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In a controversial move, the Reserve Bank will include full employment in its policy targets, rather than focusing solely on price stability. The bank will also move to policy by committee instead of leaving interest…
Mar 26, 2018
This top ten list at interest.co.nz was compiled by Sally Owen, Kate Preston, and Nathan Chappell, research analysts at Motu. Read more.
Mar 23, 2018
Colin James in the Otago Daily Times discusses the new four-yearly investment statement from The Treasury and mentions the Human Rights Measurement Initiative project hosted by Motu. More here.
Mar 20, 2018
As of 2013, New Zealand tertiary students studying towards postgraduate qualifications other than Honours were no longer eligible to receive student allowances. Now Isabelle Sin, a Fellow at Motu Economic and Public Policy in New Zealand,…
Mar 20, 2018
From the Interim Director of Motu Economic and Public Policy ResearchYears ago, when I was working at the NZ Treasury, we became one of Motu’s first clients. From the beginning, I was impressed with the…
Mar 9, 2018
The new Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, has released his first report, containing advice for the Government on how to implement a Zero Carbon Act and establish an independent Climate Commission. The report follows…
Mar 7, 2018
In New Zealand, as in the rest of the world, the climate change conversation tends to focus on fossil fuels and renewable energy. But, asks Kieran Martin, when methane in the atmosphere can do far…
Mar 6, 2018
New Zealand's first environmental accounts show greenhouse gas emissions rose slower than economic growth in the last 25 years, but the planting of forests to absorb carbon has slowed dramatically since 2013. Thomas Coughlan from…
Feb 28, 2018
With plans for building 100,000 new homes over the next ten years, construction is a sector at the heart of questions about New Zealand’s productivity. New research from Motu Economic and Public Policy Research finds that…
Feb 28, 2018
Great article from Brian Fallow at the NZ Herald reporting on research by Motu's Trinh Le and the Productivity Commission with Richard Harris from Durham University "It is fundamental to our success as a species that…
Feb 23, 2018
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