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Working together: Racial discrimination in New Zealand

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…

The Costs of Involuntary Job Loss: Impacts on workers' employment and earnings

This paper examines the incidence of involuntary job loss and its impact on the employment and earnings of affected workers, using data from the Survey of…

Indicators of permanent migrants from the Pacific

Pacific people have a long history of settlement in New Zealand, with several waves of migration from various parts of the Pacific throughout the last century…

Employers’ Perspectives - Part two: The Minimum Wage System

This report presents the findings from two data sources of employers’ perspectives on the minimum wage system. The report discusses the prevalence of its use, how…

A Changing Landscape: Recruitment Challenges Following the Canterbury Earthquakes

This is the second report from the Canterbury Employers Survey that was run by the Department of Labour in October 2011.It focuses on employers’ perceptions of…

Defining and Measuring Training Activity in New Zealand Workplaces

While there is a large body of evidence that highlights the association between skills and workplace productivity, robust information about employer-provided training and skill development is…

Quota Refugees Ten Years On: Findings from the Focus Group

Quota Refugees Ten Years On: Perspectives on Integration, Community and Identity is a multi-year research programme that was developed to better understand the long-term journeys of…

Immigration Survey Monitoring Programme - Methodology

The target population for the Migrants Survey is migrants aged 18 years and over who were approved for residence through the Skilled/Business Migrants Stream or Family…

Capital-labour substitution elasticities in New Zealand: One for all industries? (Stats NZ WP 12-01)

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…

Puataunofo Come Home Safely, Impact Report

This report documents the range and impact of Puataunofo Come Home Safely initiatives as identified by key informants selected by Puataunofo Come Home Safely representatives. The…