Supporting research and data
Commission staff undertake supporting research and analysis, data compilation and model development in support of our inquiry and study activity.
Review of patient satisfaction and experience surveys conducted for public hospitals in Australia
01 / 06 / 2005
The report of a consultancy conducted in May and June 2005 by Jim Pearse of Health Policy Analysis Pty Ltd. The consultancy reviewed patient satisfaction and responsiveness surveys conducted in relation to public hospital services in Australia, and international developments were briefly reviewed.
Efficiency measures for child protection and support pathways
15 / 05 / 2005
The report provides the basis for a major advance in the way child protection performance is assessed, reflecting fundamental shifts in notions of both service delivery and government financial accountability.
The growth of labour hire employment in Australia
22 / 02 / 2005
This paper seeks to measure the level and growth of labour hire employment, and to identify the reasons for that growth.
Productivity perspectives 2004
24 / 11 / 2004
The Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Productivity Commission held a one-day conference in Canberra on 9 December 2004 the to discuss productivity trends and a range of productivity measurement, analytical and policy issues.
Modelling water trade in the southern Murray-Darling Basin
19 / 11 / 2004
This paper examines the likely economic impacts of expanding water trade in the southern Murray-Darling Basin.
Quantitative tools for microeconomic policy analysis
17 / 11 / 2004
Proceedings of the conference, Quantitative Tools for Microeconomic Policy Analysis, held in Canberra on 17-18 November 2004.
Regulation and its review 2003-04
16 / 11 / 2004
Annual report for 2003-04 on compliance with the Australian Government's requirements for the making and review of regulations. The Government requires departments and agencies to prepare Regulation Impact Statements to ensure regulatory action is well informed and achieves intended goals.
An Integrated Tariff Analysis System: Software and database
05 / 11 / 2004
This paper provides an overview of the structure of the ITAS software and database.
Responsiveness of demand for irrigation water: A focus on the southern Murray-Darling Basin
31 / 08 / 2004
This paper explores the determinants of the elasticity of demand for irrigation water. It focuses on three main irrigated industries, rice, dairy and horticulture, to gain a greater understanding of the value that farmers place on water as an input.
Regulation and its review 2002-03
07 / 11 / 2003
Annual report for 2002-03 on compliance with the Australian Government's requirements for the making and review of regulations. The Government requires departments and agencies to prepare Regulation Impact Statements to ensure regulatory action is well informed and achieves intended goals.
A comparison of gross output and value-added methods of productivity estimation
01 / 11 / 2003
A comparison of gross output and value-added methods of productivity estimation
Australia's industry sector productivity performance
01 / 11 / 2003
Australia's industry sector productivity performance
Restrictions on trade in education services: Some basic indexes
15 / 10 / 2003
This paper examines restrictions affecting trade in education services - a growing commercial activity in the services sector in many economies.
Sources of Australia's productivity revival
29 / 09 / 2003
A paper that aims to identify the key sources of the revival in Australia's productivity growth.
Response to the NCC's draft recommendation on declaration of Sydney Airport
15 / 08 / 2003
This submission draws on research and analysis undertaken during the Commission's inquiry into price regulation of airport services.
Living, labour and environmental standards and the WTO
05 / 08 / 2003
This paper examines trade liberalisation and the WTO and their links to living standards, income equality and poverty; core labour standards; and the environment and environmental policies.
Mechanisms for improving the quality of regulations: Australia in an international context
31 / 07 / 2003
This paper examines selected regulatory policies and practices from the Australian states and territories and ten OECD countries.
Review of pricing arrangements in residential aged care
02 / 07 / 2003
The submission provides comments to the Review of Pricing Arrangements in Residential Aged Care, conducted by the Department of Health and Aged Care. It includes an assessment of the current funding and delivery arrangements for aged care services, an analysis of the implications of ageing, trends in disability rates and other key influences on the future demand for and cost of services.
The trade and investment effects of preferential trading arrangements - Old and new evidence
01 / 07 / 2003
This paper aims to provide additional information about the characteristics and potential economic effects of third wave preferential trading arrangements of the type that Japan has begun negotiating, and examines their effects on investment and trade flows.
Firm size and export performance: Some empirical evidence
23 / 04 / 2003
This paper examines the relationship between firm size, domestic sales and export performance for a sample of Australian manufacturing firms.