Supporting research and data

Commission staff undertake supporting research and analysis, data compilation and model development in support of our inquiry and study activity.

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Tasmanian dairy industry review

30 / 11 / 1998

Productivity Commission Submission to the Tasmanian Dairy Industry Review

Industry competitiveness, trade and the environment

27 / 11 / 1998

This workshop, held in Melbourne on 27 November 1998, addresses the growing concerns in government, business and the community about the linkages between international trade policy and environmental policies.

Australia's restrictions on trade in financial services

19 / 11 / 1998

This paper Identifies and classifies potential restrictions on trade in financial services in Australia.

Youth wages and employment

16 / 10 / 1998

A staff research paper that focuses on youth employment (rather than unemployment) and examines the factors influencing the demand for youth workers, and the interaction between youth and adult employment.

Work arrangements in the Australian meat processing industry

09 / 10 / 1998

The report examines selected work arrangements and assesses their implications for the performance of meat processing enterprises. The effects on employees are also considered, and the scope to achieve further necessary change is analysed.

Outcome measurement in child protection

14 / 09 / 1998

This report was written by Lyn Gain and Lawrie Young for the Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth/State Service Provision. The views expressed in the report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Steering Committee or the Productivity Commission. This report examines the current state of development of child protection and supported placement outcome measures, as reported in the international English language literature.

National satisfaction survey of clients of disability services

14 / 09 / 1998

The report was commissioned by the Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth/State Service Provision and the National Disability Administrators in March 1999, and was funded from the Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement national research and development fund. The survey compared the satisfaction of clients of disability services across jurisdictions and across services within jurisdictions.

Implementing reforms in government services 1998

02 / 09 / 1998

The report comprises case studies of recent reforms in different government service areas in four jurisdictions. These are education (devolution of decision making in Victorian Government schools), health (use of competitive tendering for NSW Public Hospital services), disability services (offering direct consumer funding and choice in WA disability services ), and courts (applying prices for court reporting services for Commonwealth Courts).

Review of the NSW Rural Assistance Act

01 / 09 / 1998

The submission provides comments to the review of the NSW Rural Assistance Act 1989.

Design principles for small business programs and regulations

21 / 08 / 1998

This paper focuses on small business issues and provides a guide for design, implementation and evaluation of small business programs and regulations.

APEC early voluntary sectoral liberalisation

31 / 07 / 1998

This paper examines selected EVSL initiatives first nominated by APEC members at their Vancouver meeting in November 1997.

Industry Economics Conference 1998

06 / 07 / 1998

The theme of the 1998 Industry Economics Conference, organised by the Australian National University and the Productivity Commission, is privatisation, regulation and reform.

A comparison of institutional arrangements for road provision

30 / 06 / 1998

A comparison of four institutional approaches to road provision: the traditional 'departmental' approach, output-based management, an effective road fund and a public utility model.

Directions for state tax reform

10 / 06 / 1998

This paper examines four current areas of state taxation - payroll taxes, land taxes, financial taxes, and franchise fees.

Work arrangements in container stevedoring

28 / 04 / 1998

The report examines selected work arrangements and assesses their implications for the performance of container stevedoring workplaces. The effects on employees and users of stevedoring services are also considered, and impediments to achieving improved work arrangements are analysed.