Supporting research and data
Commission staff undertake supporting research and analysis, data compilation and model development in support of our inquiry and study activity.
Assessing productivity in the delivery of public hospital services in Australia: Some experimental estimates
19 / 03 / 2009
This paper, presented at the30th Australian Health Economists Conference, explores productivity measurement within the Australian public hospital system.
Productivity in the mining industry: Measurement and interpretation
18 / 12 / 2008
This paper identifies measurement and interpretation issues of relevance to productivity estimates for the mining industry in Australia.
MoDEM 2.0
28 / 10 / 2008
The Modified Demographic and Economic Model (MoDEM) 2.0 is used to calculate population, labour market and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) projections under different demographic and labour assumptions.
Infrastructure Australia's National Infrastructure Audit
18 / 09 / 2008
A submission made by the Commission to Infrastructure Australia's National Infrastructure Audit in September 2008.
Recent trends in Australian fertility
05 / 08 / 2008
This paper examines some reasons for the recent trends in Australian fertility.
Part time employment: The Australian experience
12 / 06 / 2008
This paper aims to provide an overview of the changing role of part-time work in Australia.
What role for policies to supplement an Emissions Trading Scheme?
22 / 05 / 2008
This Productivity Commission submission to the Garnaut Climate Change Review was released on 22 May 2008.
Assessing the importance of national economic reform - Australian Productivity Commission experience
03 / 04 / 2008
Assessing the importance of national economic reform — Australian Productivity Commission experience - Productivity Commission Conference Paper
Armington general equilibrium model: Properties, implications and alternatives
27 / 02 / 2008
This paper explains further how the Armington Model works.
Migration, trade and investment
21 / 02 / 2008
This paper focuses on how migrants affect living standards by strengthening international social and business networks, thereby facilitating trade and investment flows.
Distributional effects of changes in Australian infrastructure industries during the 1990s
25 / 01 / 2008
This study provides insights into how, and to what extent, household incomes were affected by changes in infrastructure industries across States and Territories in the 1990s.
The Stern review: An assessment of its methodology
24 / 01 / 2008
This paper contains a detailed examination of key elements of the Review’s analytical approach.
Econometric modelling of infrastructure and Australia's productivity
/ 01 / 2008
Econometric modelling of infrastructure and Australia's productivity
GTAP (Global Trade Analysis Project) summary in excel programs
/ / 2008
GTAP (Global Trade Analysis Project) is a global network of researchers and policymakers who conduct quantitative analysis of international policy issues.
Integrated Tariff Analysis System (ITAS)
/ / 2008
Integrated Tariff Analysis System (ITAS)
Best practice regulation report 2006-07
21 / 12 / 2007
This report was prepared by the Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR) which has now moved to the Finance and Deregulation portfolio.
Productivity perspectives 2007
20 / 12 / 2007
The Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Productivity Commission held a one-day conference in Canberra on 6 December 2007 to discuss productivity trends and a range of productivity measurement, analytical and policy issues.
Assessing productivity in the delivery of health services in Australia: Some experimental estimates
06 / 12 / 2007
This paper was presented by Owen Gabbitas at the Productivity Perspectives 2007 conference held jointly between the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Productivity Commission in Canberra on 6 December 2007.
Modified Demographic and Economic Model (MoDEM 1.0)
24 / 09 / 2007
The Modified Demographic and Economic Model (MoDEM) was created for the Commission's report on Economic Implications of an Ageing Australia (PC 2005). It was modified for the report on Potential Benefits of the National Reform Agenda (PC 2007).
Precaution and the precautionary principle: Two Australian case studies
18 / 09 / 2007
This paper develops further some themes initially canvassed in the Presidential Address to the 2006 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society conference presented by Deborah Peterson, and subsequently published in the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.