Regulators are the new diplomats - the role of IRC in a post-COVID world - NZIER Insight 92
September 10, 2020
New research shows that the New Zealand Government is deeply imbedded in a complex web of international regulatory cooperation (IRC) arrangements and agreements. Bilateral agreements with Australia predominate including regulatory harmonisation on food standards and the Trans Tasman M … Read more
Waste levy extension: estimates of extending and raising the levy
December 10, 2019
This report was commissioned by the Ministry for the Environment to help assess potential options for changes to the existing landfill levy, which is established under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008. Read more
Regulatory management toolkit
December 10, 2019
NZIER originally developed this toolkit in partnership with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and subsequently refined it with support from the Asian Productivity Organisation. The toolkit provides a framework for understanding the elements of the regulato … Read more
Good regulatory design : Assessing the regulatory options for the Pharmacy Council and Medicines Control
May 6, 2019
A report for the Pharmacy Council. 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
IANZ: the economic side : Examining the way IANZ supports the New Zealand economy
August 9, 2017
A report to IANZ. Independent Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) asked NZIER to describe and quantify their role in supporting New Zealand's economy. Read more
Improving local government needs better policy advice - NZIER Insight 62
September 16, 2016
Local government regulatory activities have an important effect on local and regional economic growth and, ultimately, national economic growth and community wellbeing. This places a premium on local government organisations having high quality policy advice and decision-making proces … Read more
Asia and Europe regulatory connectivity and coherence
August 3, 2016
This paper explores the wide range possible approaches to International Regulatory Co-operation (IRC) between Asia-Pacific and European countries. The paper highlights how practice, driven forward by initiatives such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, is leading theory. Theory is laggi … Read more
The Development of Regulatory management systems in East Asia: deconstruction, insights and fostering ASEAN's quiet revolution: the ERIA / NZIER study
August 3, 2016
Co-author Ponciano Intal, Jr. (ERIA) Read more
Assessing the stock of regulation : a tool for regulatory stewards
May 20, 2016
This 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. Read more