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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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BLADE for productivity research - Productivity Commission Staff Working Paper

Released: 5 May 2021

This staff working paper discusses the uses and limitations of the Business Longitudinal Analysis Data Environment (BLADE) for economic research. BLADE is a comprehensive administrative dataset covering almost all Australian businesses between 2001

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/blade

A rationale for developing a linked employer-employee dataset for policy research - Staff Research Note

Released: 29 Jul 2016

This staff research note by Matthew Forbes and Patrick Jomini highlights the importance of Linked Employer-Employee Data (LEED) and provides a rationale for further developing the Foundation LEED for policy research.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/linked-employer-employee-data

Effective marginal tax rates on savings - Working Document

Released: 21 Dec 2015

This working document provides an introduction to the concept of effective marginal tax rates on the return to savings.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/effective-marginal-tax-on-savings

Superannuation Policy for Post-Retirement - Commission research paper

Released: 7 Jul 2015

This report is a detailed analysis of two aspects of superannuation policy affecting the post-retirement phase: What might happen if the age that individuals can access their superannuation (the 'preservation age') were raised? Is the way people

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/superannuation-post-retirement

An introduction to entropy estimation of parameters in economic models - Conference Paper

Released: 14 Apr 2015

This paper by Larry Cook and Philip Harslett provides an introductory guide to entropy estimation for economic modellers with a particular emphasis on estimating elasticities from limited time series data.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/entropy-estimation

Incorporating household survey data into a CGE model - Conference Paper

Released: 14 Apr 2015

This paper by Xiao-guang Zhang uses an Australian Household Expenditure Survey (HES) dataset as an example to describe a simple procedure to integrate an entire sample of households into a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/household-data-cge-model

Housing Assistance and Employment in Australia - Commission Research Paper

Released: 9 Apr 2015

This paper examines the links between housing assistance - social housing and Commonwealth Rent Assistance - and employment.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/housing-employment

On productivity: Concepts and measurement - Staff Research Note

Released: 25 Feb 2015

This staff research note aims to shed light on productivity concepts and measurement issues.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/concepts-measurement

Prevalence of Transition Pathways in Australia - Staff Working Paper

Released: 29 Aug 2013

This paper by Jane Fry and Clare Boulton was released on 29 August 2013. The analysis in this paper identifies broad patterns - or pathways - in labour market and education activities associated with different life stages. It uses a novel approach -

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/transition-pathways

Links Between Literacy and Numeracy Skills and Labour Market Outcomes - Productivity Commission Staff...

Released: 20 Oct 2010

This paper analyses data from a 2006 survey on the literacy and numeracy skills of the Australian adult population.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/literacy-numeracy-labour-outcomes