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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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Pharmacy Business Ownership - Productivity Commission submission

Released: 9 Feb 2024

This Commission submission covers aspects of the Inquiry into Queensland's Pharmacy Business Ownership Bill 2023.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/pharmacy-business-ownership

Making the most of the AI opportunity: productivity, regulation and data access

Released: 1 Feb 2024

In this set of three papers, the Productivity Commission places Australia’s AI opportunity in a global context, to consider how our governments can help to maximise the potential economic benefits of this evolving technology.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/making-the-most-of-the-ai-opportunity

Aviation modelling - Commission Research Paper

Released: 15 Dec 2023

This research paper uses PC National computable general equilibrium model to estimate the industry, sectoral and economy-wide effects of competition policy reforms in the Australian air transport industry.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/aviation-modelling

Towards Levyathan? Industry levies in Australia

Released: 12 Dec 2023

This paper explores the evolution of Australian industry levies since Federation, how they represent a growing form of micro-taxation in Australia, and the potential factors that have supported their proliferation. The report also provides a

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/industry-levies

An iterative method for solving CGE models - Conference Paper

Released: 26 Oct 2023

This paper presents a solution method for computable general equilibrium (CGE) models, an alternative to the conventional methods based on matrix inversion and mathematical solvers.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/cge-iterative-method

Negotiating trade and investment agreements - Productivity Commission submission

Released: 2 Oct 2023

This Commission submission argues among other things that broad and active consultation is required for agreements contribute to community-wide wellbeing and avoid being biased toward sectoral interests.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/negotiating-trade-and-investment-agreements

Commonwealth bilateral air service agreements - Productivity Commission submission

Released: 20 Sep 2023

This Commission submission makes two key points: Benefits of further liberalisation and transparent cost-benefit analysis.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/air-service-agreements

Worsening rental crisis in Australia - Productivity Commission submission

Released: 18 Sep 2023

This Commission submission draws on the Commission’s published work on private renters and rental policy issues.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/rental-crisis

What can we learn about industries’ vulnerability to overseas price shocks from Merchandise trade data in...

Released: 23 Jun 2023

This paper by Melisa Bubonya, Catherine de Fontenay, Tyler Reysenbach, Phillip Smith and James Thiris introduces an alternative Australian dataset that provides insight into the use of inputs in different industries, and the likely impact of a cost

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/overseas-price-shocks

Promoting economic dynamism, competition and business formation - Productivity Commission submission

Released: 6 Apr 2023

This Commission submission considers recent trends in key indicators of dynamism — firm entry and exit, concentration, price-markups, labour market mobility and investment.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/economic-dynamism

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