The submission was initially compiled by NADRAC prior to NADRAC's abolition by the Australian Government on 8 November 2013. It has been completed by NADRAC's former members and is presented to the Productivity Commission as a work by the former advisory council NADRAC. In the submission below wherever NADRAC is referred to, it is a...

This paper examines recent productivity performance in Manufacturing, with particular focus on the causes of its decline. In particular, this paper: analyses Multifactor productivity (MFP) change and its proximate causes (value added, labour and capital inputs) for Manufacturing as a whole estimates MFP change and its components at the subsector level within Manufacturing examines factors...

This paper introduces the Productivity Commission's inquiry into public support for Australia’s automotive manufacturing industry, including motor vehicle and automotive component production, and invites readers to make submissions. It contains and outlines: the scope of the Review the Commission’s procedures matters about which the Commission is seeking comment and information, and how to make a...

This report argues that regulators can do more to reduce the compliance and enforcement burdens they impose on small businesses.

This staff research note describes the uses and abuses of input-output tables, with the aim of improving future utility of what is an important but sometimes misused resource. In doing so, the note examines a number of novel approaches to effective use and some examples of abuse. Novel uses include: an environment-economic input-output framework; analysis...