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: 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
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
Released: 27 Sep 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.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/hospital-technical-efficiency
Released: 3 Apr 2008
Assessing the importance of national economic reform — Australian Productivity Commission experience - Productivity Commission Conference Paper
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/assessing-national-economic-reform
Released: 6 Dec 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.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/health-service-productivity
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