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Hess, Kurt; Grimes, Arthur; Holmes, Mark J. - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2008

We analyse determinants of bank credit losses in Australasia. Despite sizeable credit losses over the past two decades, ours is the first systematic study to do so. Analysis is based on a comprehensive dataset retrieved from original financial reports of 32 Australasian banks (1980-2005). Credit...

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Changes in Social Security Eligibility and the International Mobility of New Zealand Citizens in Australia

Poot, Jacques; Sanderson, Lynda - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2007

This paper is concerned with the international mobility of New Zealanders who migrate to Australia. One in ten New … Zealand citizens lives in Australia and their settlement and subsequent mobility is important from demographic, socio … back into Australia, up to July 2005. This allows us to assess the impact of the removal of labour market-related social …

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A Socio-demographic Profile of Maori living in Australia.

Kukutai, Tahu; Pawar, Shefali - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2013

This report provides a comprehensive demographic and socio-economic profile of the Maori population in Australia using … data from the 2011 Australia Census of Population and Housing. The purpose is to provide an evidence base with which to … inform future policy approaches with respect to Maori in Australia. It focuses on five key areas: Population size and …

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Inflation Targeting in New Zealand: The 1987 Reserve Bank Questionnaire and Related Documents

Silverstone, Brian - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2014

New Zealand is acknowledged widely as the first country to implement a formal monetary policy agreement specifying an explicit inflation target. This agreement, signed in March 1990 between the Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Bank, was implemented under Section 9 of the Reserve Bank...

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The Demographic Implications of Climate Change for Aotearoa New Zealand: A Review

Cameron, Michael P. - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2013

Despite near universal recognition of the importance of climate change impacts on future generations, to date there has been no dedicated research on the effects of climate change on the population distribution in Aotearoa New Zealand. This paper reports on a review of international literature...

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Modelling a Regime-Shifting New Zealand Beveridge Curve

Dutu, Richard; Holmes, Mark J.; Silverstone, Brian - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2009

This paper offers new insights into Beveridge curve analysis by modelling the vacancy-unemployment rate relationship within a Markov regime-switching environment in which the probability of curve-shifting is determined endogenously by shift factors. Shift factor candidates include structural...

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Gross Labour Market Flows in New Zealand: Some Questions and Answers

Silverstone, Brian; Bell, Will - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2011

Data on the flow of workers moving between employment, unemployment and non-participation provide some of the most interesting and useful insights into labour market outcomes. These insights include information on the number and probability of workers moving between labour market states from,...

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The Regional Economic Impact of the 2009 New Zealand National Masters Hockey Tournament

Daldy, Bridget; Saunders, Matthew - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2010

This paper analyses the direct and subsequent flow-on expenditure resulting from the week-long National Masters Hockey Tournament held in Hamilton, New Zealand in March 2009. During the tournament, information was collected on the expenditure from a sample of participating players and officials...

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Labour Force Participation among Older New Zealanders, 1991-2013

Cameron, Michael P. - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2014

WNew Zealand’s population is ageing rapidly and alongside this the labour force is also ageing. This paper presents a descriptive analysis of the labour force and employment trends among older New Zealanders (that is, those aged 55 and over). Specifically, the paper focuses on labour force...

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The Value of Native Bird Conservation: A New Zealand Case Study

Kaval, Pamela; Roskruge, Matthew - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2009

During December 2007 and January 2008, telephone surveys were used to randomly sample Waikato, New Zealand residents. The purpose of the surveys was to determine whether respondents valued native bird conservation programmes in their area. We elicited the contingent valuation approach to...

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