How can tertiary education deliver better value to the economy? Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2010 This paper asks how tertiary education can deliver better value to the economy. It is based on a presentation given at the New Zealand conference of…
Exogenous versus endogenous rates of return: The user cost of capital in Statistics New Zealand's multifactor productivity measures (Stats NZ WP 10-03) Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2010 In 2003, Statistics New Zealand received funding under the Government’s growth and innovation framework (GIF) to develop official productivity measures for the New Zealand economy. In…
Issues Paper 04: Paid Parental Leave Last Publication Date: 11 Nov 2010 The Families Commission released a research report and recommendations for improving paid parental leave in 2007 (Families Commission, 2007). Events since that time – particularly the…
Report of the South Island Neurosurgery Expert Panel Last Publication Date: 10 Nov 2010 This report presents to the Director-General of Health recommendations which ‘identify the development pathway that would best meet the requirement for a sustainable, high quality neurosurgical…
Life After Study: International students' settlement experiences in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 This report uses multiple information sources to describe the characteristics of international students in New Zealand, the motivations of former international students who have successfully transitioned…
The Auckland study - An assessment of the tertiary education needs of school leavers in the Auckland Region Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 The Auckland region will continue to lead the population and economic growth across New Zealand. To ensure Auckland is able to reach the growth projected, the…
Industry Training stocks and flows... and the effects of the economic downturn Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2010 This paper examines the new starts, terminations and other exits in industry training, looking at the relationship between industry training take-up and the business cycle. Because…
Analysing the performance of New Zealand universities in the 2010 Academic Ranking of World Universities Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2010 This occasional paper examines the performance of New Zealand universities in the 2010 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). In particular, the…
Digital Information Literacy: Supported Development of Capability in Tertiary Environments Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2010 This report describes a project to explore what digital information literacy is and how it could be most effectively applied in tertiary education. It provides an…
Annual measures of job creation and destruction in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2010 Job creation and destruction statistics at the aggregate level reflect the net result of the thousands of businesses in the New Zealand economy changing their specific…