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Women's participation in the labour force
Johnston, Grant - 2005
Labour force participation is a topical issue in New Zealand. It is well known that the participation of New Zealand … which might raise women's participation. This paper provides a base of information on women's labour force participation in … New Zealand and in other OECD countries. The low participation of younger New Zealand women seems to be driven largely by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012115583
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The Contribution of Foreign Borrowing to the New Zealand Economy
Makin, Anthony; Zhang, Wei; Scobie, Grant - 2008
New Zealand's unrelenting current account deficits, its trade performance and high external debt level remain central to ongoing economic policy debates. However, what has been overlooked in the discussion of New Zealand's economic relations with its trading partners is the positive contribution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012115608
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Household Debt in New Zealand
Henderson, Katherine; Scobie, Grant M. - 2009
In recent years, the total debt of the household sector has risen appreciably. This has led to concerns about "excessive" borrowing, and to the possibility that some households may have become unduly vulnerable in the event of unexpected shocks. This paper draws on both aggregate and household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012115612
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Saving Rates of New Zealanders: A Net Wealth Approach
Scobie, Grant M.; Henderson, Katherine - 2009
Reliable estimates of actual household saving rates in New Zealand have proved elusive as existing sources of data have in the past given disparate estimates, making it difficult to reach a consensus of the real rate of household saving. For the first time in New Zealand, however, longitudinal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012115613
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A Simple Model of Housing Rental and Ownership with Policy Simulations
Coleman, Andrew; Scobie, Grant M. - 2009
The housing market is both large and complex. This paper develops a simple model that captures the essential features of the supply and demand for housing, and which is used to evaluate the impact of a range of policy interventions. Increases in the stock of housing would reduce rents and house...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012115614
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Challenges and Choices: Modelling New Zealand's Long-term Fiscal Position
Bell, Matthew; Blick, Gary; Parkyn, Oscar; Rodway, Paul; … - 2010
This working paper provides further detail on the modelling behind Challenges and Choices – New Zealand's Long-Term Fiscal Statement, published on 29 October 2009. Building on the first Statement of 2006, we construct two main fiscal scenarios over a 40- year horizon. The historic trends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012115616
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Healthy, Wealthy and Working: Retirement Decisions of Older New Zealanders
Enright, James; Scobie, Grant M - 2010
the measures tested, a significant reduction in labour force participation is associated with poorer health status. It is … to retire. A marked fall in participation is associated with the receipt of New Zealand Superannuation at age 65 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012115617
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Health and Wealth
Anastasiadis, Simon - 2010
This paper analyses the relationship between net wealth and health using Waves 1 to 3 of the Survey of Family, Income and Employment (SoFIE). The results show that lower net wealth is associated with worse health over a range of differing measures of health. The paper acknowledges but does not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012115620
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KiwiSaver: An Initial Evaluation of the Impact on Retirement Saving
Law, David; Meehan, Lisa; Scobie, Grant M - 2011
modified by their participation. This paper presents the results of an initial evaluation to assess individuals' saving …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012115629
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Health and Retirement of Older New Zealanders
Gorman, Emma; Scobie, Grant M; Towers, Andy - 2012
behaviour. As expectations are revised, one potentially important adjustment mechanism is in labour force participation rates … paper uses a new source of longitudinal data on the health, labour force participation and retirement decisions of older New … Zealanders. The central question addressed is the extent to which labour force participation of older New Zealanders is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012115633