Supporting volunteer plasma donation in NSW
October 2025
This market study examines the supply and demand for plasma in Australia and shows that boosting plasma supply is not just an important health issue, but an economic one too.
Smarter regulation through experiments
May 2025
Building on the success of the NSW Government’s COVID-19 regulatory relaxations, our paper serves as a simple, accessible resource for regulators seeking to experiment to drive best-practice regulation.
Achieving net zero research series
March 2025, November 2024
This research series aims to guide policymakers, businesses, and households in progressively decarbonising the state’s economy.
Better occupational entry regulations: Policy implications of new research
September 2024
This paper estimates the stringency of Australian occupational entry regulations across a range of occupations and investigates a range of economic costs that come with regulating occupational entry.
eConveyancing market study
June 2024
This market study examines the effectiveness of competition in the eConveyancing market.
Boosting the NSW influenza vaccination rate - updated edition
June 2024
An updated edition of the 2023 paper, including revised estimates of the benefits of vaccination using the latest data and approaches.
What we gain by building more homes in the right places
February 2024
This paper is the third in our housing series, and shows the broader social benefits of allowing more homes to be built in the right places.
Boosting the NSW influenza vaccination rate
October 2023
This paper illustrates the potential health and economic benefits of vaccinating enough young and healthy people against the flu to reach herd immunity in NSW.
Building more homes where infrastructure costs less
August 2023
This paper is the second in our housing series, and explores the infrastructure-related costs of increasing the density of different parts of Sydney.
Childcare choices: What parents want
July 2023
We surveyed a representative sample of more than 2,000 parents and carers in NSW to find out what policy options they value most.
Building more homes where people want to live
May 2023
This paper is the first in our housing series that considers how to make housing more affordable and make best use of Sydney’s infrastructure.
The economic impacts of longer postgraduate initial teacher education
January 2023
This report delivers on our 2021 White Paper recommendation to complete a cost-benefit analysis of the initial teacher education two-year master’s requirement.
Evaluation of NSW-specific early childcare regulations
December 2022
This paper evaluates the costs and benefits of the early childcare regulations which are specific to NSW.
Adaptive NSW: how embracing tech could recharge our prosperity
November 2022
This paper explores how emerging technologies could enhance productivity and improve economic growth in NSW.
Lessons from COVID-19 Regulatory Relaxation
July 2022
This paper presents key findings and lessons learned from the COVID-19 regulatory experimentation and evaluation process that were used to support businesses and communities.
Early childcare costs and labour force participation
June 2022
This paper assesses the relationship between early childcare costs and labour force participation of primary carers.
Regulating emerging technologies
November 2021
This report investigates how better regulation can seize the opportunities from emerging technologies.
NSW remote working insights 2
November 2021
This paper presents some of the first data on where NSW remote working patterns may settle after COVID-19.
Regulating for NSW's future
July 2020
This report identifies regulatory reform opportunities for NSW by drawing on data and insights from Deloitte’s artificial intelligence and data analytics tool.
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