The Fiscal Responsibility Act 1994: The astonishing success of a weak non-binding policy
December 3, 2018
The Fiscal Responsibility Act 1994 (FRA) shouldn’t have worked to cement fiscal discipline into the New Zealand budgeting practices, the wider political discourse and become part of New Zealand’s constitution. Read more
International regulatory cooperation: Case studies and lessons learnt
October 1, 2018
A report for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Read more
Retirement income policies in Australia and New Zealand : facing the fiscal challenge from an ageing population
May 10, 2018
Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand have released a new report “Ageing Population: Do we understand and accept the challenge?”. That report draws on NZIER's research report. The NZIER report focused on the attitudes of Kiwis and Aussies to the challenges posed by an agei … Read more
Social investment : a New Zealand policy experiment
January 17, 2018
Published by Bridget Williams Books (BWB). Read more
China 2.0 - perspectives on China - NZIER Insight 73
October 27, 2017
China 2.0 - perspectives on China after the 19th Congress of the Communist Party. Read more
Peak inequality - New Zealand's own false truth? NZIER Insight 70
June 23, 2017
Kiwis are increasingly concerned about inequality – paradoxically, inequality has barely changed in 20 years. This Insight is based on new data and shows that despite popular opinion, income inequality in New Zealand hasn't changed in the past 20 years, and it's been at the current … Read more
Social investment - new right agenda or new wine in old bottles? NZIER Insight 67
December 16, 2016
Social investment is the new Prime Minister’s signature policy The Prime Minister, in his first press conference, signalled his commitment to continuing to drive the government’s ‘social investment approach’ and followed this up with the appointment of Amy Adams as the first ever Mini … Read more
Tsunami risk: do we learn our way forward, or repeat the mistakes of the past? NZIER Insight 66
November 18, 2016
New Zealand has just had a ‘near miss’ with tsunami risk – for the second time in the last three months. Read more
Tsunami risk : more needs to be done - NZIER Inisght 63
September 19, 2016
The recent earthquake and associated small tsunami provide a timely wakeup call. New Zealand needs to take the opportunity to learn from this ‘near miss’, and to invest in some ‘quick wins’ that can reduce our huge exposure to tsunami risk at low cost. Read more
The myth of the shrinking state? What does the data show about the size of the state in New Zealand?
August 11, 2016
The paper explores the urban myth that the economic reforms of the late 1980 and 1990s reduced the size of the state. It uses a variety of lenses – the state as taxer, spender, producer, employer, investor, and steward – to assess how the size and shape of the state has changed. It fi … Read more