Investigating New Zealand-Australia productivity differences: New comparisons at industry level Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2013 This working paper analyses productivity performance at an industry level across New Zealand and Australia. It looks at average labour productivity and multi-factor productivity across 24 market industries.…
Immigration New Zealand: Supporting new migrants to settle and work Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2013 This report looks at how well Immigration New Zealand and other agencies support new migrants to settle and work in New Zealand. New Zealand has long relied…
The Business of Ageing: Realising the Economic Potential of Older People in New Zealand: 2011 - 2051 Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2013 The Business of Ageing Project highlights the contribution older people will make to New Zealand’s economic competitiveness over the next 40 years. It looks at the…
How Permanent is Permanent Migration: Identifying the Determinants of Remigration for Skilled Migrants in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2013 Migration has played an integral role in the development of New Zealand and has been especially important for its labour force and economy. The 2006 census…
Productivity by the numbers: The New Zealand experience Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2013 This Commission Research Paper provides an assessment of New Zealand’s productivity performance for the whole economy, for individual industries and compared to other OECD countries. The research shows that New…
The Influence of an Older Population Structure on Public Finances Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2013 This paper draws on material produced by the Treasury for the 2013 Statement on New Zealand’s Long-term Fiscal Position Affording Our Future. It focuses on scenario…
Māori women CEOs: A glimpse of the future? Last Publication Date: 30 May 2013 This research seeks to actively honour, celebrate the contributions, and affirm the mana of Māori women chief executive officers.
How integrated are the Australian and New Zealand economies? Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 This paper examines various de facto measures of the extent of economic integration between New Zealand and Australia. The range of measures considered indicates that significant…
Workforce participation of older workers as an element of New Zealand’s Retirement Income Framework: A Review of Existing Knowledge and Data Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 As elsewhere, New Zealand faces major challenges in successfully managing the trend known as ‘population ageing’ (Jackson, 2007), illustrated at Figures 1 and 2. Although structurally…