Through our research, the Commission contributes to the public debate and encourages informed policy discussion.
The Commission has a statutory mandate to conduct a program of research to support its inquiries, annual reporting and other responsibilities, including promoting community awareness and understanding of various productivity and regulatory issues.
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Released: 10 Dec 2002
International negotiations on investment liberalisation
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/international-investment-liberalisation
Released: 9 Dec 2002
This paper represents part of the work in progress on a joint research project of the Productivity Commission, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, and the National Office for the Information Economy
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/ict-uptake
Released: 9 Dec 2002
A shortened version of the paper, Uptake and Impacts of the ICTs in The Australian Economy: Evidence from Aggregate, Sectoral and Firm Levels, which represents part of the work in progress on a joint research project of the Productivity Commission,
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/ict-innovations
Released: 8 Nov 2002
Commissioner Helen Owens gave an address, 'Building Excellence in Health Care in a Changing Environment', to the Divisions of General Practice Network Forum 2002, in Brisbane on 8 November 2002.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/healthcare
Released: 3 Oct 2002
A paper on the contribution of ICTs to productivity accelerations in Australia and the USA, using a growth accounting framework. It was delivered to the Communications Research Forum, Canberra, 3 October 2002.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/getting-most-out-of-ict
Released: 2 Oct 2002
A paper on the contribution of microeconomic reforms to Australia's productivity performance, presented to the Conference of Economists, Adelaide, 1 October 2002.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/living-standards
Released: 24 Jul 2002
Productivity gains from policy reforms, ICTs and structural transformation
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/productivity-gains
Released: 20 Jun 2002
The paper examines the contribution of ICTs in a productivity growth accounting framework.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/productivity-surge
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