Prof. Martin Watts

Work Phone	(02) 4921 5069
Fax	(02) 4921 6911
Email	Martin.Watts@newcastle.edu.au
Office	SRS235, Social Sciences

Highlighted Publications

Year	Citation	Nova
2009	Watts Martin John, 'The impact of spatial imbalance and socioeconomic characteristics on average distance commuted in the Sydney metropolitan area', Urban Studies, 46 317-339 (2009) [C1]
2006	Bill Anthea Ingrid, Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'Examining the relationship between commuting patterns, employment growth and unemployment in the NSW Greater Metropolitan Region', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 41 233-245 (2006) [C1]
2006	Cowling Sally Ann, Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'The right to work versus the right to income', International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment, 2 89-113 (2006) [C1]
2005	Watts Martin John, 'On the Conceptualisation and Measurement of Horizontal and Vertical Occupational Gender Segregation', European Sociological Review, 21 481-488 (2005) [C1]

Publications

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Chapters In A Book (11 outputs)

Chapter in A1 Book (B1) (9 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2009	Watts Martin John, 'Rules versus hierarchy: An application of fuzzy set theory to the assessment of spatial grouping techniques', Adaptive and Natural Computing Algorithms: 9th International Conference ICANNGA 2009 Revised Selected Papers, Springer, Berlin, 517-526 (2009) [B1]
2006	Lajeunesse Robert Martin, Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'The Economics of Industrial Relations Reform', WorkChoices: the New Industrial Relations Agenda, Pearson Australia, Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, 123-141 (2006) [B1]
2003	Carlson Ellen Adele, Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'The impact of new forms of wage setting on wage outcomes in Australia', Developments in Enterprise Bargaining in Australia, Tertiary Press, Croydon, 118-140 (2003) [B1]
2003	Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'Full Employment', The Elgar Companion to Post Keynesian Economics, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 153-159 (2003) [B1]
2000	Watts Martin John, 'Enlisted Personnel in the US Armed Forces: The Evolving Pattern of Gender Segregation 1984-98', Women in Uniform: Perceptions and Pathways, School of History, University College, UNSW, Canberra, 152-173 (2000) [B1]
2000	Watts Martin John, 'The Accord and Wage Polarisation in Australia: Some Evidence and Tentative Explanations', Australia in Accord: An Evaluation of the Prices and Incomes Accord in the Hawke-Keating Years, South Pacific Publishing, Footscray, Victoria, 197-213 (2000) [B1]
2000	Watts Martin John, 'The Dimensions and Costs of Unemployment in Australia', The Unemployment Crisis in Australia: Which Way Out?, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, 21-48 (2000) [B1]
1999	Burgess Kenneth John, Mitchell William Francis, O'Brien Duncan Joseph, Watts Martin John, 'Work for the dole in Australia and New Zealand: a critical assessment', Work in the New Economy: Policies, Programs, Populations, Centre for Applied Social Research, RMITuniversity, Melbourne, 81-101 (1999) [B1]
1999	Burgess Kenneth John, Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'The Labour Market since Howard', The Australian Economy, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 181-200 (1999) [B1]

Chapter in A2 Book (B2) (2 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2001	Burgess Kenneth John, Watts Martin John, 'Policies for full employment', Unemployment: the tip of the iceberg, The Centre for Applied Economic Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 233-248 (2001) [B2]
2001	Watts Martin John, 'Wage polarisation and unemployment in Australia', Unemployment: the tip of the iceberg, The Centre for Applied Economic Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 171-192 (2001) [B2]

Journal Articles (34 outputs)

Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal (C1) (32 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2012	Daraganova Galina, Pattison Pip, Koskinen Johan, Mitchell William Francis, Bill Anthea Ingrid, Watts Martin John, Baum Scott, 'Networks and geography: Modelling community network structures as the outcome of both spatial and network processes', Social Networks, 34 6-17 (2012) [C1]
2012	Sharpe Timothy, Watts Martin John, 'Policy advice in crisis: How inter-governmental organisations have responded to the GFC', Journal of Australian Political Economy, - 103-133 (2012) [C1]
2010	Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'Identifying functional regions in Australia using hierarchical aggregation techniques', Geographical Research, 48 24-41 (2010) [C1]
2010	Watts Martin John, 'How should minimum wages be set in Australia?', Journal of Industrial Relations, 52 131-149 (2010) [C1]
2009	Watts Martin John, 'The impact of spatial imbalance and socioeconomic characteristics on average distance commuted in the Sydney metropolitan area', Urban Studies, 46 317-339 (2009) [C1]
2008	BILL A, MITCHELL W, WATTS M, 'The occupational dimensions of local labour markets in Australian cities', Built Environment, 34 291-306 (2008) [C1]
2008	Watts Martin John, 'Ethnic residential segregation: Some comments on a commentary', Environment and Planning A, 40 2031-2036 (2008) [C1]
2008	Watts Martin John, Mitchell William Francis, 'Wages and wage determination in 2007', Journal of Industrial Relations, 50 399-416 (2008) [C1]
2007	Watts Martin John, Mitchell William Francis, 'Wages and Wage Determination in 2006', Journal of Industrial Relations, 49 327-344 (2007) [C1]
2006	Bill Anthea Ingrid, Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'Examining the relationship between commuting patterns, employment growth and unemployment in the NSW Greater Metropolitan Region', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 41 233-245 (2006) [C1]
2006	Cowling Sally Ann, Lajeunesse Robert Martin, Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'Work Choices: the low productivity road to an underclass', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 41 221-232 (2006) [C1]
2006	Cowling Sally Ann, Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'The right to work versus the right to income', International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment, 2 89-113 (2006) [C1]
2006	Watts Martin John, Mitchell William Francis, 'Wages and Wage Determination in 2005', Journal of Industrial Relations, 48 319-339 (2006) [C1]
2005	Watts Martin John, 'On the Conceptualisation and Measurement of Horizontal and Vertical Occupational Gender Segregation', European Sociological Review, 21 481-488 (2005) [C1]
2005	Watts Martin John, Mitchell William Francis, 'Wages and Wage Determination in 2004', Journal of Industrial Relations, 47 151-170 (2005) [C1]
2004	Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'Comparison of the Macroeconomic Consequences of Basic Income and Job Guarantee Schemes', Rutgers Journal of Law and Urban Policy, 2 1-24 (2004) [C1]
2004	Watts Martin John, Mitchell William Francis, 'Wages and Wage Determination in 2003', The Journal of Industrial Relations, 46 160-183 (2004) [C1]
2003	Watts Martin John, 'The Evolution of Occupational Gender Segregation in Australia: Measurement and Interpretation', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 6 631-655 (2003) [C1]
2003	Watts Martin John, 'Wages and Wage Determination in 2002', The Journal of Industrial Relations, 45 184-204 (2003) [C1]
2002	Watts Martin John, 'Basic Income versus the Job Guarantee: A Review of the Issues', Journal of Economic and Social Policy, 7(1) 23-45 (2002) [C1]
2002	Watts Martin John, 'Basic Income: A Review of the Issues', New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations, 27(1) 119-133 (2002) [C1]
2002	Watts Martin John, 'Wages and Wage Determination in 2001', Journal of Industrial Relations, 44(2) 228-246 (2002) [C1]
2001	Denniss R, Watts Martin John, 'Regional Labour Markets: Naturally Less Efficient?', The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 12 166-182 (2001) [C1]
2001	Watts Martin John, 'The Evolving Pattern of Occupational Segregation by Race and Gender of Enlisted Personnel in the United States Armed Forces: 1984-1998', Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, Winter 2000/ Spring 2001 1-17 (2001) [C1]
2001	Watts Martin John, 'Wages and Wage Determination in 2000', Journal of Industrial Relations, 43(2) 177-195 (2001) [C1]
2000	Burgess Kenneth John, Mitchell William Francis, O'Brien Duncan Joseph, Watts Martin John, 'The developing workfare model in Australia: a critical assessment', Journal of Socio-Economics, 29 173-188 (2000) [C1]
2000	Burgess Kenneth John, Strachan G, Watts Martin John, 'Labour market deregulation and gender equity in the Australian workforce: compatible or incompatible?', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 11 187-214 (2000) [C1]
2000	Watts Martin John, Burgess Kenneth John, 'The Polarisation of Earnings and Hours in Australia Under a Decentralised Industrial Relations System. The Lessons for Economic Policy', International Journal of Employment Studies, 8,1 27-58 (2000) [C1]
2000	Watts Martin John, Mitchell William Francis, 'The Costs of Unemployment', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 11(2) 180-197 (2000) [C1]
1998	Burgess Kenneth John, Mitchell William Francis, Obrien Daniel Nathan, Watts Martin John, 'Unemployment: Policies, Promises and Progress', Labour and Industry, 9, 2 103-122 (1998) [C1]
1998	Watts Martin John, 'Occupational gender segregation: index measurement and econometric modelling', Demography, 35(4) 489-96 (1998) [C1]
1998	Watts Martin John, 'The analysis of sex segregation: when is index measurement not index measurement?', Demography, 35(4) 505-508 (1998) [C1]

