Supporting research and data
Commission staff undertake supporting research and analysis, data compilation and model development in support of our inquiry and study activity.
Productivity perspectives 2012
21 / 02 / 2013
The Productivity Commission and the Australian Bureau of Statistics held a one-day productivity conference in Canberra on 20th November 2012. The conference provided an overview of productivity trends and a range of productivity measurement, analytical and policy issues.
COAG's Regulatory and Competition Reform Agenda: A high level assessment of the gains
03 / 08 / 2012
The Productivity Commission was requested to conduct a 'preliminary high-level review' of sixteen areas of reform identified by COAG at its April 2012 meeting. The Commission's paper was provided on 29 June 2012 to the cross jurisdictional Taskforce established to advise COAG on the development of a National Productivity Compact between governments and business associations.
Benchmarking in federal systems
24 / 07 / 2012
The Commission held a Roundtable on A 'Sustainable' Population?- Key Policy Issues, at Old Parliament House in Canberra on 21-22 March 2011. The proceedings of the roundtable were released in July 2011.
Australia's productivity growth slump: Signs of crisis, adjustment or both?
19 / 04 / 2012
This paper by visiting researcher Dean Parham was released on 19 April 2012.
Productivity in electricity, gas and water: Measurement and interpretation
04 / 04 / 2012
This staff working paper examines productivity trends in the Australian utilities industry and highlights some significant issues relating to the measurement and interpretation of changes in measured productivity over time.
Influences on Indigenous labour market outcomes
05 / 12 / 2011
This staff working paper examines factors that potentially influence Indigenous.
Multifactor productivity growth cycles at the industry level
21 / 07 / 2011
This paper examines multifactor productivity growth cycles at the industry level in Australia and the considerable variation in these cycles across industries and the market sector.
A 'sustainable' population? - Key policy issues
01 / 07 / 2011
The Commission held a Roundtable on A 'Sustainable' Population?- Key Policy Issues, at Old Parliament House in Canberra on 21-22 March 2011. The proceedings of the roundtable were released in July 2011.
Sustainable Population Strategy Taskforce
06 / 05 / 2011
Submission made by the Productivity Commission to the Taskforce on the Sustainable Population Strategy for Australia.
Rural Research and Development Council
28 / 02 / 2011
Productivity Commission Submission to the Rural Research and Development Council.
Labour force participation of women over 45
17 / 01 / 2011
This paper explores how mature aged women have greatly increased their participation in paid employment over the past three decades.
Childhood obesity: An economic perspective
25 / 10 / 2010
This paper analyses the issue of childhood obesity within an economic policy framework. It also reviews the evidence of trends in obesity in children and provides an overview of recent and planned childhood obesity preventative health programs.
Links between literacy and numeracy skills and labour market outcomes
20 / 10 / 2010
This paper analyses data from a 2006 survey on the literacy and numeracy skills of the Australian adult population.
Investments in intangible assets and Australia's productivity growth: Sectoral estimates
14 / 10 / 2010
This paper extends previous work on intangibles by applying an experimental method to two key industry sectors within the Australian economy.
Quality of care in Australian public and private hospitals
01 / 10 / 2010
This paper by Matthew Forbes, Philip Harslett, Ilias Mastoris and Leonora Risse was presented at the 31st Australian Conference of Health Economists in Sydney on 30 September to 1 October 2010.
Measuring the technical efficiency of public and private hospitals in Australia
27 / 09 / 2010
This paper by Matthew Forbes, Philip Harslett, Ilias Mastoris and Leonora Risse was presented at the Australian Conference of Economists in Sydney on 27 to 29 September 2010.
Valuing the future: The social discount rate in cost-benefit analysis
22 / 04 / 2010
This paper by visiting researcher Mark Harrison was released on 22 April 2010.
National Partnership Performance Reporting
09 / 04 / 2010
In November 2008, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) endorsed a new Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations (IGA). The IGA included a new form of payment - National Partnership (NP) payments - to fund specific projects and to facilitate and/or reward states and territories that deliver on nationally significant reforms.
Strengthening evidence-based policy in the Australian federation
01 / 04 / 2010
The Productivity Commission convened a roundtable 'Strengthening Evidence-based Policy in the Australian Federation' in Canberra on 17-18 August 2009.
Developing a partial equilibrium model of an urban water system
24 / 03 / 2010
This paper uses partial equilibrium modelling of urban water systems to investigate capacity augmentation decisions, pricing policies and the use of water restrictions in the urban water sector.