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Stewarding Thin Markets: Improving NDIS Market Effectiveness

“Improving NDIS market effectiveness and equity” asks what helps to manage the new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) market so that services remain available, accessible and of good quality.  This project aims to develop methodologies to identify thin markets in the public service sector. Thin markets, where there are a low number of buyers or low number of sellers, are a major risk for governments utilising a personalised approach to service delivery. When markets aren’t in place, or there aren’t enough providers within them (known as market failures or thin markets) the goals of the NDIS to create choice and control for people with a disability cannot be reached.

We are developing new methods to allow governments to track markets in contexts like the NDIS. We are using ‘Functional Network Analysis’ in three areas across Australia – Canberra region, northeast Melbourne area and the Goldfields in Western Australia.

Research Team

A/Professor Gemma Carey, University of New South Wales
Professor Helen Dickinson, University of New South Wales
Professor David Gilchrist, University of Western Australia
Dr Damon Alexander, Swinburne University of Technology
Professor Anne Kavanagh, University of Melbourne
Professor Satish Chand, University of New South Wales 

Partners
National Disability Services, Department of Social Services, University of New South Wales, Swinburne University, University of Melbourne, University of Western Australia.

Funded by an Australian Research Council Linkage grant. 

Media

  • Rethinking ‘thin markets’ in the NDIS: introducing the market capacity framework  The Mandarin, Gemma Carey
  • Actions government can take to address thin markets and market gaps in the NDIS, Gemma Carey and Eleanor Malbon, The Mandarin
  • The Lucky Country with Richard Dennis The Saturday Paper, The economics of mental health (Podcast Ep#2)
  • What NDIA’s complaints tell us about outsourcing administration,Eleanor Malbon & Gemma Carey, The Mandarin
  • Explainer: how much does the NDIS cost and where does this money come from? Helen Dickinson, The Conversation
  • The vexed question of market stewardship in the NDIS, Eleanor Malbon and Gemma Carey, The Mandarin
  • NDIS hiccups are expected, as with any large-scale social reform, Helen Dickinson,  The Conversation
  •  Protecting equity in the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Eleanor Malbon and Gemma Carey, The Mandarin,
  • The NDIS costs are on track, but that doesn’t mean all participants are getting the support they need, Helen Dickinson,  The Conversation

Research Outputs

All our research publications are available for download here.

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