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: 24 Nov 2022
This stocktake provides an overview of mental health and suicide prevention programs that are currently funded by the Australian and State and Territory Governments. It seeks to build a shared understanding of the landscape of existing
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/mental-health-stocktake
Released: 21 Nov 2022
This Commission submission focusses on some of the issues raised in the National Electric Vehicle Strategy consultation paper.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/electric-vehicle-strategy-submission
Released: 26 Oct 2022
This paper by Henry McMillan, Tim Murray, Catherine de Fontenay and Ralph Lattimore was presented at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) joint conference on the Economic implications of the digital economy
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/head-in-cloud
Released: 8 Sep 2022
The submission summarises some observations from several Commission reports published over the last decade that address some aspects of work and care that are particularly relevant and still current.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/work-care
Released: 5 Aug 2022
This research paper was released on 5 August 2022. The report argues that in Australiaâs low tariff-rate environment, the costs of the tariffs arise primarily from the complexity of the tariff system rather than from distortions to the economy.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/nuisance-tariffs
Released: 6 May 2022
The Productivity Commission made a submission to the Australian Business Securitisation Fund (ABSF) Review. The submission looks at how the ABSF can impact small and medium enterprise lending markets.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/business-securitisation-fund
Released: 25 Feb 2022
The Productivity Commission made a submission to the Quality Initial Teacher Education Review. The submission explores issues with attracting high-quality ITE candidates to teaching, including related issues with teacher shortages in specific areas,
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/quality-initial-teacher-education
We undertake other policy relevant research in addition to our commissioned public inquiries and studies. This web page lists our current research projects.
This is our catalogue of policy relevant research that has been completed.
Commission staff undertake supporting research and analysis, data compilation and model development in support of our inquiry and study activity.
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