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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 Policy
  • Energy and Climate
  • 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.

Policy Implications of the Ageing of Australia's Population Conference - Productivity Commission Conference ...

Released: 18 Mar 1999

Proceedings of a conference convened by the Productivity Commission and the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research on the policy implications of the ageing of Australia's population, held 18-19 March 1999.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/ageing-population

Quantitative Tools for Microeconomic Policy Analysis - Productivity Commission Conference Proceedings

Released: 17 Nov 2004

Proceedings of the conference, Quantitative Tools for Microeconomic Policy Analysis, held in Canberra on 17-18 November 2004.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/quantitative-tools

Health Policy Roundtable - Productivity Commission Roundtable Proceeding

Released: 29 May 2002

Proceedings of a round table convened by the Productivity Commission and the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research to discuss key health policy issues.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/health-policy

Productive Reform in a Federal System - Productivity Commission Roundtable Proceedings

Released: 6 Apr 2006

This roundtable was convened to discuss issues associated with the challenge of securing better policy outcomes from our federal system of government.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/productive-reform

Achieving Better Regulation of Services - Productivity Commission Conference Proceedings

Released: 26 Jun 2000

The Productivity Commission and the Australian National University jointly hosted a conference on 26-27 June 2000 in Canberra directed at improving the regulation of services industries in Australia and overseas.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/better-regulation

Productivity Perspectives 2007 - Productivity Commission Conference Proceedings

Released: 20 Dec 2007

The Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Productivity Commission held a one-day conference in Canberra on 6 December 2007 to discuss productivity trends and a range of productivity measurement, analytical and policy issues.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/productivity-perspectives-2007

Microeconomic Reform and Productivity Growth - Productivity Commission Conference Proceedings

Released: 1 Feb 1998

Proceedings of the workshop, Microeconomic Reform and Productivity Growth, organised by the Australian National University and the Industry Commission, and held in February 1998.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/macroeconomic-reform

Structural Adjustment: Exploring the Policy Issues - Productivity Commission Conference Proceedings

Released: 21 May 1999

A workshop organised by the Commission to explore how policy issues relating to structural adjustment are central to the debate on the future direction of microeconomic reform.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/structural-adjustment

Behavioural Economics and Public Policy - Productivity Commission Conference Proceeding

Released: 9 Aug 2007

Proceedings of the roundtable, Behavioural Economics and Public Policy, held in Melbourne on 8 and 9 August 2007.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/behavioural-economics

A 'Sustainable' Population? - Key Policy Issues - Productivity Commission Roundtable Proceedings

Released: 1 Jul 2011

The Commission held a Roundtable on A 'Sustainable' Population?- Key Policy Issues, at Old Parliament House in Canberra on 21-22 March 2011. The proceedings of the roundtable were released in July 2011.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/sustainable-population