New Zealand's Labour Market from 1991 - 2001: Evidence of Upskilling? Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2003 In this paper, I investigate the prospect that there has been a general ‘upskilling’(understood as extensive skill-biased technological change) in the New Zealand workforce. This research,…
Migrants in New Zealand: An analysis of Labour Market Outcomes for Working Aged Migrants Using 1996 and 2001 Census Data Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003 The objective of this paper is to compare the labour market outcomes of recent and long- term migrants with those of New Zealand born using the…
Strengthening Communities through Local Partnerships: Building a Collaborative Research Project Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003 This paper reflects on the early stages of a Foundation for Research, Science and Technology social research project aimed at identifying the overall range, scope and…
New Zealand Living Standards: Their Measurement and Variation, with an Application To Policy Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003 This paper describes the recently published ELSI scale for measuring living standards. It discusses results with major significance for social policy (including living standard distributions for…
Business Immigration: The Evaluation of the 1999 Business Immigration Policy Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2002 The main purpose of this report was to document an evaluation of the business immigration policy, which was introduced in April 1999. The main aim of…
Community Internship Programme Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2002 The Community Internship Programme is administered by the Community Development Group of the Department of Internal Affairs and provides grants for the placement of experienced people…
A Polarisation into Work-rich and Work-poor Households in New Zealand? Trends from 1986 to 2000 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2001 Analysis of labour market shifts based only on individuals disguises important aspects of employment change. When employment change at the household level is also analysed, a…
A Polarisation into Work-rich and Work-poor Households in New Zealand? Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2001 Analysis of labour market shifts based only on individuals disguises important aspects of employment change. When employment change at the household level is also analysed, a…