Letter or Note (C4) (2 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2001	Watts Martin John, 'John E. Roemer Equality of Opportunity', The Economic Record, 77(238) 319-320 (2001) [C4]
2001	Watts Martin John, Mitchell William Francis, 'Unemployment theories', Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences, 1 1712-13 (2001) [C4]

Conference Publication (29 outputs)

Full Written Paper - Refereed (E1) (20 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2011	Watts Martin John, 'Income v work guarantees: A reconsideration', The Way Forward - Austerity or Stimulus? Incorporating the 13th Path to Full Employment Conference and 18th National Conference on Unemployment, Newcastle, NSW (2011) [E1]
2010	Sharpe Timothy, Watts Martin John, 'Responding to the Global Financial Crisis with 'credibility': An assessment of the macroeconomic policy frameworks of the inter-governmental organisations', The Aftermath of the Crisis: Incorporating the 12th Path to Full Employment Conference and 17th National Conference on Unemployment. Proceedings: Refereed Papers, Newcastle, NSW (2010) [E1]
2010	Watts Martin John, 'Involuntary unemployment: Rehabilitating Keynes? definitions', Heterodox Economics: Addressing Perennial and New Challenges, Proceedings of the 9th Australian Society of Heterodox Economists (SHE) Conference, Sydney, NSW (2010) [E1]
2009	Watts Martin John, 'The role of macroeconomic policy in Euroland: A case study of Ireland', Labour Underutilisation, Unemployment and Underemployment incorporating the 11th Path to Full Employment Conference and 16th National Conference on Unemployment: Proceeedings Refereed Papers, Newcastle, NSW (2009) [E1]
2009	Watts Martin John, 'The role of the OECD in the design of macroeconomic and labour market policy: Reflections of a heterodox economist', Heterodox Economics' Visions: Proceedings, Refereed Papers, Sydney, NSW (2009) [E1]
2008	Watts Martin John, 'Evolving patterns of employment concentration in Sydney', Labour Underutilisation, Skills Shortages and Social Inclusion: Incorporating the 10th Path to Full Employment Conference and 15th National Conference on Unemployment: Proceedings, Newcastle, NSW (2008) [E1]
2007	Allen Emma Rose, Cook Beth, Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'The failed full employability paradigm', The Challenge to Restore Full Employment: Incorporating the 9th Path to Full Employment Conference and 14th National Conference on Unemployment. Proceedings: Refereed Papers, Newcastle, NSW (2007) [E1]
2007	Bill Anthea Ingrid, Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'The occupational dimensions of local labour markets in Australian cities', Proceedings of the State of Australian Cities National Conference 2007, Adelaide (2007) [E1]
2007	Mitchell William Francis, Bill Anthea Ingrid, Watts Martin John, 'Identifying functional regions in Australia using hierarchical aggregation techniques', The Challenge to Restore Full Employment: Incorporating the 9th Path to Full Employment Conference and 14th National Conference on Unemployment. Proceedings: Refereed Papers, Newcastle, NSW (2007) [E1]
2007	Watts Martin John, 'Conceptualising and measuring spatial segregation: The state of play', Proceedings of the ARCRNSISS Methodology, Tools and Techniques and Spatial Theory Paradigm Forums Workshop, Newcastle, NSW (2007) [E1]
2007	Watts Martin John, 'Developing spatial measures of residential segregation using kernel density estimation', The Challenge to Restore Full Employment: Incorporating the 9th Path to Full Employment Conference and 14th National Conference on Unemployment. Proceedings: Refereed Papers, Newcastle, NSW (2007) [E1]
2006	Watts Martin John, 'The Impact of the Provision of Informal Care on Labour Force Participation Behaviour', The Constraints to Full Employment or WorkChoices and Welfare-to-Work, 8th Path to Full Employment Conference and 13th National Conference on Unemployment, University of Newcastle (2006) [E1]
2005	Bill Anthea Ingrid, Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'Examining the relationship between communting patterns, employment growth and unemployment in the Sydney Major Statistical Region', Creating a Culture of Full Employment, Incorporating the 7th Path to Full Employment Conference and 12th National Conference on Unemployment, University of Newcastle (2005) [E1]
2005	Watts Martin John, 'The Commuting Behaviour of NSW Workers', Creating a Culture of Full Employment Incorporating the 7th Path to Full Employment Conference and 12th National Conference on Umployment, University of Newcastle (2005) [E1]
2004	Watts Martin John, 'Local labour markets in New South Wales: fact or fiction?', A Future that Works: economics, employment and the environment - 6th Path to Full Employment Conference and 11th National Conference on Unemployment, The University of Newcastle (2004) [E1]
2003	Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'In defence of the Job Guarantee', The Full Employment Imperative - 5th Path to Full Employment Conference and 10th National Conference on Unemployment, The University of Newcastle (2003) [E1]
2003	Watts Martin John, 'Gender Segregation and Socioeconomic Status in Australia 1986-2002', Third International Employment Relations Association - Teaching, Learning and Research 2003, Monash University (2003) [E1]
2003	Watts Martin John, 'Local Labour Markets and Job Proximity: Conceptual and Measurement Issues', The Underutilisation of Europe's Labour Resources - Proceedings of a Workshop, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands (2003) [E1]
2002	Mitchell William Francis, Muysken J, Watts Martin John, 'Wage and Productivity Relationships in Australia and the Netherlands', Celebrating Excellence: The Proceedings of the 16th AIRAANZ Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand (2002) [E1]
2001	Watts Martin John, Burgess Kenneth John, 'A Labour Economics Course for Employment Relations Majors', Proceedings of the Inaugural International Employment Relations Association Teaching and Learning Symposium, Sydney (2001) [E1]

