Permanent and Long Term Migration: The Big Picture Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 The monthly release of New Zealand’s permanent and long term migration figures typically attracts intense public interest – the focus usually being on the flow of…
Baseline Review of Financial Advisers in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 This report is in four parts. In Part One the purpose and scope of the baseline review is presented. Government policy parameters around the financial adviser…
Evaluation of the No Asset Procedure Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2011 The No Asset Procedure (NAP) was introduced in December 2007 as a means to assist people who have no available assets or insufficient income to repay…
Labour market returns to further education for working adults Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 The Department of Labour (DoL) has released a report that investigates the effects of non-degree, provider-based tertiary education on the earnings of older learners. This study…
The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Journey Last Publication Date: 01 May 2011 The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Research is following a group of Bhutanese refugees from camps in Nepal through to settlement in New Zealand. The research involves three phases…
Productivity and Local Workforce Composition Last Publication Date: 01 May 2011 This chapter examines the link between firm productivity and the population composition of the areas in which firms operate. We combine annual firm-level microdata on production,…
New Zealand’s Refugee Sector: Perspectives and Developments, 1987–2010 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2011 This study is part of a wider Department of Labour research programme entitled Quota Refugees Ten Years On: Perspectives on Integration, Community and Identity. This multi-year…
Enhancing Productivity: Towards an Updated Action Agenda Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2011 This paper presents an explanation of how the dynamic but uncertain process of economic development and growth occurs. It shows that economic development leads to structural…
Management Matters in New Zealand: How does Manufacturing Measure Up? Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2011 This paper benchmarks management practices in New Zealand manufacturing firms against the global best. The project was undertaken by a research team from the University of…
Business Responses to the Introduction of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Part I: Baseline Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2011 This study creates a 2010 baseline of business responses to the introduction of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) and the reasons for those…