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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
Jobs for the Future in Regional Areas
Released: 26 Sep 2019
This submission briefly addresses a number of the matters in the Committeeâs terms of reference, drawing on existing work undertaken by the Commission. The submission is organised around the broad themes of the future of work, structural
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/future-regional-jobs
The Demand Driven University System: A mixed report card
Released: 17 Jun 2019
This research paper documents what happened during the demand driven university system before it ceased in 2017.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/university-report-card
Growing the Digital Economy in Australia and New Zealand: Maximising Opportunities for Small Medium...
Released: 14 Feb 2019
This joint Australian and New Zealand report looks at the broad challenges and opportunities created by the digital economy and at what institutional and regulatory settings by the Australian and New Zealand Governments would be most effective.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/growing-digital-economy
Interventions to Support Carers of People with Dementia - Report on Government Services
Released: 18 Oct 2018
This review considers support for carers of older people with dementia to assess whether these supports can prevent or delay entry into residential aged care.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/ongoing/report-on-government-services/what-works/dementia-support
A Rationale for Developing a Linked Employer-Employee Dataset for Policy Research
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
CAPITA-B: A Behavioural Microsimulation Model
Released: 19 Feb 2016
CAPITA-B replicates the common elements inherent in behavioural microsimulation models while keeping to a minimum details that would be required to model a particular policy application. This makes it easier to extend CAPITA-B to answer future
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/capita-b
Services for people with disability - Report on Government Services
Released: 27 Jan 2016
The Services for people with disability chapter (chapter 14) reports on the assistance funded by governments to people with disability and their carers, focusing on specialist disability services.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/ongoing/report-on-government-services/2016/community-services/services-for-people-with-disability
Tax and Transfer Incidence in Australia
Released: 7 Oct 2015
This paper sheds light on how Australia's tax and transfer system functions to distribute income across the population and over lifetimes. It presents a descriptive analysis to inform public debate about the distributive impacts of the tax and
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/tax-and-transfer-incidence
Superannuation Policy for Post-Retirement
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
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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.
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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.