Supporting research and data
Commission staff undertake supporting research and analysis, data compilation and model development in support of our inquiry and study activity.
Towards a National Framework for the Development of Environmental Management Systems in Agriculture
28 / 03 / 2002
Productivity Commission Submission to the Environmental Management Systems Working Group: Towards a National Framework for the Development of Environmental Management Systems in Agriculture
Australia's service sector: A study in diversity
13 / 03 / 2002
This paper seeks to dispel some of the myths commonly harboured about service jobs, service trade and the contribution services make to productivity improvements and living standards.
Fixed-term employees in Australia: Incidence and characteristics
22 / 02 / 2002
This paper presents an analysis of the incidence and characteristics of one form of non-traditional employment - fixed-term employment.
The role of risk and cost-benefit analysis in determining quarantine measures
19 / 02 / 2002
This paper describes the existing import risk analysis approach to determining quarantine measures and considers some options for improvement.
Greenhouse gas emissions and the productivity growth of electricity generators
18 / 12 / 2001
This paper develops and applies a measure of productivity growth that can incorporate unpriced environmental impacts.
Regulation and its review 2000-01
23 / 11 / 2001
This report forms part of the Commission's annual report series and meets its obligation to report annually on compliance with the Commonwealth's requirements for the making and review of regulations.
Statistical analysis of the use and impact of government business programs
20 / 11 / 2001
This paper examines the characteristics of firms that use government business programs and how the use of such programs affects their performance.
Constraints on private conservation: Some challenges in managing Australia's tropical rainforests
14 / 11 / 2001
On 14 November 2001 the paper, Constraints on Private Conservation: Some Challenges in Managing Australia's Tropical Rainforests was presented to the Annual Conference of the Rainforest Cooperative Research Centre in Cairns. The paper discusses the role of the private sector in biodiversity conservation and considers the constraints that restrict the private sector's contribution to biodiversity conservation.
Global gains from liberalising trade in telecommunications and financial services
16 / 10 / 2001
This paper examines the economic impact of complete liberalisation of trade in two important service sectors, telecommunications and financial services.
Price effects of regulation: International air passenger transport, telecommunications and electricity supply
16 / 10 / 2001
This paper attempts to quantify domestic regulatory regimes in international air passenger transport, telecommunications and electricity supply.
Information technology and Australia's productivity surge
11 / 10 / 2001
This paper examines the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Australia's productivity growth compared with the U.S.
The FTAP2 model: Theory and data
01 / 10 / 2001
This research memorandum documents the equations of the FTAP model and is intended to provide self-contained documentation for the FTAP equation system.
Self-employed contractors in Australia: Incidence and characteristics
27 / 09 / 2001
This paper analyses the incidence of contractor-type employment and the characteristics of people working as contractors.
Asset measurement in the costing of government services
05 / 09 / 2001
Asset measurement in the costing of government services
Creating markets for biodiversity: A case study of Earth Sanctuaries Ltd
04 / 09 / 2001
A report on a case study of Earth Sanctuaries Ltd, a publicly listed Australian company directly involved in the conservation of biodiversity.
Electricity prices and cost factors
30 / 08 / 2001
This paper compares the prices paid by Australian electricity customers with those paid by customers of electricity utilities in Canada, Germany, Israel and the United States.
The role of technology in determining skilled employment: An economy-wide approach
28 / 08 / 2001
The paper investigates the shift in demand toward skilled workers in an economywide framework, and compares the role of skill biased technological change with that of trade in explaining the increased demand for skilled workers.
National Health Performance Framework Report 2001
01 / 08 / 2001
National Health Performance Framework Report 2001
Remote, rural and urban telecommunications services
24 / 07 / 2001
In this international benchmarking report the Commission compared the accessibility, quality and prices of telecommunications services in remote and rural areas with those in urban areas, in Australia and in other countries.
Australia's approach to forthcoming trade negotiations
23 / 07 / 2001
The Commission provides comments on: why and how the Australian government should continue to support trade liberalisation and the WTO system; Australia's main interests in the agenda for a new round of multilateral negotiations; and other trade-related matters where the Commission has undertaken relevant research.