Productivity performance and its determinants
Research in this theme assesses trends in and factors affecting:- productivity, industry performance and living standards, including ageing of the population and the workforce;
- information and communications technology; and
- firm organisation and innovation.
Also covered are the examination of public and private provision of infrastructure and the implications of corporate governance arrangements.
Current projects:
- Infrastructure and Productivity: A Review of Theory and Evidence
- Investments in Intangible Assets
- Setting Priorities in Services Trade Reform
- Public Economic Infrastructure Financing - An International Perspective
- Recent Declines in Productivity Growth in the Mining Sector: Causes and Consequences
- The Distribution of Recent Economic Gains
Current Supporting Research
Productivity performance and its determinants
Environmental and resource management
Labour markets - including distributional and other social dimensions
Development of economic models and frameworks
See also: Productivity Commission conferences