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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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The nuisance cost of tariffs - Commission Research Paper

Released: 5 Aug 2022

This research paper was released on 5 August 2022. The report argues that in Australia’s low tariff-rate environment, the costs of the tariffs arise primarily from the complexity of the tariff system rather than from distortions to the economy.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/nuisance-tariffs
Promoting economic dynamism, competition and business formation - Productivity Commission submission

Released: 6 Apr 2023

This Commission submission considers recent trends in key indicators of dynamism — firm entry and exit, concentration, price-markups, labour market mobility and investment.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/economic-dynamism
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
Making the most of the AI opportunity: productivity, regulation and data access - Commission Research Paper

Released: 1 Feb 2024

In this set of three papers, the Productivity Commission places Australia’s AI opportunity in a global context, to consider how our governments can help to maximise the potential economic benefits of this evolving technology.

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/making-the-most-of-the-ai-opportunity
What can we learn about industries’ vulnerability to overseas price shocks from Merchandise trade data in...

Released: 23 Jun 2023

This paper by Melisa Bubonya, Catherine de Fontenay, Tyler Reysenbach, Phillip Smith and James Thiris introduces an alternative Australian dataset that provides insight into the use of inputs in different industries, and the likely impact of a cost

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/overseas-price-shocks
Head in the cloud: Firm performance and cloud service - Conference Paper

Released: 26 Oct 2022

This paper by Henry McMillan, Tim Murray, Catherine de Fontenay and Ralph Lattimore was presented at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) joint conference on the Economic implications of the digital economy

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/head-in-cloud
Small business access to finance: The evolving lending market - Commission Research Paper

Released: 30 Sep 2021

This paper examines how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) access debt finance in Australia. It finds that the recent emergence of new products and lenders, enabled by a supportive regulatory environment and innovative use of data and technology,

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/business-finance
Australia's prison dilemma - Commission Research Paper

Released: 29 Oct 2021

Australia is putting more people in prison despite a significant fall in the number of criminal offenders. This paper looks at what is driving these trends, the costs on society and whether there are alternatives to prison that still keep the

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/prison-dilemma
Wealth transfers and their economic effects - Commission Research Paper

Released: 7 Dec 2021

The report provides information about how much wealth Australians transfer while they are alive (gifts) and after they die (inheritances), how wealth transfers affect those who receive them, and the impact of wealth transfers on the distribution of

https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/wealth-transfers
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