Doctor Margaret Moussa

Doctor Margaret Moussa

Lecturer,
Economics, Finance & Property

Biography

Dr Margaret Moussa teaches multidisciplinary subjects in the School of Business.  Dr Moussa's research areas include philosophy of social science, innovation and work design in organizations,  political economic theory, labour markets and population ageing and informal care work.  

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Qualifications

  • PhD University of New South Wales
  • BA(Hons) University of New England
  • DipEd University of New England

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Economics, Finance & Property

Contact

Email: M.Moussa@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone: (02) 9685 9655
Mobile:
Location: 1.10

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Publications

Chapters in Books

  • Mann, S. and Moussa, M. (2010), 'Is Value an Idle Cog in Marxist Economic Theory?', Interpretations of Marxism: Chinese and Western, Social Sciences Academic Press 9787509713457.
  • Moussa, M. (2007), 'Deducing natural necessity from purposive activity : the scientific realist logic of Habermas' theory of communicative action and Luhmann's systems theory', Contributions to Social Ontology, Routledge 9780415403733.

Journal Articles

  • Moussa, M. (2023), 'Methodology from the standpoint of experience : a comparison of Max Weber, Heinrich RIckert and John Stuart Mill', Max Weber Studies, vol 23, no 2 , pp 197 - 217.
  • Moussa, M. and Wagland, S. (2020), 'A critique of "productivist" policy responses to population ageing focusing on financial outcomes in retirement for women', Journal of Population Ageing, vol 12 , pp 453 - 473.
  • Moussa, M. (2019), 'The relationship between elder care-giving and labour force participation in the context of policies addressing population ageing : a review of empirical studies published between 2006 and 2016', Ageing and Society, vol 39, no 6 , pp 1281 - 1310.
  • Moussa, M., Bright, M. and Varua, M. (2017), 'Investigating knowledge workers' productivity using work design theory', International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, vol 66, no 6 , pp 822 - 834.
  • Mariyani-Squire, E. and Moussa, M. (2015), 'Fallibilism, liberalism and Stilwell's advocacy for pluralism in economics : Edward Mariyani-Squire and Margaret Moussa', Journal of Australian Political Economy, vol 75 , pp 194 - 210.
  • Moussa, M. and Mariyani-Squire, E. (2012), 'Keynes' general theory : structure, substance and contradiction', International Journal of Applied Economics and Econometrics, vol 20, no 3 , pp 388 - 412.

Conference Papers

  • Jones, C., Nicholson, R., Ashcroft-Smith, M., Sailba, L., Abraham, J., Mubin, O., Yevenes, K., Bidewell, J., Moussa, M., Arness, D., Berry, J., Hellany, A. and Darestani, M. (2022), 'Beyond the discipline : mapping and developing WIL across transdisciplinary curricula', The Australian Collaborative Education Network. Conference, Melbourne, Vic..
  • Varua, M., Bright, M. and Moussa, M. (2017), 'Australian knowledge workers' productivity : what matters?', Global Business and Technology Association. Annual International Conference, Vienna, Austria.
  • Moussa, M. (2011), 'Supply-side theories of monopoly capital : A critical appraisal of 'sector analysis'', 10th Annual Society of Heterodox Economists' conference, Sydney.
  • Moussa, M. (2009), 'On the logic of Marshall's Principles', The Eighth annual Society of Heterodox Economists' Conference, Sydney.
  • Mann, S. and Moussa, M. (2007), 'Value Theory and the Analysis of Commodity Producing Societies', Symposium on Marxist Philosophy: Western and Chinese Perspectives, Flinders University, Bedford Park , S.A..
  • Moussa, M. (2005), 'Specifying the ontology of natural necessity as non-reductive naturalism: critical realist debates on the relation between agency and society', International Association for Critical Realism 2005 Annual Conference: Engaging Realism, Sydney.

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