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Productivity and Local Workforce Composition

This chapter examines the link between firm productivity and the population composition of the areas in which firms operate. We combine annual firm-level microdata on production,…

The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Journey

The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Research is following a group of Bhutanese refugees from camps in Nepal through to settlement in New Zealand.The research involves three phases…

Violence in families – the experience and needs of the child

Social Work Now, Issue 47, pages 27-34. New Zealand is no different from many other countries in the levels of violent and abusive behaviour within households.…

Towards a better understanding of young people: The introduction of a new risk, needs and strengths assessment tool

Social Work Now, Issue 47, pages 10-17. Alex was first caught offending at age 11 years. Social services had concerns for the safety and wellbeing of…

New Zealand’s Refugee Sector: Perspectives and Developments, 1987–2010

This study is part of a wider Department of Labour research programme entitled Quota Refugees Ten Years On: Perspectives on Integration, Community and Identity. This multi-year…

Young, Disabled,and Speaking Out

The Office of Disabilities Issues (ODI) is responsible for preparing the New Zealand report on New Zealand's implementation of the United Nations' Convention on the Rights…

Auckland’s Knowledge Economy: Australasian and European Comparisons

This paper examines one key theme of modern spatial economics relating to city development: Do the major cities within and across countries increasingly attract a disproportionate…

Business Responses to the Introduction of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Part I: Baseline

This study creates a 2010 baseline of business responses to the introduction of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) and the reasons for those…

Enhancing Productivity: Towards an Updated Action Agenda

This paper presents an explanation of how the dynamic but uncertain process of economic development and growth occurs. It shows that economic development leads to structural…

Management Matters in New Zealand: How does Manufacturing Measure Up?

This paper benchmarks management practices in New Zealand manufacturing firms against the global best. The project was undertaken by a research team from the University of…