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Eaqub, Shamubeel - New Zealand Institute of Economic Research - 2014

New Zealand’s crippling home affordability rates cannot be fixed by a single solution such as changing immigration policy or urban planning rules, or imposing a capital gains tax or lending ratios. The report explains that New Zealand’s obsession with home ownership is one of the key reasons...

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Big city life? Challenges and trade-offs for Auckland city

Lees, Kirdan - New Zealand Institute of Economic Research - 2014

Auckland is on the move. Economic growth is outpacing most regions and people continue to flow into the city. This is putting pressure on the shape of Auckland city and the form of housing and transport infrastructure.

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Industry productivity and the Australia-New Zealand income gap

Stephenson, John; Yang, Qing - New Zealand Institute of Economic Research - 2011

Differences in productivity explain much of the growing income gap between Australia and New Zealand. Good policy …

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When will New Zealand catch up with Australia?

New Zealand Institute of Economic Research - 2008

New Zealand’s average income, defined as GDP per capita, is now three quarters that of Australia and even lower than in … Australia’s poorest state, Tasmania. Over the last seven years, New Zealand has grown slightly faster than Australia,but at … these rates, it would still take 140 years to close the trans-Tasman incomegap. To catch up with Australia in five to 10 …

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Regional economies - shape, performance and drivers

Eaqub, Shamubeel; Stephenson, John - New Zealand Institute of Economic Research - 2014

Economic performance is uneven across New Zealand’s regions. This paper highlights the similarities and differences in regional economies, the drivers of past performance, and how that performance is shared in the community (GDP versus household income, for example).

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Water management in New Zealand : A road map for understanding water value

Kaye-Blake, Bill; Schilling, Chris; Nixon, Chris; … - New Zealand Institute of Economic Research - 2014

This paper has been prepared as part of NZIER’s public good programme to provide independent advice on water policy. We explore the current and expected future challenges facing water management, and review the history of water policy in New Zealand. We note that there is a broad consensus...

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Sustainable development: Have we got our priorities right?

Clough, Peter - New Zealand Institute of Economic Research - 2009

This paper considers New Zealand’s current sustainable development policy in light of international approaches to sustainability which focus on maintaining stocks of natural, physical, institutional and human capital. We find that New Zealand’s environmental priorities are not well targeted...

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Appraising transport strategies that induce land use changes

Parker, Chris - New Zealand Institute of Economic Research - 2013

This paper develops formulations for estimating the economic welfare impacts of transport strategies that change land use. The formulations seek to use outputs of transport modelling typically used for transport appraisal.

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The evolving NZ-US trade relationship : selected case studies

Ballingall, John - New Zealand Institute of Economic Research - 2011

NZIER contributed the trade and investment chapter of the book Pacific Partners – The future of U.S.- New Zealand Relations. The case studies were developed to inform and illustrate the conceptual ideas presented in the chapter, and to provide real world examples of how New Zealand and U.S....

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Is poor household saving the cause of New Zealand's high current account deficit?

Le, Trinh Van Thi; Wilkinson, Bryce - New Zealand Institute of Economic Research - 2008

The current account deficit in the balance of payments has frequently surfaced in public policy debate, with many commentators asserting that low household saving is a major cause of these deficits. Yet, in standard macroeconomic theory, both the current account balance and household saving are...

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