Skip to Content
 Close search
Print

Research

Through our research, the Commission contributes to the public debate and encourages informed policy discussion. The Commission has six research streams:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Stream
  • Climate Change and Energy
  • Environment and Water
  • Health and Ageing
  • Industry and Trade
  • Productivity.

The Commission has a statutory mandate to conduct a program of research to support its inquiries, annual reporting and other responsibilities, including promoting community awareness and understanding of various productivity and regulatory issues.

1 - 10 of 2,949 search results

1 2 3 4 5
Fairly equal? Economic mobility in Australia

Released: 10 Jul 2024

This research paper explores economic mobility – how inequality changes over time – by looking at whose incomes are increasing, and whose are not.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/fairly-equal-mobility
Leveraging digital technology in healthcare

Released: 7 May 2024

This research paper considers the role digital technology can play in improving patient outcomes and enhancing productivity in healthcare.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/digital-healthcare
Advances in measuring healthcare productivity

Released: 23 Apr 2024

This paper estimates productivity growth for one third of Australia’s healthcare sector and benchmarks our level of productivity against that of other countries’ healthcare sectors.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/measuring-healthcare-productivity
Making the most of the AI opportunity: productivity, regulation and data access

Released: 1 Feb 2024

In this set of three papers, the Productivity Commission places Australia’s AI opportunity in a global context, to consider how our governments can help to maximise the potential economic benefits of this evolving technology.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/making-the-most-of-the-ai-opportunity
Australia's prison dilemma - Commission Research Paper

Released: 29 Oct 2021

Australia is putting more people in prison despite a significant fall in the number of criminal offenders. This paper looks at what is driving these trends, the costs on society and whether there are alternatives to prison that still keep the

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/prison-dilemma
Integrated Urban Water Management — Why a good idea seems hard to implement - Commission Research Paper

Released: 18 Mar 2020

This research paper examines the policy and implementation frameworks currently governing the urban water sector to identify where there may be impediments to the adoption of Integrated Water Cycle Management (IWCM).

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/water-cycle
Growing the Digital Economy and Maximising Opportunities for Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) - Commission...

Released: 14 Feb 2019

This joint Australian and New Zealand report looks at the broad challenges and opportunities created by the digital economy and at what institutional and regulatory settings by the Australian and New Zealand Governments would be most effective.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/growing-digital-economy
Financial Performance of Government Trading Enterprises 2004-05 to 2006-07 - Commission Research Paper

Released: 31 Jul 2008

Financial Performance of Government Trading Enterprises 2004-05 to 2006-07 was released on 31 July 2008. It forms part of the Commission's research into the performance of Australian industries and the progress of microeconomic reform.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/gte0607
Examining Barriers to More Efficienct Gas Markets - Commission Research Paper

Released: 31 Mar 2015

This paper examines issues relating to different stages of the gas supply chain in the eastern Australian gas market, against the backdrop of integration with the Asia-Pacific market.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/gas-markets
Assistance to Tourism: Exploratory Estimates - Productivity Commission Research paper

Released: 8 Apr 2005

This paper provides assistance estimates for tourism on a comparable basis to other industries.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/tourism
1 2 3 4 5
Search Within : all → Research
Filter results
Topics : all
Content types : all → commission research paper
Date published
Date range
Publications only
Current research

We undertake other policy relevant research in addition to our commissioned public inquiries and studies. This web page lists our current research projects.
Completed research

This is our catalogue of policy relevant research that has been completed.

 Supporting research and data
Supporting research and data

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