Full Written Paper - Non Refereed (E2) (6 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2004	Watts Martin John, MacPhail Fiona, 'Gender Segregation by Industry and Occupation in Canada, 1987-2003', Work, Employment and Society Conference, Manchester (2004) [E2]
2004	Watts Martin John, Mitchell William Francis, 'A comparison of the macroeconomic consequences of basic income and job guarantee schemes', Basic Income European Network 10th Bi-annual Congress, Barcelona (2004) [E2]
2003	Watts Martin John, 'Gender Segregation by Occupation in USA and Australia at the beginning of the 21st Century', Women and Work, Newcastle (2003) [E2]
2001	Carlson Ellen Adele, Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'The Impact of New Forms of Wage Setting on Wage Outcomes in Australia', Ten Years of Enterprise Bargaining Conference, Not Known (2001) [E2]
2001	Mitchell William Francis, Watts Martin John, 'Addressing demand deficiant unemployment: the job guarantee', Third path to full employment conference, Newcastle, NSW (2001) [E2]
1999	Watts Martin John, 'Flaws in the OECD Labour Market Reform Agenda: Training, Wages and Jobs in the Buffer Stock Model', Unemployment, Job Creation and Employment Relations, Taegu, Korea (1999) [E2]

Extract of Paper (E3) (3 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2008	Watts Martin John, 'Can Fuzzy set theory inform the construction of Australian functional areas?', People, Place and Space: Rethinking Regional Policy Agendas: 3rd ARCRNSISS National Conference and 32nd Annual ANZRSAI Conference, Adelaide, SA (2008) [E3]
2008	Watts Martin John, 'Economic policy transmission: The role of the OECD since 1994', Policy & Politics 3rd International Conference., Bristol, UK (2008) [E3]
2008	Watts Martin John, Mitchell William Francis, 'How should minimum wages be set in Australia?', Contemporary Issues for Heterodox Economics: Proceedings, Non Refereed Papers, Sydney, NSW (2008) [E3]

Reports (1 outputs)

Contract Report (R1) (1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2008	Cook Beth, Mitchell William Francis, Quirk Victor Steven, Watts Martin John, 'Creating Effective Local Labour Markets: A New Framework for Regional Employment Policy', Australian Research Council Linkage Partnership between the CofFEE and Jobs Australia, 294 (2008) [R1]