers and competence trajectories unfold over the life course.  The project is currently located at the European University Institute in Fiesole, Italy: http://edulife.soziologie-blossfeld.de/. Mike is assisting Dr Sandra Buchler in writing the Australian country chapter for the project.

Student Equity Data and Analysis
Funded by National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, the aim of this Program is to collate and analyse national equity statistics and survey data. It supports the Centre's strategic aims by ensuring comprehensive statistics on the current status and historical trends in higher education equity for each of the equity target groups are accessible through the Centre; and facilitating and undertaking research on key equity issues.

Associate Professor Michael Dockery (with Paul Koshy and Richard Seymour) is managing this research program under the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education.  The program will collates and analyses.

Quality of Work Research Project
Funded by Australian Workplace Productivity Agency

Associate Professor Michael Dockery (with Professor Julia Connell and Professor John Burgess, Curtin University) are leading a study into policy issues surrounding the quality of work in Australia and its links to productivity based on an international review of literature and case studies conducted with Australian firms.

Population Mobility and Labour Markets
Funded by Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation

Associate Professor Michael Dockery is the Principal Research Leader for this project under the Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation.  The project is studying mobility patterns of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living in remote communities in Central Australia with the aim of improving service delivery and labour market outcomes in those communities.

Memberships

• Economics Society of Australia (WA Branch)

Board memberships

• Editorial Board, Australian Journal of Labour Economics
• Editorial Board, Journal of Happiness Studies

Fields Of Research

Economics

Economics of Education

Labour Economics

Welfare Economics

2021

• Bennett, D., L. Knight, S. Bawa, and A. M. Dockery.. "Understanding the career decision making of university students enrolled in STEM disciplines." Australian Journal of Career Development Inpress.
• Dockery, A. M., J. Phillimore, and S. Bawa.. "Changing demand for STEM skills in Australia and gender implications." Australian Journal of Labour Economics: A journal of labour economics and labour relations 24 (1). Inpress.

2020

• Dockery, A. M., P. Koshy, and I. W. Li. 2020. "Culture, migration and educational performance: a focus on gender outcomes using Australian PISA tests." Australian Educational Researcher 47 (1): 39-59.
• Dockery, A. 2020. "Inter-generational transmission of Indigenous culture and children’s wellbeing: Evidence from Australia." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS 74: 80-94.
• Dockery, A. 2020. "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and the Superannuation System." Perth, Western Australia: Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre.
• Bennett, D., E. Knight, A. M. Dockery, and S. Bawa. 2020. "Pedagogies for employability: Understanding the needs of STEM students through a new approach to employability development." Higher Education Pedagogies 5 (1)
• Harris, M., A. Dockery, N. Holyoak, and R. Singh.. "A methodology for projecting sparse populations and its application to remote Indigenous communities." Journal of Geographical Systems Inpress.

2019

• Cooke, D. C., G. Kendall, J. Li, and M. Dockery. 2019. "Association between pregnant women's experience of stress and partners’ fly-in-fly-out work." Women and Birth 32 (4): e450-e458.
• Dockery, A., and S. Bawa. 2019. "Why do home-owners do better?." In State of Australian Cities, Dec 3, 2019, University of Western Australia, Perth

2018

• Dockery, A. M., and S. Bawa. 2018. "When two worlds collude: Working from home and family functioning in Australia." International Labour Review 157 (4): 609-630.
• Dockery, A. M., and S. Bawa. 2018. "Labour market implications of promoting women’s participation in STEM in Australia." Australian Journal of Labour Economics: a journal of labour economics and labour relations 21 (2): 125-152.

2017

• Joarder, M., M. N. Harris, and M. Dockery. 2017. "Remittances and Happiness of Migrants and Their Home Households: Evidence Using Matched Samples." Journal of Development Studies 53 (3): 422-443.
• Koshy, P. M., A. M. Dockery, and R. Seymour. 2017. "Parental expectations for young people's participation in higher education in Australia." STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION TBC: 1-14.
• Race, D., A. M. Dockery, L. Havas, C. Joyce, S. Mathew, and B. Spandonide. 2017. "Re-imagining the future for desert Australia: Designing an integrated pathway for enhancing liveability." International Journal Of Sustainable Development 20 (1-2): 146-165.
• Li, I. W., S. Mahuteau, A. M. Dockery, and P. N. R. Junankar. 2017. "Equity in higher education and graduate labour market outcomes in Australia." Journal Of Higher Education Policy And Management 39 (6): 625-641.

