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Top researcher to head new Chair of Wellbeing and Public Policy
Motu is thrilled that Senior Fellow Arthur Grimes has been appointed as the inaugural Chair of Wellbeing and Public Policy at the School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington. Arthur will continue his Motu research and…
Apr 21, 2017
Motu News - April 2017
From the DirectorTomorrow scientists and supporters in some 500 cities around the globe will march for Science ‘to defend the vital role science plays in our health, safety, economies, and governments.’ I have written previously…
Apr 21, 2017
The Happiness of the Long-Distance Mover
Whatever their reason for moving, do people who move within a country end up being happier? Looking at migration within Australia, a new study from researchers at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust shows…
Apr 19, 2017
1989 was year zero for Generation Rent
Bernard Hickey argues on Newsroom that 1989 was the year when New Zealand's housing costs took off and started a massive inter-generational wealth transfer that is showing few signs of being reversed. Otago University economist Andrew…
Apr 19, 2017
Motu researchers on the utter uselessness of job interviews, the ethical challenge facing AI, twelve questions for 2017, putting a price tag on diversity, how globalisation affected manufacturing - plus lawyer, lawyer your pants are on fire and more
Today's Top 10 at interest.co.nz (and an extra one for fun) is a guest post from Kate Preston, Sally Owen, Wilbur Townsend, Loïc Henry, Edmund Lou and Nathan Chappell at economic and public policy research…
Apr 14, 2017
STEM degrees set students up for serious salaries
A new paper by Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust has found that students with a degree in the STEM fields may earn more, but tend to be cemented into their careers. Read more…
Apr 13, 2017
Broadband subsidies for education: Are they worth the cost?
Tech Policy Daily reports.... When a government spends billions of dollars to roll out ultra-fast fiber broadband (UFB) to more than 70 percent of the population, with the priority on connecting the country’s schools first, one…
Apr 12, 2017
NZ is a richer country than many of us believe - but we're one of the most unequal too
Kiwis own one of the biggest hoards of personal possessions, cars and appliances in the world, new research has revealed. In terms of owning stuff, New Zealand could be the third richest country in the world…
Apr 9, 2017
Are qualifications or job choice more important for recent graduates?
There are ongoing debates about the right quantity and mix of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills, and about whether other skills deliver similar benefits to employers and the economy at large. A new paper…
Apr 7, 2017
Fibre Broadband improves primary school students’ results
About two students at an average-sized primary school will reach the National Standards in reading, writing and mathematics because of the school’s access to fibre broadband. The New Zealand Government has spent $1.2 billion since 2008…
Apr 4, 2017
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