When Debt Becomes a Problem: A Literature Study Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This literature study gathers and synthesises information on household debt problems from national and international literature. Its aim was to: review the literature so as to provide…
Children and Young People: Indicators of Wellbeing in New Zealand 2004 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This was published in December 2004. This report presents 35 indicators of the social wellbeing of children and young people in New Zealand. The indicators capture…
The business case for firm-level work-life balance policies: a review of the literature Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This literature review reviews the international and New Zealand literature on the business case for adopting work-life balance policies. The business case is established by weighing…
Training Incentive Allowance (TIA)- A Literature Review Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2003 This review of New Zealand and international literature was undertaken as part of the Training Incentive Allowance (TIA) policy review. The TIA programme has many of…
Functional Labour Markets Revealed by Travel to Work data 1991 and 2001 Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2003 Regional labour market analysis is ideally based on functional rather than administrative areas. Travel-to-work data obtained from the 1991 and 2001 Census are used to define…
Evaluation of the Short-Term Impacts of the Employment Relations Act 2000 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2003 The evaluation of the short-term impacts of the Employment Relations Act was undertaken by the Department of Labour. The evaluation focused on the extent to which…
Thinking about the Configuration of Services in the Care and Protection Sector - Working Paper 05/04 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2003 This working paper is concerned with how to think about the configuration of services in the care and protection sector, and the sort of evidential and…
Trends in Residence Approvals 2002/03 Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2003 This report is the third in a series produced annually to provide background information about trends in residence approvals. The reports are written in a readily…
Assessing the Adequacy of Private Provision for Retirement: A Living Standards Perspective - Working Paper 03/04 Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2003 This paper presents a living standards perspective on the adequacy of private provision of retirement income. It focuses on overall asset accumulation rather than solely on…
Movements into and out of Child Poverty in New Zealand: Results from the Linked Income Supplement - Working Paper 01/04 Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2003 This paper considers one dimension of the family environment facing children, that of income poverty. It is part of the Ministry of Social Development's research programme…