2016

• Dockery, A., R. Seymour, and P. Koshy. 2016. "Promoting low socio-economic participation in higher education: a comparison of area-based and individual measures." Studies in Higher Education 41 (9): 1692-1714.
• Dockery, M., J. Li, and G. Kendall. 2016. "Sole-parent work schedules and adolescent wellbeing: Evidence from Australia." Social science & medicine. Medical psychology & medical sociology 168: 167-174.
• Koshy, P. M., R. Seymour, and A. Dockery. 2016. "Are there institutional differences in the earnings of Australian higher education graduates?." Economic Analysis and Policy 51
• Dockery, A. M. 2016. "A Wellbeing Approach to Mobility and its Application to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians." Social Indicators Research: an international and interdisciplinary journal for quality-of-life measurement 125: 243-255.
• Dockery, A. M., and J. Lovell. 2016. "Far removed: an insight into the labour markets of remote communities in central Australia." Australian Journal of Labour Economics: a journal of labour economics and labour relations 19 (3): 145-174.

2015

• Dockery, A. Duncan, H. T. Nguyen, and R. Ong. 2015. "Securing Our Future: Meeting the Challenges of WA’s Ageing Population." Perth, Western Australia: Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre.
• Dockery, A., and S. Bawa. 2015. "The Impact of Children on Australian Couples' Wealth Accumulation." Economic Record 91 (S1): 139-150.
• Buchler, S., and A. M. Dockery. 2015. "The influence of gender on pathways into the labor market: Evidence from Australia." In Gender, Education and Employment: An International Comparison of School-to-Work Transitions Blossfeld, H. P., J. Skopek, M. Triventi, and S. Buchhloz., 85-103 United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Li, I., and A. M. Dockery. 2015. "Does school socio-economic status influence university outcomes?." Australian Journal of Labour Economics: a journal of labour economics and labour relations 18 (1): 75-94.
• Holyoak, N., B. Spandonide, R. Zito, B. Stazic, and M. Dockery. 2015. "Forecasting transport demands and mobility in remote Australia."
• Holyoak, N., B. Spandonide, R. Zito, B. Stazic, and M. Dockery. 2015. "Forecasting transport demands and mobility in remote Australia."

2014

• Cassells, R., A. Dockery, A. Duncan, X. Gao, W. Leong, and A. Mavisakalyan.. "Workforce and Skills: Western Australian labour markets in transition." Perth, Western Australia: Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin Business School, Curtin University.
• Li, J., S. E. Johnson, W. J. Han, S. Andrews, G. Kendall, L. Strazdins, and A. Dockery. 2014. "Parents' Nonstandard Work Schedules and Child Well-Being: A Critical Review of the Literature." The Journal of Primary Prevention 35: 53-73.
• Cassells, R., A. Dockery, and A. Duncan.. "Falling Through The Cracks: Poverty and disadvantage in Australia." Perth, Western Australia: Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre. Inpress.
• Dockery, A., and S. Bawa. 2014. "Is Working from Home Good Work or Bad Work? Evidence from Australian Employees." Australian Journal of Labour Economics 17 (2): 163-190.
• Dockery, A. 2014. "The Mining Boom and Indigenous Labour Market Outcomes." In Resource Curse or Cure? On the Sustainability of Development in Western Australia, 75-92 Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer Verlag.
• Dockery, A. M.. "Australian Indigenous Peoples." In Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. Inpress.

2013

• Dockery, A. M., R. Ong, S. Colquhoun, J. Li, G. Kendall, H. Australian, and A. R. C. Western. 2013. "Housing and Children's Development and Wellbeing: Evidence from Australian Data." 192: 1-98.

2012

• Dockery, A. M. 2012. "Deriving the Labour Supply Curve from Happiness Data." Economics Letters 117: 898-900.
• Li, J., S. Johnson, W. J. Han, S. Andrews, G. Kendall, L. Strazdins, and A. Dockery. 2012. "Parents' nonstandard work and child wellbeing: A critical review of the existing literature." The Centre for Labour Market research Feb 2012
• Dockery, A., and P. Miller. 2012. "Over-education, under-education and credentialism in the Australian labour market." Australia: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
• Dockery, A. M. 2012. "Do Traditional Culture and Identity Promote the Wellbeing of Indigenous Australians? Evidence from the 2008 NATSISS." In Social Science Perspectives on the 2008 National and Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, Apr 11, 2011, Canberra, Australia: The Australian National University (ANU).

