Working and policy perspectives papers for the year ended 30 June 2006
Treasury Working and Policy Perspectives Papers contain work in progress on a variety of economic, financial, trade and social issues.
Our aim in publishing is to make papers available to a wider audience, and to inform and encourage public debate. All papers can be viewed on our web site: www.treasury.govt.nz/workingpapers
Papers added during 2005/06 include:
Policy Perspectives Papers
2006
06/03 Impacts of a Potential Influenza Pandemic on New Zealand’s Macroeconomy by James Douglas, Kam Szeto and Bob Buckle
06/02 Financing Infrastructure Projects: Public Private Partnerships by Dieter Katz
06/01 Modelling New Zealand’s Long-Term Fiscal Position by Paul Rodway and Peter Wilson
2005
05/05 The Economics of Knowledge: What Makes Ideas Special for Economic Growth? by Nic Blakeley, Duncan Mills and Geoff Lewis
05/04 The Contribution of the Primary Sector to New Zealand’s Economic Growth by Alex Harrington
Working Papers
2006
06/03 Affordability of Housing: Concepts, Measurement and Evidence by Mark Robinson, Grant Scobie and Brian Hallinan
06/02 Migration and Economic Growth: A 21st Century Perspective by Cat Moody
06/01 The Role of R&D in Productivity Growth: The Case of Agriculture in New Zealand: 1927 to 2001 by Julia Hall and Grant Scobie
2005
05/11 Income Growth and Earnings Variations in New Zealand, 1998-2004 by Dean Hyslop and Suresh Yahanpath
05/10 Measures of Human Capital: A Review of the Literature by Trinh Le, John Gibson and Les Oxley
05/09 The Effect of New Zealand Superannuation Eligibility Age on the Labour Force Participation of Older People by Roger Hurnard
05/08 Regional Economic Performance in New Zealand: How Does Auckland Compare? by Geoff Lewis and Steven Stillman
