Firm dynamics and job creation in New Zealand: A perpetual motion machine Last Publication Date: 01 May 2015 This paper uses a cohort approach to examine firm dynamics and employment growth in New Zealand. Consistent with overseas evidence, we find a large degree of…
Paid Parent Leave - In Focus Last Publication Date: 01 May 2015 Paid parental leave is part of a package of government policies that support parents and families. This paper discusses both the labour market dynamics associated with…
Income in advanced age: Findings from LiLACS NZ Last Publication Date: 16 Apr 2015 Income in advanced age: Findings from LiLACS NZ presents key findings about the sources of income for Māori (aged 80 to 90 years) and non-Māori (aged…
Understanding Excess Body Weight: New Zealand Health Survey Last Publication Date: 16 Apr 2015 Obesity is New Zealand’s leading modifiable risk factor for health loss. A number of diseases, including type 2 diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, ischaemic stroke and some…
Māori Economy Report 2013 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2015 This report presents an overview of the 2013 Māori economy from statistical information that was provided from a number of sources but primarily from the Census…
Influenza vaccine: Uptake and attitudes in 2014: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2015 To understand the factors that contribute to people taking up the influenza vaccine, the Health Promotion Agency’s (HPA’s) biennial Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) asks New…
He Kai Kei Aku Ringa - Whānau and Low-Income Household Savings Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2015 Whānau and Low-Income Household Savings, He Kai Kei Aku Ringa, examines options for whānau and low-income household savings schemes, and identifies several areas through which the…
What we get for what we spend: Inputs, outputs and outcomes of the Government's tertiary education expenditure 2004-2013 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2015 This report synthesises the inputs, outputs and outcomes of the Government's tertiary education expenditure over the period 2004-2013 in the five largest tertiary education funds. In…
Evaluation of Funded Family Care Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2015 Funded Family Care is a Ministry of Health-funded support option that was introduced in October 2013 to enable some disabled people with high or very high…
Measuring stigma: Attitudes towards social inclusion of people with mental illness within the community: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2015 People who suffer from mental illness not only have to cope with the illness itself, but also with the public stigma and discrimination that is associated…
