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Sovereign Bond Investing and Human Rights: An Analysis of New Zealand’s Retail Investment Funds
Authors: Anne-Marie Brook | K. Chad Clay | Zoe Shepherd
Working Paper
This paper finds that as of March 2024, more than half a billion dollars of KiwiSaver and other retail investments were lent to governments on ‘high alert’ for human rights violations. This is a chance…
On quantitative and graphical measures of the severity of New Zealand’s recessions and strength of its expansions
Authors: Viv Hall | Dr John McDermott CRSNZ | Peter Thomson
Working Paper
This paper offers a clearer way to judge how the economy performs in booms and busts. When the economy grows or shrinks, we often focus on how long the phase lasts or how deep it…
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2026-07-06
Arthur Grimes has been awarded the New Zealand Association of Economics Distinguished Fellow AwardIn a mark of recognition for a career dedicated to supporting better outcomes for communities, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of…
