Publication by type: Client reports

Forecast - New Zealand trends in property and construction. Prepared by NZIER exclusively for Rider Levett Bucknall.

A report to the Ministry of Fisheries.

As part of its review of regulations around aquaculture development, the Ministry of Fisheries asked NZIER to provide some guidance. The research focused on calculating the compensation if aquaculture produced an undue adverse effect (UAE) on fishing quota. NZIER assessed the impacts of three methods - quota trade price, business loss calculation, and arbitrator judgement - in setting the amount of compensation. No single method was best; they had various degrees of efficacy, transactions costs, certainty, efficiency, and equity.

Link to report (Ministry of Fisheries website).

A report to Agmardt.

How New Zealand interconnects with the world is a major issue for New Zealand. In particular, the sale of farm land to foreigners has sparked controversy. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a highly sensitive topic for many in New Zealand.
In this short paper we set out the evidence on FDI – particularly the evidence associated with land-based FDI.

NZIER used its dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to examine the potential impacts of a successful Red Meat Strategy on the New Zealand economy. We found that the on-farm and processing productivity improvements envisioned by the Strategy, as well as land use shifts and consumer preference changes in export markets, would lead to a GDP increase of 1.3% by 2025.

Link to report (Meat Industry Association of New Zealand website).

The government’s National Infrastructure Plan highlights an additional Waitemata Harbour Crossing (AWHC) as an important priority to support the growth of Auckland. NZIER worked on this study with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Beca, AECOM, and SKM (who undertook the transport modelling and the ‘conventional’ economic appraisal). You can read the preliminary business case report here.

Forecast - New Zealand trends in property and construction. Prepared by NZIER exclusively for Rider Levett Bucknall.

A report for Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd

NZIER modelled the facility and workforce supply response to the projected increase in demand for aged residential care out to 2026. The modelling results are reported in the Grant Thornton review jointly commissioned by NZ Aged Care Association and 20 District Health Boards.

Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara commissioned the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) to model the economic impact of investment in university teaching and research.

by Sharon Pells (NZIER) and Lucie Wenmakers (MITO), an article in the The Canadian Apprenticeship Journal, Vol 1  issue 1 (Winter 2010)
(link is to the journal's website)