Research papers listed by JEL (Journal of Economic Literature) classification number.
A small number of papers do not appear in this finding aid as they do not have JEL classifications assigned.
J08 - Labor Economics Policies
J1 - Demographic Economics
J10 - Demographic Economics: General
J11 - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
An Analysis of Benefit Flows in New Zealand Using a Social Accounting Framework (WP 13/01)
Working paperCan Population Projections be Used for Sensitivity Tests on Policy Models? (WP 03/07)
Working paperChallenges and Choices: Modelling New Zealand's Long-term Fiscal Position (WP 10/01)
Working paperMigration and Macroeconomic Performance in New Zealand: Theory and Evidence (WP 14/10)
Working paperModelling the Effect of Population Ageing on Government Social Expenditures (WP 03/15)
Working paperNew Zealand demographics and their role in an overlapping generations model (AN 24/08)
Analytical notePopulation Ageing and Social Expenditure in New Zealand: Stochastic Projections (WP 02/28)
Working paperPopulation Ageing in New Zealand - Implications for Living Standards and the Optimal Rate of Saving (WP 03/10)
Working paperPopulation Ageing, Productivity and Policies: A survey with implications for New Zealand (WP 13/21)
Working paperSocial Expenditure in New Zealand: Stochastic Projections (WP 13/06)
Working paperThe Ageing of the New Zealand Population, 1881-2051 (WP 03/27)
Working paper
J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Characteristics of Children at Greater Risk of Poor Outcomes as Adults (AP 16/01)
Analytical paperInvesting in Well-being: An Analytical Framework (WP 02/23)
Working paperResearch Using Administrative Data to Support the Work of the Expert Panel on Modernising Child, Youth and Family (AP 16/03)
Analytical paperSchool Leaving, Labour Supply and Tertiary Education Choices of Young Adults: An Economic Analysis Utilising the 1977-1995 Christchurch Health and Development Surveys (WP 00/03)
Working paperSecondary and Tertiary Educational Attainment and Income Levels for Māori and Non-Māori Over Time (WP 00/18)
Working paperUsing Integrated Administrative Data to Identify Youth Who are at Risk of Poor Outcomes as Adults (AP 15/02)
Analytical paperUsing Integrated Administrative Data to Understand Children at Risk of Poor Outcomes as Young Adults (AP 15/01)
Analytical paperWork and Family Balance: An Economic View (WP 03/26)
Working paper
J14 - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-labor Market Discrimination
J15 - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
Education and Māori Relative Income Levels Over Time: The Mediating Effect of Occupation, Industry, Hours of Work and Locality (WP 02/17)
Working paperEthnicity and Early Labour Market Experiences in the Christchurch Health and Development Study (WP 02/06)
Working paperMigration and firm-level productivity (PCWP 2022/01)
Productivity Commission working paper
J16 - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
J18 - Demographic Economics: Public Policy
J19 - Demographic Economics: Other
J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor
Getting under the hood - Insights from Recent Firm-level Productivity Research in New Zealand
Productivity Commission research paperJob-to-job transitions and the regional job ladder (PCWP 2020/01)
Productivity Commission working paperNew jobs, old jobs: the evolution of work in New Zealand's cities and towns (PCWP 2019/01)
Productivity Commission working paperProductivity by the numbers: 2019 - Research paper 2019/02
Productivity Commission research paperThe Effects of Class Size on the Long-Run Growth in Reading Abilities and Early Adult Outcomes in the Christchurch Health and Development Study (WP 01/14)
Working paper
J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
Estimation of Wage Equations for New Zealand (WP 14/09)
Working paperHealth and Retirement of Older New Zealanders (WP 12/02)
Working paperHousing in the Household Portfolio and Implications for Retirement Saving: Some Initial Finding from SOFIE (WP 07/04)
Working paperLabour Force Participation and GDP in New Zealand (WP 04/07)
Working paperQualifications, Employment and the Value of Human Capital, 1986-2001 (WP 03/35)
Working paperThe Changing Gender Distribution of Paid and Unpaid Work in New Zealand (WP 05/07)
Working paperWage and Employment Rates in New Zealand from 1991 to 2001 (WP 03/13)
Working paperWomen’s participation in the labour force (WP 05/06)
Working paper
J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
Health and Labour Force Participation (WP 10/03)
Working paperHealthy, Wealthy and Working: Retirement Decisions of Older New Zealanders (WP 10/02)
Working paperIncome Explorer
Modelling and data toolIncome Tax Revenue Elasticities with Endogenous Labour Supply (WP 02/22)
Working paperLabour Supply in New Zealand and the 2010 Tax and Transfer Changes (WP 15/13)
Working paperNew Zealand Labour Supply from 1991-2001: An Analysis Based on a Discrete Choice Structural Utility Model (WP 03/23)
Working paperThe Changing Gender Distribution of Paid and Unpaid Work in New Zealand (WP 05/07)
