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Employer-funded education and training: who receives it?

This paper analyses the level and distribution of employer-funded education and training that employees receive, using data collected by Statistics New Zealand in the first quarter…

New Zealand housing report 2009/10: structure pressures and issues

This first New Zealand Housing Report provides a broad overview of housing market conditions in the building and housing sector. It is the first document to…

Criminalisation of Cartel Behaviour

This paper considers the case for criminalisation of hard-core cartel behaviour. Two frameworks are applied for considering the issue: retributive justice and deterrence (so as to…

Evaluation of the Venture Investment Fund

In this evaluation of the VIF the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) seeks to determine the progress of New Zealand’s venture capital market towards sustainability and…

A profile of temporary workers and their employment outcomes

This paper describes the characteristics, jobs, employment patterns and employment outcomes of temporary workers, using data collected in Statistics New Zealand’s Survey of Working Life 2008.…

Buy Kiwi Made Campaign: Evaluation Report

Evaluation aims to assess the strengths and weaknesses of programmes and policies to improve their effectiveness. Many government evaluations take the form of impact evaluation as…

Digital futures: planning for digital television and new uses

Over August-September 2009, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH) and the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) [now Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment] invited submissions…

Flying the nest: an analysis of Kiwi firms delisting from the NZX

Recent commentary has suggested an increasing trend in delistings from the NZX, driven by offshore takeovers. However, some of that commentary has been driven by anecdotal…

Doctors and romance: Not only of interest to Mills and Boon readers

Internationally there is a growing demand for health services. Skilled health workers, including doctors, have a high degree of international mobility and New Zealand (NZ) stands…

Migrants Income and Assets

This chapter examines migrants’ personal income and the sources of that income; ownership of assets and the value of those assets; financial assistance from the government;…