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Impact of competition policy reforms on rural and regional Australia

Inquiry report supplement

Released 14 / 10 / 1999

This supplement contains the results of a quantitative analysis of the effects of the major National Competition Policy reforms and selected national economic forces, which initially examined their effects on the national economy, and then disaggregated the effects to rural and regional Australia.

A Statistical Annex to the supplement contains detailed statistical information used in summary form in chapter four of the supplement and in the main body of the report.

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Preliminaries
Cover, Copyright, Contents, Abbreviations and explanations

1   Overview
1.1   Introduction
1.2   Effects of selected NCP reforms
1.3   Comparing effects of NCP with national economic forces
1.4   Summing up

2   Nature of National Competition Policy reforms
2.1   Electricity and gas
2.2   Rail transport
2.3   Road transport
2.4   Telecommunications
2.5   Water
2.6   Statutory marketing authorities

3   Impacts of National Competition Policy reforms
3.1   Effects of NCP reforms
3.2   Sensitivity analysis

4   Analysis of broad economic forces affecting rural and regional Australia
4.1   Introduction
4.2   Changes in general economic conditions
4.3   Changes in terms of trade
4.4   Productivity growth
4.5 Growth in inbound international travel expenditure
4.6   Changes in spending on government services
4.7   Longer-run effects of selected broad economic forces
4.8   Relationship between historical experience and the effects of NCP reform

A   The MONASH-RR model

B   Referees' comments

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