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Growth outlook revised up on robust household spending - Consensus Forecasts, June 2016
13 June 2016
By Christina LeungThe latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts shows forecasters have revised up expectations of growth on the back of a stronger outlook for household spending. However, expectations of inflation and wage growth remain modest despite expectations of stronger activity.
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Inflation expected to edge back within target band at the end of this year - CPI Forecasts, June 2016
13 June 2016
This publication is only available to NZIER members.
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Durable policy approaches: framework development and brief literature review, NZIER public discussion paper 2016/2
09 June 2016
By Chris NixonNZIER, as part of its public good programme, explores important policy issues that have emerged from our economic analysis and advice.
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Regulatory coherence: The case of New Zealand
08 June 2016
By Derek GillERIA Discussion Paper 2016-12.
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NZIER’s Shadow Board recommends the RBNZ holds again this Thursday
07 June 2016
NZIER’s Monetary Policy Shadow Board recommends the Reserve Bank continue to hold the interest rate at 2.25 percent in its Official Cash Rate announcement this Thursday.
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Quarterly Predictions, June 2016
31 May 2016
This publication is only available to NZIER members. The media release can be read here.
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Addressing critical gaps in the government’s open data investments - a Public Good Programme study
27 May 2016
Big data – the application of large dataset to generate new insights about how to solve complex problems – has the potential to generate transformational change. New Zealand, like other Governments, has a number of initiatives currently underway to open up New Zealand government-held data. This paper identifies the crucial gaps that need to be addressed if the potential gains from open data are to be realised.
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Bilateral Arbitration Treaty Regime : An economic analysis
26 May 2016
By Chris NixonNon-NZIER authors Metha Wongcharupan and Georgia Whelan. The purpose of these reports has been to examine the role of a Bilateral Arbitration Treaty (BAT) in assisting exporters and importers. The main advantage of a BAT is to reduce the risks/uncertainties associated with commercial disputes resolution.
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The road less travelled - NZIER Insight 59
24 May 2016
By Peter WilsonThe announcement that central government is prepared to fund the construction of Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) has, once again, placed the issue of how to pay for infrastructure onto the public policy agenda. In this Insight we consider different funding arrangements.
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Assessing the stock of regulation - A tool for regulatory stewards, NZIER public discussion paper 2016/1
20 May 2016
By Derek Gill and Mike HensenThis paper presents a new approach for systematically scanning the existing stock of a regulatory regime and identifying regulations that have a high likelihood of creating, rather than mitigating, market inefficiencies.
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Resetting life insurance - analysis of New Zealand market structure
19 May 2016
By Mike HensenNZIER report to Sovereign Insurance.
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The state of the state New Zealand 2016: Social investment for our future
09 May 2016
A joint report by Deloitte and NZIER.
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NZIER’s Shadow Board recommends the RBNZ holds this Thursday
26 April 2016
NZIER’s Monetary Policy Shadow Board recommends the Reserve Bank holds the interest rate at 2.25 percent in its Official Cash Rate announcement this Thursday.
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Businesses start 2016 in a more downbeat mood - Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, April 2016
05 April 2016
This publication is only available to NZIER members. The media release can be read here.
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Inflation not expected to lift back to target band until late 2016 - CPI Forecasts, March 2016
14 March 2016
This publication is only available to NZIER members.
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Stronger growth but weaker inflation outlook - Consensus Forecasts, March 2016
14 March 2016
The latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts shows forecasters have revised up expectations of growth and employment through to 2019. Despite the more favourable growth outlook, expectations for inflation and wage growth have been lowered.
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NZIER’s Shadow Board sees no OCR change as appropriate but highlights downside risks
07 March 2016
NZIER’s Monetary Policy Shadow Board recommends the Reserve Bank holds the interest rate at 2.50 percent in its Official Cash Rate announcement this Thursday.