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Things you canât drop on your feet: An overview of Australiaâs services sector productivity - PC...
Released: 15 Apr 2021
Features: Service sector growth is a feature of a maturing economy; Service sector facts and myths; Challenges in measuring productivity in the service sector; Measurement issues in service sector productivity; Improving service sector productivity
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/ongoing/productivity-insights/services
Supporting Australia's Exports and Attracting Investment
Released: 7 Oct 2019
This submission responds to a request from the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth: Inquiry into supporting Australia's exports and attracting investment. The request was that the Commission provide material over the past five
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/supporting-exports
Digital Disruption: What do governments need to do?
Released: 15 Jun 2016
This paper focuses on the role of government in the face of potentially disruptive technological change.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/digital-disruption
Productivity in Financial and Insurance Services
Released: 18 Feb 2016
As the first service sector to be examined, there are new questions as to what is actually being measured and how well it reflects the underlying concept of productivity.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/productivity-financial-insurance-services
National Indigenous Reform Agreement: Performance Assessment 2013-14
Released: 2 Dec 2015
This report is the sixth in the series of performance assessments for the Closing the Gap targets. In making its assessments, the Commission has therefore sought to ensure an appropriate degree of comparability with the assessments made by the COAG
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/indigenous-reform-assessment
Housing Decisions of Older Australians
Released: 1 Dec 2015
The report is the third flagship research paper and it continues the investigation of issues relating to the ageing of Australia's population, this time focusing on the housing choices made by older Australians.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/housing-decisions-older-australians
Report on Government Services 2013 - Report on Government Services
Released: 31 Jan 2013
This Report compares the performance of Australian, State and Territory governments providing a range of services. It contains performance indicators of the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of: early childhood, education and training; justice;
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/ongoing/report-on-government-services/2013/2013
National Healthcare Agreement - National Agreement Performance Reporting
Released: 7 Jun 2010
The information in this report is intended as an input to the COAG Reform Council's analysis of the National Healthcare Agreement.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/national-agreements/healthcare
Efficiency Measures for Child Protection and Support Pathways
Released: 15 May 2005
The report provides the basis for a major advance in the way child protection performance is assessed, reflecting fundamental shifts in notions of both service delivery and government financial accountability.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/child-protection-efficiency
Superannuation in the Costing of Government Services
Released: 21 Sep 1998
A Steering Committee research paper on the way superannuation is costed in calculating service costs for the annual 'Report on Government Services'.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/super
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As well as the inquiries and studies the Government commission us to do, we also undertake other policy-relevant research. This page contains links to our current research projects.
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This is our catalogue of policy relevant research that has been completed.
Ongoing Reporting
We produce a number of regular reports that review a range of topics including Indigenous wellbeing, government services and expenditure, trade and assistance and productivity performance.
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Commission staff undertake supporting research and analysis, data compilation and model development in support of our inquiry and study activity.