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Central government departments, government research agencies, regulators, industry associations and individual businesses often want to have a reliable
assessment made of the productivity performance of the economy, a particular sector or industry, or an individual firm.
We use strong analytical frameworks and draw on our network of international experts to deliver robust answers to
the following types of questions:
How has national productivity growth compared with that of other countries?
Have microeconomic reforms and other policy changes led to an acceleration in national productivity performance?
Is the reporting of international agencies such as the OECD and IMF accurately representing national performance?
How does the productivity
performance of a particular sector or industry compare with national productivity performance?
What impediments are holding back productivity performance and what can government do to overcome them?
How should the outputs of service sector industries be measured?
Has the adoption of information and communications technology led to an acceleration in productivity growth?
Are proposed X factors in CPI X regulation sensible given past and expected feasible productivity gains for the industry?
What has been a particular business' recent productivity performance?
We use leading edge quantitative modelling to answer these and related questions.
Techniques used include index number analysis, econometric models, and non parametric methods.
Benefits of using Meyrick
Breadth of experience: Our staff have extensive experience in advising companies and government agencies on productivity measurement issues.
Understanding of policy processes: Our staff have worked at senior levels in a range of government policy agencies and understand the types of
analysis required to address key
productivity related issues.
Analytical rigour: We provide robust analysis using leading edge methods that will stand up to intense scrutiny. We work closely with Canadian
Professor Erwin Diewert, one of the world's leading experts on productivity measurement.
Strategic and practical: We have a reputation for developing solutions that address our clients' needs in
a practical and sustainable way.
Committed to professional excellence through multi-disciplinary learning: Our key source of competitive advantage is our practical and analytical
resources. So we continuously invest in these through formal and informal learning for all of our staff.
Some of our Projects
Productivity Commission:
Examining the effects of changes in the terms of trade and productivity growth on national welfare in a range of quantitative measurement frameworks
National Office of the Information Economy: Examining the contribution of information and communications technology to
Australia's strong productivity performance
New Zealand Treasury:
Measuring New Zealand's productivity performance before and after the reforms of the late 1980s and early 1990s to see if there was a productivity dividend from
the reforms
New Zealand Treasury: Reviewing IMF report comparing New Zealand's and Australia's productivity performance
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission: Measuring Australia Post's productivity performance
Telstra: Measuring Telstra's productivity performance
Telstra: Measuring the distribution of the productivity dividend among key stakeholders, consumers, employees and shareholders
Qantas: Measuring Qantas' productivity performance through a period of significant structural change in the airline industry
P&O Ports: Measuring the distribution of the productivity benefits from
waterfront reform among key stakeholders, shipping lines, employees and shareholders.
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