This is the third book in a series which records the proceedings of a National Economics Teachers’ Conference organised by the Economics Education Resource Centre. Economics ’93 was held at the Ramada Hotel in Surfers Paradise over July 1-2, 1993. Eleven papers were presented to the conference by economists and educators under the theme of ‘Creating Competitive Advantage In the ’90s’. The program’s theme examined the notion of competitiveness as espoused by Michael Porter, in his acclaimed book. The Competitive Advantage of Nations (1990, Macmillan). Each conference speaker applied the concept of competitiveness to a particular facet of the Australian economy in highlighting ways in which Australia might achieve and maintain a greater level of international competitiveness in its relations with the world economy