Immigrants and electoral enrolment: Do the numbers add up? (Stats NZ WP 13-01) Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 The electoral enrolment of immigrants is important for effective democracy. Electoral rolls also provide useful administrative data on the age, regional distribution, and intercensal movements of…
Changes in women’s earnings Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 This report, prepared by NZIER, describes the drivers of changes in the economic returns to women’s skills over the past 30 years and considers how these…
Ultimit benefit: Women Trainees in the Electricity Supply Industry Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 This research, by ESITO, shares the stories of nine women in the electricity supply industry. The aim of the research is to gain a better understanding…
Planning for the future: Structural change in New Zealand’s population, labour force, and productivity Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2012 The paper gives an overview of the demographic projections at the heart of fiscal sustainability. This includes projections of the population and labour force. The paper…
Vulnerable children and families: Some findings from the New Zealand General Social Survey Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2012 Vulnerable children and families uses data from the New Zealand General Social Survey: 2010 to look at households with vulnerable children. Eleven economic, housing, health, and social…
Adjusting productivity statistics for variable capacity utilisation: Working harder or hardly working? (Stats NZ WP 12-02) Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2012 This paper outlines the implications of adjusting productivity statistics for a variable rate of capacity utilisation of capital. Capacity utilisation data from the New Zealand Institute…
Lightning does strike twice: preventing sexual revictimisation Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2012 This research presents a complex picture of sexual violence and revictimisation. It emphasises the importance of early identification of repeat survivors and the need to break…
Working together: Racial discrimination in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2012 This short report uses data from the New Zealand General Social Survey (NZGSS) to look at whether New Zealanders feel racially discriminated against. It also provides…
Does gender matter? Findings from an online survey and interviews of engineering graduates from 2000 and 2005 Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2012 Findings from an online survey and interviews of engineering graduates from 2000 and 2005.
Capital-labour substitution elasticities in New Zealand: One for all industries? (Stats NZ WP 12-01) Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2012 This paper tests the assumption of a Cobb-Douglas production function (a unitary elasticity of substitution between capital and labour) for 20 of New Zealand’s industries, using…