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ETS not lucrative for industry, says Suzi Kerr
Suzi Kerr talked to Radio NZ's Eric Frykberg about why industry does not do as well out of free allocations of greenhouse gas credits as is commonly believed. You can find out more about this issue…
Aug 25, 2015
Disaster Risk Reduction
Back in June, Arthur Grimes spoke at the NZ Symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction at a panel on Understanding Disaster Risk: Economic Risks and Resilience. Video of this panel is now available on youtube. Arthur's…
Aug 13, 2015
South Korean Radio interview Arthur Grimes
The South Korean English language radio programme tbs eFM Primetime, interviewed Arthur Grimes about material wellbeing and inequality.
Aug 4, 2015
Motu top climate think tank in Oceania
Motu is 19th out of 244 non-University affiliated think tanks specialized in the field of climate change economics and policy, according to the International Center for Climate Governance Climate Think Tank Ranking.
Jul 1, 2015
R&D grants work - study
Radio NZ National interviewed Adam Jaffe about the paper on R&D subsidies and innovation.
Jun 29, 2015
NZ firms innovate more with R&D grants, report shows
Fiona Rotherham's article from BusinessDesk on the impact of R&D on innovation is a clear breakdown of the issues.
Jun 29, 2015
Sir Peter Blake Trust award for Rob Fenwick
The Sir Peter Blake Trust has awarded Motu Board of Trustees member Rob Fenwick with the Blake Medal for 2015 for his hard work in protecting the environment.
Jun 29, 2015
Happiness is... doing better than the neighbours
Article in the NZ Herald about Arthur Grimes and Marc Reinhardt's forthcoming research into whether increased income makes us happy. It appears that while a pay rise does, the euphoria is short-lived if work colleagues, associates,…
Jun 16, 2015
NZers concerned about climate change and taking action
The media release about the Motu Note, "From Fact to Act: New Zealanders’ Beliefs and Actions on Climate Change" was picked up by several media outlets: The Science Media Centre TV3 Radio NZ Green Party Whale Oil Beef Hooked blog Responsible Investment
May 16, 2015
House prices just supply and demand
Pattrick Smellie's opinion piece in the Dominion Post subtitled: "Another day, another report on the over-heated Auckland property market", draws heavily on Motu's “Housing Markets and the Global Financial Crisis: The Complex Dynamics of a Credit…
Apr 16, 2015
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