Supporting research and data
Commission staff undertake supporting research and analysis, data compilation and model development in support of our inquiry and study activity.
Regulating services trade: Matching policies to objectives
22 / 06 / 2000
Professor Richard Snape, Deputy Chairman of the Productivity Commission, presented this paper to the Eleventh Annual NBER East Asian Seminar held in Seoul, 22-24 June, 2000.
Single-desk marketing: Assessing the economic arguments
17 / 05 / 2000
This paper examines the arguments for and against single-desk marketing, and identifies the strengths and weaknesses of each arrangement.
Interim report of the Reference Group on Welfare Reform
01 / 05 / 2000
The submission is a response to the interim report of the Reference Group on Welfare Reform, Participation Support for a More Equitable Society. It covers: Reform proposals; Proposed evaluation framework; Alternative delivery approaches - effects on recipient outcomes.
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage
01 / 05 / 2000
Productivity Commission Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage
Arrangements for setting drinking water standards
14 / 04 / 2000
A comparison of Australia's drinking water regulation with other countries and against generally accepted criteria for good regulatory practice.
Multilateral liberalisation of services trade
16 / 03 / 2000
The paper compares estimates of the gains from eliminating barriers to trade in services with those from eliminating post-Uruguay barriers remaining in the areas of agriculture and manufacturing.
Review of the Export Market Development Grants Scheme
01 / 03 / 2000
The submission covers: Effects of EMDGS on exports; Framework for analysis; Overview of The Export Market Development Grants Scheme; Role of government.
Using consumer views in performance indicators for children's services
22 / 02 / 2000
This report written by Lyn Gain was commissioned by the Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth/State Service Provision. The views expressed in the report are those of the consultant, Lyn Gain, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Steering Committee or the Children's Services Working Group (and their respective agencies).
The structure of the FTAP model
01 / 02 / 2000
The structure of the FTAP model
Telecommunications prices and price changes
21 / 12 / 1999
This benchmarking report compares Australian telecommunications prices, price changes and regulatory arrangements with those in nine other OECD countries.
The role of training and innovation in workplace performance
16 / 12 / 1999
This paper examines the importance of employee training and workplace innovation in determining both labour productivity levels and growth in Australian workplaces.
Regulation and its review 1998-99
30 / 11 / 1999
This report forms part of the Commission's annual report series and meets its obligation to report annually on compliance with the Commonwealth's requirements for the making and review of regulations.
NCC Review of the WA rail access regime
10 / 11 / 1999
NCC Review of the WA rail access regime
National Competition Policy review of pharmacy regulation
04 / 11 / 1999
The submission covers the community pharmacy sector, current regulatory arrangements, benefits and costs of the regulations and some alternative approaches.
Progress in rail reform
03 / 11 / 1999
On 3 November 1999 Commissioner Helen Owens addressed AusRail99, with a speech titled Progress in Rail Reform.
Payroll tax in the costing of government services
14 / 10 / 1999
A Steering Committee research paper on the effects of payroll tax on the provision of government services.
Linking inputs and outputs: Activity measurement by police services
04 / 10 / 1999
A Steering Committee research paper on the use of activity measurement by Australasian police agencies.
Grey-letter law
09 / 09 / 1999
rey-Letter Law is the report of the Commonwealth Interdepartmental Committee on quasi-regulation.
Work arrangements on large capital city building projects
24 / 08 / 1999
The report describes how work arrangements on large capital city building projects affect work performance. It evaluates the changes in work arrangements since the late 1980's and provides an assessment of the impediments to further necessary changes.
Productivity and the structure of employment
26 / 07 / 1999
This paper examines whether multifactor productivity growth is associated with changes in key characteristics of employment.