Supporting research and data
Commission staff undertake supporting research and analysis, data compilation and model development in support of our inquiry and study activity.
Constraints on private conservation: Some challenges in managing Australia's tropical rainforests
14 / 11 / 2001
On 14 November 2001 the paper, Constraints on Private Conservation: Some Challenges in Managing Australia's Tropical Rainforests was presented to the Annual Conference of the Rainforest Cooperative Research Centre in Cairns. The paper discusses the role of the private sector in biodiversity conservation and considers the constraints that restrict the private sector's contribution to biodiversity conservation.
Global gains from liberalising trade in telecommunications and financial services
16 / 10 / 2001
This paper examines the economic impact of complete liberalisation of trade in two important service sectors, telecommunications and financial services.
Price effects of regulation: International air passenger transport, telecommunications and electricity supply
16 / 10 / 2001
This paper attempts to quantify domestic regulatory regimes in international air passenger transport, telecommunications and electricity supply.
Information technology and Australia's productivity surge
11 / 10 / 2001
This paper examines the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Australia's productivity growth compared with the U.S.
The FTAP2 model: Theory and data
01 / 10 / 2001
This research memorandum documents the equations of the FTAP model and is intended to provide self-contained documentation for the FTAP equation system.
Self-employed contractors in Australia: Incidence and characteristics
27 / 09 / 2001
This paper analyses the incidence of contractor-type employment and the characteristics of people working as contractors.
Asset measurement in the costing of government services
05 / 09 / 2001
Asset measurement in the costing of government services
Creating markets for biodiversity: A case study of Earth Sanctuaries Ltd
04 / 09 / 2001
A report on a case study of Earth Sanctuaries Ltd, a publicly listed Australian company directly involved in the conservation of biodiversity.
Electricity prices and cost factors
30 / 08 / 2001
This paper compares the prices paid by Australian electricity customers with those paid by customers of electricity utilities in Canada, Germany, Israel and the United States.
The role of technology in determining skilled employment: An economy-wide approach
28 / 08 / 2001
The paper investigates the shift in demand toward skilled workers in an economywide framework, and compares the role of skill biased technological change with that of trade in explaining the increased demand for skilled workers.
National Health Performance Framework Report 2001
01 / 08 / 2001
National Health Performance Framework Report 2001
Remote, rural and urban telecommunications services
24 / 07 / 2001
In this international benchmarking report the Commission compared the accessibility, quality and prices of telecommunications services in remote and rural areas with those in urban areas, in Australia and in other countries.
Australia's approach to forthcoming trade negotiations
23 / 07 / 2001
The Commission provides comments on: why and how the Australian government should continue to support trade liberalisation and the WTO system; Australia's main interests in the agenda for a new round of multilateral negotiations; and other trade-related matters where the Commission has undertaken relevant research.
Techniques for measuring efficiency in health services
01 / 07 / 2001
This paper reviews a range of techniques that have been applied for measuring efficiency in health services.
Cost sharing for biodiversity conservation: A conceptual framework
11 / 05 / 2001
This paper discusses the principles for sharing the costs of conservation between individuals, groups and the general community.
A duty of care for the protection of biodiversity on land
11 / 05 / 2001
This consultancy report explores the concept of duty of care to the environment in relation to biodiversity.
Resource movements and labour productivity, an Australian illustration: 1994-95 to 1997-98
04 / 04 / 2001
This paper examines labour productivity at the level of the firm, in contrast to most analyses to date that have used more aggregated data.
Computable General Equilibrium models for evaluating domestic greenhouse policies in Australia
04 / 04 / 2001
Computable General Equilibrium Models for Evaluating Domestic Greenhouse Policies in Australia by Jack Pezzey and Ross Lambie was released on 4 April 2001.
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
01 / 04 / 2001
This submission highlights elements of a regulatory framework that may contribute to more efficient and effective provision of conservation of biodiversity by the public and private sectors.
Business failure and change: An Australian perspective
20 / 12 / 2000
This paper examines the outflow of businesses and presents the most recent available evidence of business exits and failures.