Valuing the Hauraki Gulf: An ecosystem services and natural capital approach
July 24, 2023
The Hauraki Gulf Forum commissioned NZIER economists Peter Clough, Michael Bealing and Ting Huang to provide a top-down assessment of the Gulf’s natural capital using a Total Economic Value framework and an Ecosystem Services approach. Read more
Hidden costs: The employment and income impacts of later prostate cancer diagnosis in New Zealand men
July 21, 2023
Using the IDI and propensity score matching methods, NZIER researched the extent to which early detection can reduce the negative employment and income impacts of prostate cancer for New Zealand men. Read more
Shadow Board recommends no change to the OCR in July
July 10, 2023
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (Inc) Media Release, 10 am Monday, 10 July 2023 For immediate release Most Shadow Board members recommend the Reserve Bank should keep the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 5.50 percent in the upcoming July Monetary Policy Review. While inflation p … Read more
NZIER’s QSBO shows a modest increase in business confidence and continued easing in capacity pressures, July 2023
July 4, 2023
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (Inc) Media release, 4 July 2023 NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion Read more
Workforce forecasts for 2032 : Based on three future scenarios
June 29, 2023
Two reports for the Minstry for Primary Industries. Read more
The new pathway to Australian citizenship
June 15, 2023
In this special feature, we explore the potential impact of the new pathway to gaining Australian citizenship on the New Zealand economy. Read more
NZIER Consensus Forecasts point to a slowing in growth over the coming years
June 12, 2023
The latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts show a downward revision to economic growth for the year to March 2023, followed by a slowing in growth over the subsequent years. Annual average GDP growth is forecast to slow to 0.6 percent in the year to March 2024 before picking up to 1.4 perce … Read more
Households and businesses grapple with high inflation and rising interest rates - Quarterly Predictions, June 2023
May 30, 2023
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (Inc) Media Release, 30 May 2023 For immediate release Read more
Shadow Board is divided over whether the Reserve Bank should increase the OCR in May
May 22, 2023
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (Inc) Media release For release 10 am Monday, 22 May 2023 Read more
What works for digitalisation? A review of international success
May 17, 2023
New Zealand has some basic foundations for improving digitalisation, but we lag behind other countries. It’s time to build depth in digitalisation. In the short term, this means strengthening support for the digitalisation of businesses and overcoming information asymmetries. In the l … Read more