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 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.
Fully-matching results
Forms of Work in Australia - Productivity Commission Staff Working Paper
Released: 23 Apr 2013
This paper analyses how the prevalence of different forms of work has changed in Australia, with a particular focus on the decade to 2011, and considers why those changes might have occurred.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/forms-of-work
Prevalence of Transition Pathways in Australia - Staff Working Paper
Released: 29 Aug 2013
This paper by Jane Fry and Clare Boulton was released on 29 August 2013. The analysis in this paper identifies broad patterns - or pathways - in labour market and education activities associated with different life stages. It uses a novel approach -
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/transition-pathways
Deep and Persistent Disadvantage in Australia - Productivity Commission Staff Working Paper
Released: 11 Jul 2013
This paper is about disadvantage in Australia, and in particular, about Australians who experience deep and persistent disadvantage.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/deep-persistent-disadvantage
Trends in the Distribution of Income in Australia - Productivity Commission Staff Working Paper
Released: 27 Mar 2013
This staff working paper examines trends to 2009-10 in Australia's distribution of incomes and factors that help explain these trends.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/income-distribution-trends
Productivity in Manufacturing: Measurement and Interpretation - Productivity Commission Staff Working Paper
Released: 6 Dec 2013
The objective of this paper is to examine recent productivity performance in Manufacturing, with particular focus on the causes of its decline.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/manufacturing-measurement-interpretation