Lessons from across the Tasman: Comparing the Australian and New Zealand retirement income systems - NZIER working paper 2024/01
November 7, 2024
Comparing Australia and New Zealand can provide useful lessons in many areas, and retirement income policy is no different. Read more
Supercharging CER?
October 30, 2024
CER turned 40 last year and should be celebrated. It has set the standard as the world's best practice for a free trade agreement – it has been an outrageous success. Read more
The good, the bad, and the ugly: A decisive election for trade, or is the writing already on the wall? NZIER Insight 116
October 24, 2024
The United States elections are upon us, and uncertainty prevails. The only thing certain, it seems, is the continuation of tariffs and more tariffs. None of this is good for the United States economy or the world economy since they act as a drag on all economies. Still, United States … Read more
Five priorities to put the health system back on track - NZIER Insight 115
October 10, 2024
After years of denial that a crisis was unfolding, the moment of truth has well and truly arrived. In this NZIER Insight, we propose five priorities to get the system back on track and heading in the right direction. Read more
Shadow Board is divided over a 25 or 50 basis-point cut in the OCR in October
October 7, 2024
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (Inc) Media Release, 10 am Monday, 7 October 2024 Read more
NZIER’s QSBO shows improved business confidence as interest rates ease, Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion - October 2024
October 1, 2024
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (Inc) Media release, 1 October 2024 Read more
Meeting the need: A funding analysis of New Zealand’s Needs Assessment and Service Coordination providers (NASCs)
September 23, 2024
A report for NZNASCA. Read more
Perceptions of fairness in New Zealand
September 19, 2024
What does fairness mean to New Zealanders? An understanding of how New Zealanders think about fairness can help policy advisors to provide more informed advice on the equity implications of policy choices. NZIER and Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Future, worked in partnership with th … Read more
NZIER Consensus Forecasts suggest a sluggish economy for the coming year
September 16, 2024
The latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts show a further downward revision to the growth outlook for the years ending March 2025 through to March 2027. Forecasts of annual average GDP growth point to zero percent growth in the year to March 2025 before picking up to 2.2 percent in 2026. Th … Read more
A price on time: Rethinking the public sector discount rate - NZIER Insight 114
September 12, 2024
The public sector discount rate plays a key role in cost-benefit analysis and government decision making. This Insight is aimed at public sector workers who would like to gain a deeper understanding of the discount rate. It provides an overview of the discount rate, including how it i … Read more