2011

• Dockery, A., G. Kendall, J. Li, A. Mahendran, and R. Ong. 2011. "Housing and child development: key dimensions, knowledge gaps and issues for future research in Australia." In 2010 Australasian housing researchers' conference, Nov 17, 2010, Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland.
• Dockery, A., R. Ong, and G. Wood. 2011. "Measuring work disincentives: taxes, benefits and the transition into employment." Australian Journal of Labour Economics 14 (3): 265-288.
• Wood, G., R. Ong, and A. Dockery. 2011. "The long-run decline in employment participation for Australian public housing tenants: An investigation." In Housing economics, volume 5: Government, policy and contemporary developments Five-Volume Set., 175-199 UK, USA, INDIA AND SINGAPORE: Sage Publications.

2010

• Dockery, A. M. 2010. "Culture and wellbeing: the case of indigenous Australians." Social Indicators Research: an international and interdisciplinary journal for quality-of-life measurement 99 (2): 315-332.
• Dockery, A. M., G. Kendall, J. Li, A. Mahendran, R. Ong, and L. Strazdins. 2010. "Housing and children's development and wellbeing: a scoping study." 149: 1-96.
• Dockery, A., G. Kendall, J. Li, A. Mahendran, R. Ong, and L. Strazdins. 2010. "Housing and Development Outcomes for Children: A Scoping Study." N/A: 1-86.
• Dockery, A., R. Seymour, and R. Ong. 2010. "Life on the Minimum Wage in Australia: An Empirical Investigation." Australian Journal of Labour Economics 13 (1): 1-26.
• Dockery, A., and M. Twigger. 2010. "Education and employment outcomes for people with disability." In 12th Path to Full Employment Conference and 17th National Conference on Full Employment, Dec 2, 2010, The University of Newcastle, Australia: Centre of Full Employment and Equity.
• Dockery, A. M. 2010. "Education and happiness in school-to-work transition." Australia: National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

2009

• Dockery, A., J. Li, and G. Kendall. 2009. "Parents work patterns and adolescent health and wellbeing." Social Science and Medicine 68: 689-698.
• Wood, G., R. Ong, and A. M. Dockery. 2009. "The long run decline in employment participation for Australian public housing tenants: an investigation." Housing Studies 24 (1): 103-126.
• Dockery, A. 2009. "Cultural dimensions of Indigenous participation in education and training." In Australian Conference of Economists, Sep 28, 2009, Adelaide: Social Science Research Network (online).
• Dockery, A. 2009. "Cultural dimensions of indigenous participation in education and training." NCVER Monograph Series 02/2009
• Dockery, A. 2009. "Terrorism, tourism, wellbeing and sense of security: the case of Australia." In Crisis management in the tourism industry: Beating the odds, 107-130 Farnham, UK and Burlington, USA: Ashgate.
• Dockery, A., G. Kendall, J. Li, A. Mahendran, R. Ong, and L. Strazdins.. "Housing and development outcomes for children: A positioning paper." Inpress.

2008

• Mahendran, A., and A. Dockery. 2008. "Forecasting the workforce needs of the Australian rail transport industry (ARTI)." In 4th Annual PATREC Research Forum, Oct 2, 2008, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia: Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC).
• Mahendran, A., and A. Dockery. 2008. "Skills shortages - will they derail the Australian Rail Transport Industry (ARTI)?." In The 10th Path to Full Employment Conference & 15th National Unemployment Conference, Dec 4, 2008, University of Newcastle: The Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE).
• Wood, G. A., R. Ong, and A. M. Dockery. 2008. "A quasi-experimental approach to the employment outcomes of public housing tenants." In 2nd Australian housing researchers' conference, Jun 20, 2007, Brisbane: Housing Policy Research Program, The University of Queensland.
• Dockery, A., R. Ong, P. Flatau, and G. Wood. 2008. "An analysis of the impact of tax and welfare reform measures on effective marginal tax rates in Australia 1982-2002." Australian Journal of Labour Economics 11 (3): 203-226.
• Van Es, R., and A. Dockery. 2008. "Indigenous Australian in the labour market: exploring the role of social capital." In 37th Australian Conference of Economists, Sep 30, 2008, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia: Economic Society of Australia (Queensland) Inc.
• Hickson, H., and A. Dockery. 2008. "Is ignorance bliss? Exploring the links between education, expectations and happiness." In 37th Australian Conference of Economists, Sep 30, 2008, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia: Economic Society of Australia (Queensland) Inc.
• Wood, G., C. Chamberlain, A. Babacan, M. Dockery, G. Cullen, G. Costello, A. Nygaard, A. Stoakes, M. Adam, and K. Moloney. 2008. "The implications of loss of a partner for older private renters." AHURI Final Report (116): 1-110.
• Wood, G., R. Ong, and M. Dockery. 2008. "Public housing and employment outcomes: A quasi-experimental approach."

