The Labour Market Adjustment of Immigrants in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This paper uses data from the 1997–2007 New Zealand Income Survey to examine the economic performance of immigrants in New Zealand. Specifically, we use a synthetic…
The Implications of a Recession for the Māori Economy Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 Te Puni Kōkiri presented a paper at the Māori Economic Summit providing a snapshot of and highlighting the key risks to the Māori economy in order…
National Health Emergency Plan Last Publication Date: 02 Dec 2008 The National Health Emergency Plan: outlines the structure of emergency management in New Zealand and how the health and disability sector fits within it, and provides a…
National Health Emergency Plan: Guidance on community-based assessment centres and other support services Last Publication Date: 02 Dec 2008 Community-based assessment centres (CBACs) are one of the services planned for responding to a national health emergency, especially where there are large numbers of people involved.This…
Degrees of Separation in the New Zealand Workforce: Evidence from linked employer-employee data Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 The idea that the world is a small place has been around for a long time. In the 1960’s the psychologist Stanley Milgram, who is perhaps…
Retirement Income in New Zealand: the historical context Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 Retirement income has become one of the major public policy issues of our times. This reflects older citizens’ legitimate concerns about having enough income in their…
Measuring Job Tenure Using Linked Employer-Employee Data Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 The publication of job tenure statistics from Statistics New Zealand’s Linked Employer-Employee Dataset (LEED) in 2006 provided the first comprehensive source of information in this area…
Labour Market Adjustment in the Construction Industry, 2001–2006 Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 The construction industry experienced heightened activity from 2001 to 2006 concurrent with low interest rates, high population growth, strong wage and job growth, and property investments…
Beyond Reasonable Debt Part 1: A background report of the indebtedness of New Zealand families Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 The Families Commission and Retirement Commission carried out joint research on the indebtedness of New Zealand individuals and families. This background report identifies some of the key…
Work Patterns after Paid Parental Leave Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 This paper uses longitudinal data from the Linked Employer-Employee Dataset to describe the employment and earnings patterns of people who first received paid parental leave between…