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: 20 Dec 2000
This paper examines the outflow of businesses and presents the most recent available evidence of business exits and failures.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/business-failure
Released: 29 Jul 2016
This staff research note by Matthew Forbes and Patrick Jomini highlights the importance of Linked Employer-Employee Data (LEED) and provides a rationale for further developing the Foundation LEED for policy research.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/linked-employer-employee-data
Released: 1 Sep 2009
Productivity Commission submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics - Inquiry into Raising the Level of Productivity Growth in the Australian Economy.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/productivity-growth
Released: 29 May 1997
The economic impact of international airline alliances
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/airline-alliances
Released: 23 Jul 2001
The Commission provides comments on: why and how the Australian government should continue to support trade liberalisation and the WTO system; Australia's main interests in the agenda for a new round of multilateral negotiations; and other
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/trade-negotiations
Released: 20 Jun 2002
The paper examines the contribution of ICTs in a productivity growth accounting framework.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/productivity-surge
Released: 30 Aug 2001
This paper compares the prices paid by Australian electricity customers with those paid by customers of electricity utilities in Canada, Germany, Israel and the United States.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/electricity-prices
Released: 26 Sep 2013
The paper is about the sources of growth in income in Australia and the effects of structural change on the distribution of income between labour and capital. The main objective is to find an explanation for the fall in the labour share of income
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/income-prosperity
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
Released: 11 Mar 1997
An Industry Commission Submission to the Review of Business Programs, which was established to examine the efficiency and effectiveness of the programs in order to recommend principles that should apply to them.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/business-programs
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