Our office provides objective, robust and high-quality analysis and insights to inform industry, innovation, resources and energy policy development. We also evaluate programs in our department and across government.
What we do
Michelle Dowdell
Chief Economist
Michelle Dowdell leads the Office of the Chief Economist.
Economic analysis and research reports
Data and evaluation tools
Feb 2024
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Evaluation Strategy 2024–2028
The Evaluation Strategy 2024–2028 sets out the Department of Industry, Science and Resources' vision for evaluation from 2024 to 2028.
Jul 2021
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Data strategy 2021–2024
Our data strategy outlines how we will continue to build our data capabilities and resources. This will ensure our policies and programs are informed by the best available evidence.
Sep 2017
Office of the Chief Economist
Business Longitudinal Analysis Data Environment (BLADE)
A statistical resource that contains information on Australian businesses.
Previous work
Jul 2020
Office of the Chief Economist
Office of the Chief Economist staff research papers
The research papers produced by the Office of the Chief Economist deal with topical issues of interest relevant to the department.
Jun 2018
Office of the Chief Economist
Australian Government data integration and analysis project
The most effective government policies, programs and services are informed by accurate, high quality data.