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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 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.

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Literacy and Numeracy Skills and Labour Market Outcomes in Australia - Productivity Commission Staff...

Released: 29 May 2014

This paper by Anthony Shomos and Matt Forbes was released on 29 May 2014. It profiles the literacy and numeracy skills of Australia's adult population and assesses how important they are for two labour market outcomes - employment and wages.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/literacy-numeracy-skills
Restrictions on Trade in Education Services: Some Basic Indexes - Productivity Commission Staff Working...

Released: 15 Oct 2003

This paper examines restrictions affecting trade in education services - a growing commercial activity in the services sector in many economies.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/education-restrictions
Investments in Intangible Assets and Australia's Productivity Growth - Productivity Commission Staff...

Released: 26 Mar 2009

This paper applies the CHS methodology to data for the market sector of the Australian economy to estimate the level and growth of investment in a range of intangibles.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/intangible-investment
Tax Law Improvement Project - Office of Regulation Review Submission

Released: 3 Aug 1995

This submission

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/tax-law-improvement
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Productivity Commission Staff Research Paper

Released: 28 May 1999

This paper describes and analyses from an economic perspective major issues in the area of intellectual property rights.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/intellectual-property
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
Productivity Commission Submission to the Review of the Trade Practices Act 1974

Released: 24 Jul 2002

This submission provides comments to the review of the Trade Practices Act 1974. It covers the role, purpose and effect of Section 46, the cease and desist powers in Part IV, and offers some comments on enforcement issues and mergers.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/trade-practices-act
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
Cost Sharing for Biodiversity Conservation: A Conceptual Framework - Productivity Commission Staff Research ...

Released: 11 May 2001

This paper discusses the principles for sharing the costs of conservation between individuals, groups and the general community.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/cost-sharing-biodiversity
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
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