317 results in multiple government agencies
Last Publication Date: 1 Jun 2003
The purpose of this paper is to look back over the three years of Community Economic Development Action Research (CEDAR) project and share some of the…
Last Publication Date: 1 Mar 2003
This report was developed to update, and further develop, a profile of the demographic characteristics of migrants to New Zealand. The analysis is provided for all…
This report consists of two research projects that describe and analyse some of the outcomes of the General Skills Category (GSC) policy. Part A is an…
Last Publication Date: 1 Feb 2003
In this paper, I investigate the prospect that there has been a general ‘upskilling’(understood as extensive skill-biased technological change) in the New Zealand workforce. This research,…
The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the performance of the New Zealand labour market in recent years. In particular how has…
Last Publication Date: 1 Jan 2003
The objective of this paper is to compare the labour market outcomes of recent and long- term migrants with those of New Zealand born using the…
There is a wide consensus that New Zealand’s productivity has been poor despite the comprehensive market-oriented reforms of the 1980’s. This consensus is based on estimates…
Last Publication Date: 1 Nov 2002
This study was initiated by the Occupational Safety and Health Service (OSH) of the Department of Labour (the Department). Because of the wider interest that was…
Last Publication Date: 1 Oct 2002
Over the past two decades, international movements of people have increased significantly. This is not migration in the traditional sense – the ease and cheapness of…
This paper reviews the main developments in work and employment in recent times, and discusses the driving forces behind them. Because of the broad range of…