2007

• Mahendran, A., A. Dockery, and F. Affleck. 2007. "A profile of training and skills development in the Australian rail industry." In 36th Australian Conference of Economists, Sep 24, 2007, Hobart Tasmania: Economic Society of Australia.
• Mahendran, A., A. Dockery, and F. Affleck. 2007. "Forecasting future labour demand in the Australian rail transport industry." In PATREC Research Forum, Sep 4, 2007, Murdoch University, Perth: The 3rd Annual PATREC Research Forum.
• Dockery, A., R. Ong, and G. Wood. 2007. "Welfare traps in Australia:do they bite?." In HILDA survey research conference 2007, Jul 19, 2007, Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne Institute and Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
• Wood, G., R. Ong, A. Dockery, and S. Whelan. 2007. "Welfare locks, housing stability and tenant exits from public housing." In State of Australian Cities National Conference, Nov 28, 2007, Adelaide, Australia: State of Australian Cities National Conference Organising Committee.
• Wood, G., R. Ong, and A. Dockery. 2007. "Transitions into public housing and employment outcomes: a panel analysis." In 36th Australian conference of economists, Sep 24, 2007, Hobart, Tasmania: Economic society of Australia.
• Bloch, H., A. M. Dockery, C. W. Morgan, and D. Sapsford. 2007. "Growth, commodity prices, inflation and the distribution of income." Metroeconomica 58 (1): 3-44.
• Dockery, A., and N. Milsom. 2007. "A Review of Indigenous Employment Programs." Australia: National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

2006

• Mahendran, A., A. Dockery, and F. Affleck. 2006. "Skill shortages in the Australian rail industry." In Path to Full Employment Conference and National Conference on Unemployment, Dec 7, 2006, Australia: Centre of Full Emploment and Equity (CofFEE).
• Dockery, A., G. Wood, and R. Ong. 2006. "What has determined longer run trends in public housing tenants' employment participation 1982-2002?." In Australian Conference of Economists (ACE), Sep 25, 2006, Curtin University of Technology, Australia: Curtin University of Technology.
• Dockery, A., G. Wood, R. Ong, and P. Flatau. 2006. "Welfare reform, housing assistance and effective marginal tax rates." In Australian Conference of Economists (ACE), Sep 25, 2006, Curtin University of Technology, Australia: Curtin University of Technology.
• Dockery, A., G. Wood, and R. Ong. 2006. "What has determined longer run trends in public renters' employment participation?." In Australasian Housing Researchers Conference, Jun 19, 2006, Adelaide, South Australia: AHURI.
• Bloch, H., A. Dockery, and D. Sapsford. 2006. "Commodity prices and the dynamics of inflation in commodity-exporting nations: Evidence from Australia and Canada." The Economic Record 82 (Special Issue)
• Dockery, A., and L. Elliott. 2006. "Are the 'hidden unemployed' unemployed?." In Australian Conference of Economists (ACE), Sep 25, 2006, Curtin University of Technology, Australia: Curtin University of Technology.
• Dockery, A., and N. Milsom. 2006. "Who Cares About Housing Anyway?." In National Housing Conference, Oct 26, 2005, Perth, Australia: Department of Housing and Works.

