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.
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Impact of climate risk on insurance premiums and availability - Productivity Commission submission
Released: 5 Jul 2024
The Productivity Commission made a submission to the Senate Select Committee on the Impact of Climate Risk on Insurance Premiums and Availability inquiry.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/climate-insurance
Why are investment hurdle rates so high? Risk or market power? - Productivity Commission staff working...
Released: 6 Jun 2024
This staff working paper discusses the implications for investment and productivity, and questions the role of market power in Australia and the measurement of intangible capital and the risk-free rate.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/high-investment-hurdle-rates
Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Productivity Commission submission
Released: 31 May 2024
The Productivity Commission made a submission to the Senate Select Committee on Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI). The submission makes three key points in relation to opportunities to adopt AI in ways that will benefit economic growth, drawing
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/adopting-artificial-intelligence
Understanding and utilisation of benefits under Free Trade Agreements - Productivity Commission submission
Released: 21 Jun 2024
The Productivity Commission made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth. This submission draws mainly on the Commissionâs work on trade and relates to the inquiry's terms of reference (TOR) parts a to d.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/understanding-free-trade-agreements
Review of the Report on Government Services and Performance Reporting Dashboard - Productivity Commission...
Released: 12 Jun 2024
The Review of Government Service Provision (RGSP) Secretariat made a submission to the Council on Federal Financial Relations' Review of the Report on Government Services and Performance Reporting Dashboard.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/rogs-performance-dashboard-review
Competition review: merger reform - Productivity Commission submission
Released: 11 Apr 2024
This Commission submission is in response to a request by the Treasury's Competition Taskforce.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/competition-review-mergers
Pharmacy Business Ownership - Productivity Commission submission
Released: 9 Feb 2024
This Commission submission covers aspects of the Inquiry into Queensland's Pharmacy Business Ownership Bill 2023.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/pharmacy-business-ownership
Worsening rental crisis in Australia - Productivity Commission submission
Released: 18 Sep 2023
This Commission submission draws on the Commissionâs published work on private renters and rental policy issues.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/rental-crisis
An iterative method for solving CGE models - Conference Paper
Released: 26 Oct 2023
This paper presents a solution method for computable general equilibrium (CGE) models, an alternative to the conventional methods based on matrix inversion and mathematical solvers.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/cge-iterative-method
Commonwealth bilateral air service agreements - Productivity Commission submission
Released: 20 Sep 2023
This Commission submission makes two key points: Benefits of further liberalisation and transparent cost-benefit analysis.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/air-service-agreements