Economic Geography and Spatial Statistics: Theory and Empirics of New Zealand Regions
New Zealand Treasury Working Paper 00/11
Published Jun 2000
Authors: Suzi Kerr and Jason Timmins
Abstract
This paper sets the stage for current Treasury research on New Zealand regional socio-economic issues by:
Outlining a basic theoretical framework;
Introducing a regional database and Geographic Information Systems, a new empirical tool for data analysis; and
Illustrating the potential of this data and tools for analysing policy relevant issues by testing some empirical hypotheses derived from the theoretical framework.
