Research
Through our research the Commission contributes to the public debate and encourage informed policy discussion.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Efficiency in Health
Released: 23 Apr 2015
In this paper, the Commission has identified and assessed opportunities to improve the operation of Australia's health care system. This is based on a roundtable the Commission held with health policy experts in November 2014, as well as follow-up
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Housing Assistance and Employment in Australia
Released: 9 Apr 2015
This paper examines the links between housing assistance - social housing and Commonwealth Rent Assistance - and employment.
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Labour's Share of Growth in Income and Prosperity
Released: 26 Sep 2013
The paper is about the sources of growth in income in Australia and the effects of structural change on the distribution of income between labour and capital. The main objective is to find an explanation for the fall in the labour share of income
/research/supporting/income-prosperity
Forms of Work in Australia
Released: 23 Apr 2013
This paper analyses how the prevalence of different forms of work has changed in Australia, with a particular focus on the decade to 2011, and considers why those changes might have occurred.
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Trends in the Distribution of Income in Australia
Released: 27 Mar 2013
This staff working paper examines trends to 2009-10 in Australia's distribution of incomes and factors that help explain these trends.
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Current Research
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.
Completed Research
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.
Supporting Research and Data
Commission staff undertake supporting research and analysis, data compilation and model development in support of our inquiry and study activity.