New Zealand's success in raising agricultural productivity has been accompanied by higher input use, leading to adverse effects on the environment. Until recently, analysis of farm performance has tended to ignore such negative externalities. The current emphasis on environmental issues has led...

Under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, forests planted on or after January 1, 1990, earn carbon credits. These credits have to be repaid when the forest is harvested. This paper analyses the effects of this scheme on the value of bareland on which radiata pine is to be planted. A real...

This paper analyses results from an investigation into the determinants of biotechnology innovation in New Zealand using a comprehensive new data set. The theoretical framework is based on a synthesis of hypotheses drawn from four strands of the innovation literature and the empirical work...