This study provides evidence to help inform sentencing policy by assessing the differential impact of two types of sentences (community work and fines) on adult offenders subsequent employment, benefit receipt and re-offending. This is the first study in New Zealand to examine post-sentencing...

Exports of dairy and sheep/beef products account for over 40% of New Zealand's aggregate merchandise exports. As a consequence, the performance of farms in these industries has a significant impact on the New Zealand economy. In this study, we link financial and agricultural data from the New...

Evaluation has relied on survey data sources. Different fields of social sciences (political science, sociology, and economics) were revolutionized using modern survey methods and techniques for analysing these data. However, the research frontier moves to the use of administrative data....

Evaluation of government policies and programmes should try to test for the additionality of impacts over what would otherwise have occurred. Such testing can enhance the evaluator's objective analysis of outcomes. We report on our experiences in developing and testing a largely quantitative...