2005

• Bloch, H., A. M. Dockery, and D. Sapsford. 2005. "Commodity Prices and the Dynamics of Inflation in Commodity-exporting Nations: Evidence from Australia and Canada." In 34th Australian Conference of Economists, 2005, Sep 26, 2005, University of Melbourne: Economic Society of Australia.
• Dockery, A. M. 2005. "The happiness of Young Australians: Empirical Evidence on the Role of Labour Market Experience." Economic Record 81 (255): 322-335.
• Dockery, A., and C. Stromback. 2005. "Straight to work or a traineeship: a comparison of two pathways." Australian Journal of Labour Economics 8 (4): 309-329.
• Dockery, A. 2005. "The Happiness of young Australians: Empirical evidence on the role of labour market experience." In The Australian Conference of Economist, 2005, Sep 26, 2005, Melbourne, Australia: Economic Society of Australia.
• Dockery, A., and A. Barns. 2005. "Who'd be a nurse? some evidence on career choice in Australia." Australian Bulletin of Labour 30 (3): 350-383.
• Koshy, P., A. Dockery, and C. Stromback. 2005. "From School to Work: The Role of Traineeships." Adelaide: National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

2004

• Bloch, H., A. Dockery, and D. Sapsford. 2004. "Commodity Prices, Wages and US Inflation in the Twentieth Century." Journal of Post Keynesian Economics 26 (3): 523-545.
• Dockery, A., and N. Milsom. 2004. "Where are we going with indigenous employment policy?." In 6th Path to Full Employment Conference and 11th National Conference on Unemployment, Dec 1, 2004, Newcastle, Australia: Centre of Full Employment and Equity, The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308, Australia.
• Dockery, A. 2004. "Workforce Experience and Retention in Nursing Australia." Australian Bulletin of Labour 30(2): 74-100.
• Dockery, A. 2004. "Looking Inside the Unemployment Spell." Australian Journal of Labour Economics 7 (2): 175-198.
• Dockery, A. M., and T. Stromback. 2004. "An Evaluation of a Parenting Payment Intervention Program." Australian Journal of Social Issues 39 (4): 431-442.

2003

• Bloch, H., A. Dockery, G. MacDonald, D. Sapsford, and W. Morgan. 2003. "Trends in the prices of primary commodities over the 20th century." Western Australian Quarterly Bulletin of Economic Trends 1(03): 51-65.
• Dockery, A. 2003. "Happiness, life satisfaction and the role of work: evidence from two Australian surveys." In 5th Path to Full Employment Conference and 10th National Conference on Unemployment, Dec 1, 2003, Newcastle: CofFEE.

2002

• Dockery, A. 2002. "The new enterprise incentive scheme an evaluation and a test of the job network." Australian Journal of Labour Economics 5 (3): 351-372.
• Dockery, A., and E. Webster. 2002. "Long-term unemployment and work deprived individuals:issues and policies." Australian Journal of Labour Economics 5 (2): 175-193.

2001

• Dockery, A. 2001. "Training and Innovation in Australian Firms:the example of Internet take-up." Western Australian Quarterly Bulletin of Economic Trends 1: 59-74.
• Dockery, A. M., and T. Stromback. 2001. "Devolving public employment services: preliminary assessnment of the Australian experiment." International Labour Review 140 (4): 429-451.
• Dockery, A., C. Stromback, R. Kelly, and K. Norris. 2001. "Costs and benefits of new apprenticeships." Australian Bulletin of Labour 27 (3): 192-203.

2000

• Dockery, A., M. West, and T. Jefferson.. "Implementing entry level training reform: The Kwinana industries council's excellence in education compact." Western Australian Quarterly Bulletin of Economic Trends 2.00 Inpress.
• Dockery, A.. "Evaluating the job network." Australian Journal of Labour Economics 3(2) Inpress.
• Dockery, A. 2000. "Regional unemployment rate differentials and the mobility of the unemployed: an analysis of the FaCS longitudinal dataset." International Journal of Manpower 21 (5): 400-423.

1999

• Stromback, C., A. Dockery, and W. Ying.. "Labour market programs and labour force status." Australian Bulletin of Labour 25(2) Inpress.
• Dockery, A., M. Thorpe, and P. Haslehurst.. "International Students at Curtin University: their impact on the Western Australian Economy." Australasian Journal of Regional Studies 5(1) Inpress.
• Dockery, A., and P. Koshy.. "The Greenhouse effect and the Western Australian economy." Western Australian Quarterly Bulletin of Economic Trends Vol 1 Inpress.

1998

• Bloch, H., A. Dockery, D. Doss, and P. Kenyon.. "The meaning and measurement of international competitiveness." Western Australian Quarterly Bulletin of Economic Trends 4(98) Inpress.
• STROMBACK, T. H. O. R. S. T. E., and A. M. DOCKERY. 1998. "The job compact mark II?." Economic Papers 17 (2): 24-34.

1997

• Dockery, A. M., K. Norris, and T. Stromback.. "The social return to apprenticeship training." Australian Economic Review 31(1) Inpress.