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
The high cost of (not) stopping people getting high - NZIER Insight 61
August 24, 2016
In this Insight, we bring the techniques of policy analysis to the issue of whether prohibition is the best way to reduce harm from using marijuana. Read more
The road less travelled - NZIER Insight 59
May 24, 2016
The 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. Read more
KiwiSaver and the wealth of New Zealanders : NZIER perspective on the joint agency evaluation report
August 25, 2015
Since its inception in 2007, KiwiSaver has become by far the most widely-held voluntary private savings vehicle in New Zealand. There are now over 2.5 million individual members in the scheme, and three-quarters of the population aged 18 to 64 are members. Prior to the introduction of … Read more