New Zealand’s productivity record is poor. Our small domestic market and distant location makes it difficult and risky for firms to get the scale required to reach the global productivity frontier and be world class in their industry.
Dr Lippert investigates the impact of side-payments to countries that have a low net benefit from participating in efficient climate cooperation in a repeated game framework with investment in green compliance technology.
The Treasury’s 2019 Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU) and the Government’s 2020 Budget Policy Statement will be published on Wednesday 11 December.