Research

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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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