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The Geographical Mobility of Maori in New Zealand

Sin, Isabelle; Stillman, Steven - Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research - 2005

This paper describes the geographical location and internal mobility of the Maori ethnic group in New Zealand between … 1991 and 2001. It is often suggested that Maori are less mobile than other ethnic groups because of attachment to … particular geographical locations. We compare the mobility of Maori in particular locations to the mobility of similar Europeans …

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Changes in the Maori Income Distribution: Evidence from the Population Census

Dixon, Sylvia; Maré, David C. - Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research - 2005

-aged Maori between 1991 and 2001, and to analyse the effects of changes in the distribution of socio-demographic attributes and … labour market activity patterns on the Maori income distribution. There was substantial real income growth at most points in …

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Indigenous Forests and Forest Sink Policy in New Zealand

Kerr, Suzi - Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research - 2003

This paper tackles the complex issue of how to include regenerating indigenous forest in a domestic carbon credit system. The paper specifically addresses New Zealand conditions but most of the issues and conclusions are relevant in any developed country with indigenous regrowth. The paper...

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Understanding Changes in Maori Incomes and Income Equality 1997-2003

Dixon, Sylvia; Maré, David C. - Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research - 2004

This paper reports findings from a study of changes in Maori income levels and income dispersion between 1997 and 2003 …. Data from Statistics New Zealand's Income Survey are used to describe and evaluate the main changes in the Maori income … working-aged Maori. A parallel analysis of the main changes in the European/Pakeha income distribution is provided for …

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Homeownership and Social Capital in New Zealand

Roskruge, Matthew; Grimes, Arthur; McCann, Philip; … - Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research - 2011

Does homeownership affect individual social capital and thereby influence local outcomes? Following DiPasquale and Glaeser, a body of literature suggests that homeownership is positively related to social capital formation. Homeowners have an incentive to engage in the local community in order...

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Investigation of Options for a New Longitudinal Household Survey: Issues and Options Paper

Crawford, Ron; Maré, David C - Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research - 2013

We examine arguments for a new Longitudinal Household Survey (LHS) in New Zealand, and design and governance arrangements that would best realise the value of a new LHS. Other instruments such as cohort studies, cross-sectional surveys, the census and longitudinally linked administrative data...

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The Relationship between Individual Labour Market Outcomes, Household Income and Expenditure, and Inequality and Poverty in New Zealand from 1983 to 2003

Stillman, Steven; Le, Trinh; Gibson, John; Hyslop, Dean; … - Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research - 2012

This paper investigates the relationship between individual labour market outcomes, household income and expenditure, and inequality and poverty in New Zealand using detailed data from the 1983/84 – 2003/04 Household Economic Survey (HES). We begin by discussing and summarising measures of...

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A State Housing Database: 1993-2009

Grimes, Arthur; Stillman, Steven; McDonald, Hugh; … - Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research - 2010

The 1990s saw a significant sell-off of state houses in New Zealand, while the 2000s saw a material rebuilding of the state house inventory. We provide in-depth documentation of a rich spatially-defined dataset of the stock, acquisition and disposal of New Zealand’s state houses since the...

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Household Wealth and Saving in New Zealand: Evidence from the Longitudinal Survey of Family, Income and Employment

Le, Trinh; Gibson, John; Stillman, Steven - Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research - 2010

This paper uses data from the Survey of Family, Income and Employment (SoFIE) to estimate household saving in New Zealand between 2004-2006. Comprehensive data on wealth is collected biannually in SoFIE and we calculate household saving by examining how wealth has changed over time. We find that...

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Estimating Firm-Level Effective Marginal Tax Rates and the User Cost of Capital in New Zealand

Fabling, Richard; Gemmell, Norman; Kneller, Richard; … - Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research - 2013

Effective marginal tax rates (EMTRs) can be very different from the statutory rate and vary across firms, reflecting such factors as the extent and nature of taxable deductions (losses, depreciation), asset and ownership structures, and debt/equity financing. We estimate firm-specific EMTRs and...

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