This research aims to establish the key lessons from institutional change in the private rental sectors (PRS) of comparable countries for enhancing sector equity, efficiency and effectiveness in Australia, including better outcomes for low-income households.

The project will provide policy makers with evidence-based learning on institutional change in comparable countries, which has had positive and/or negative outcomes in terms of PRS performance, conventionally assessed in terms of equity (fairness), efficiency (getting the maximum return from inputs) and effectiveness (achieving intended outcomes