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NZ policy from a wellbeing perspective
Arthur Grimes examines three New Zealand policy initiatives through a wellbeing lens. The policies examined are the social investment approach, NZ's international airlines policy, and monetary policy. Here's the article at NewsroomNZ.
Jul 3, 2017
High World Ranking for Climate Change Work
A tiny research organisation from New Zealand has ranked tenth in the world for climate change work internationally and second for think tanks outside of Europe and North America. Only six staff from Motu Economic and…
Jun 30, 2017
Motu News - June 2017
From the DirectorMotu is creating a new group of supporters to build a foundation for our mission of building New Zealand capacity for economic analysis, particularly our internship programme. The Motu Hapū was launched last…
Jun 30, 2017
Finding a value for sunshine
It is a truth commonly acknowledged that a house that gets more exposure to sunlight is more attractive, especially in ‘temperate’ climates like New Zealand’s. Until now, however, the value of that sunshine has not…
Jun 29, 2017
Does Moving Make You Happier?
Australia's popular ABC Life Matters radio programme interviewed Arthur Grimes about his working on migration and wellbeing. Listen or download here.
Jun 28, 2017
Retooling the emissions trading scheme to ‘decarbonise’ NZ
There are practical ways to change the NZ ETS so it delivers clear and predictable emission price signals. This would ensure that New Zealand’s emitters reduce their greenhouse gases more quickly than is currently happening. A…
May 31, 2017
Coverage of 'An Effective ETS' Plan
The following is media coverage of the document that synthesized the opinions of a diverse group of ETS experts from a wide variety of background into an integrated proposal for managing unit supply and prices in…
May 31, 2017
Workers who lose their jobs are disadvantaged for years
Losing a job is well known to be one of the more stressful life events. What is less well-known is the impact of job-loss in the future and whether government benefits provide adequate support. Now a…
May 29, 2017
The long-term pain of losing a job
Losing your job can be a blow, but new research shows the negative effects may drag on for years. Shane Cowlishaw of Newsroom reports. NZ Herald article here. Patrick O'Meara of RNZ reports. Rachel Clayton of Fairfax reports. Online version…
May 29, 2017
NZ pollution keeps growing despite Paris agreement
New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions keep on growing and are at a level that is a far cry from what the country has committed to under the Paris Agreement. Kate Gudsell from RNZ reports (includes…
May 26, 2017
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