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: 4 Oct 2000
Productivity Commission Submission to the Review of Australia's Hazardous Waste Act
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/hazardous-waste-act
Released: 5 Jul 2012
Paragraph 61 of the of the National Partnership Agreement on Youth Attainment and Transitions specifies that the COAG Reform Council is required to prepare assessment reports for the following performance benchmarks specified in the agreement:
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/national-partnership/youth
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
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
Released: 1 Dec 1994
This submission comments on selected propositions from the National Road Transport Commission NRTC paper, 'Compliance with the Road Transport Law: Principles, Objectives and Strategies', released June 1994. In particular, the submission focuses on
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/road-transport-law
Released: 28 Mar 2008
The Commission research paper Towards Urban Water Reform: A Discussion Paper was released on 28 March 2008.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/urban-water-reform
Released: 8 Jun 2016
This Commission-initiated research project was able to access a new national dataset that links information about primary school students' literacy and numeracy achievement and demographic characteristics with information about the schools they
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/indigenous-primary-school-achievement
Released: 28 Feb 2007
A study of the potential economic and government revenue impacts of the NRA, as outlined in the 10 February 2006 COAG meeting Communique.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/national-reform-agenda
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
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
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