Through our research, the Commission contributes to the public debate and encourages informed policy discussion.
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.
Released: 17 Mar 2006
The Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Productivity Commission held a one-day productivity conference in Canberra on 23 March 2006 to examine Australia's productivity performance from a mix of analytical, measurement and policy perspectives.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/productivity-perspectives-2006
Released: 1 Dec 2006
Regulation and its Review 2005-06 reports 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
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/regulation-review-2005-06
Released: 7 Apr 2006
This report for the Taskforce on Reducing Regulatory Burdens on Business was released on 7 April 2006.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/regulation-taskforce/report
Released: 20 Jul 2006
This report continues previous work by the Commission and an earlier series of broader Red Book reports of the Steering Committee on National Performance Monitoring of Government Trading Enterprises.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/government-trading-enterprises/gte0405
Released: 4 May 2006
The objective of this study was to undertake a series of modelling exercises to clarify the relationship between R&D and productivity growth in Australia.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/research-development-econometric-modelling
Released: 17 Mar 2006
Analysing the Terms of Trade Effect on GDP and Employment in the Presence of Low Real Unit Labour Costs
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/productivity-perspectives-2006/zhang/zhang2
We undertake other policy relevant research in addition to our commissioned public inquiries and studies. This web page lists our current research projects.
This is our catalogue of policy relevant research that has been completed.
Commission staff undertake supporting research and analysis, data compilation and model development in support of our inquiry and study activity.
Employment & Education
Industry & Trade
Natural Resources
Productivity Analysis
Social & Community