Working paperThe Cost of Ill Health (WP 10/04)
Working paperWorking for Families changes: The effect on labour supply in New Zealand (WP 14/18)
Working paperYouth Minimum Wage Reform and the Labour Market (WP 04/03)
Working paper
J23 - Labor Demand
J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Education and Māori Relative Income Levels Over Time: The Mediating Effect of Occupation, Industry, Hours of Work and Locality (WP 02/17)
Working paperEthnicity and Early Labour Market Experiences in the Christchurch Health and Development Study (WP 02/06)
Working paperFirm Productivity Growth and the Knowledge of New Workers (WP 22/01)
Working paperHuman Capital Policies and The Distribution of Income: A Framework for Analysis and Literature Review (WP 01/03)
Working paperInstitutions, Firms and Economic Growth (WP 04/19)
Working paperKnowledge, Capabilities and Human Capital Formation in Economic Growth (WP 01/13)
Working paperLabour Force Participation and GDP in New Zealand (WP 04/07)
Working paperMeasures of Human Capital: A Review of the Literature (WP 05/10)
Working paperMigration and Macroeconomic Performance in New Zealand: Theory and Evidence (WP 14/10)
Working paperPrivate returns to tertiary education - How does New Zealand compare? (WP 13/10)
Working paperProductivity, Capital-Intensity and Labour Quality at Sector Level in New Zealand and the UK (WP 07/01)
Working paperQualifications, Employment and the Value of Human Capital, 1986-2001 (WP 03/35)
Working paperThe impact of artificial intelligence – an economic analysis (AN 24/06)
Analytical noteWorkplace Skills, Technology Adoption and Firm Productivity: A Review (WP 04/16)
Working paperYouth Minimum Wage Reform and the Labour Market (WP 04/03)
Working paper
J26 - Retirement; Retirement Policies
A Practical Approach to Well-being Based Policy Development: What Do New Zealanders Want from Their Retirement Income Policies? (WP 15/14)
Working paperHealth and Retirement of Older New Zealanders (WP 12/02)
Working paperHealthy, Wealthy and Working: Retirement Decisions of Older New Zealanders (WP 10/02)
Working paperHousehold Saving Behaviour in New Zealand: A Cohort Analysis (WP 01/18)
Working paperHousehold Saving Behaviour in New Zealand: Why do Cohorts Behave Differently? (WP 03/32)
Working paperHousing in the Household Portfolio and Implications for Retirement Saving: Some Initial Finding from SOFIE (WP 07/04)
Working paperKiwiSaver and the Accumulation of Net Wealth (WP 14/22)
Working paperPensions, Savings and Housing: A life-cycle Framework with Policy Simulations (WP 14/14)
Working paperRegional Economic Performance in New Zealand: How Does Auckland Compare? (WP 05/08)
Working paperSaving for Retirement: New Evidence for New Zealand (WP 04/12)
Working paperThe Impact of Workplace and Personal Superannuation Schemes on Net Worth: Evidence from the Household Savings Survey (WP 04/08)
Working paperWomen's Retirement Incomes in New Zealand: A Household Bargaining Approach (WP 04/22)
Working paper
J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
Getting under the hood - Insights from Recent Firm-level Productivity Research in New Zealand
Productivity Commission research paperHuman Capital and the Inclusive Economy (WP 01/16)
Working paper
J30 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: General
Economic Explanations of Earnings Distribution Trends in the International Literature and Application to New Zealand (WP 00/16)
Working paperLow Wage Jobs and Pathways to Better Outcomes (WP 02/29)
Working paperWho benefits from productivity growth? - The labour income share in New Zealand (PCWP 2015/01)
Productivity Commission working paper
J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Adult literacy and economic growth (WP 04/24)
Working paperEarnings and employment in foreign-owned firms (WP 14/16)
Working paperEducation and Māori Relative Income Levels Over Time: The Mediating Effect of Occupation, Industry, Hours of Work and Locality (WP 02/17)
Working paperEstimation of Wage Equations for New Zealand (WP 14/09)
Working paperEthnicity and Early Labour Market Experiences in the Christchurch Health and Development Study (WP 02/06)
Working paperMigration and firm-level productivity (PCWP 2022/01)
Productivity Commission working paperPrivate returns to tertiary education - How does New Zealand compare? (WP 13/10)
Working paperWage and Employment Rates in New Zealand from 1991 to 2001 (WP 03/13)
Working paper
J33 - Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
Work and Family Balance: An Economic View (WP 03/26)
Working paper
J38 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: Public Policy
Private returns to tertiary education - How does New Zealand compare? (WP 13/10)
Working paperThe experiences of those who take parental leave within the public sector and the policies that support them (AP 18/01)
Analytical paperWho benefits from productivity growth? - The labour income share in New Zealand (PCWP 2015/01)
Productivity Commission working paperYouth Minimum Wage Reform and the Labour Market (WP 04/03)
Working paper
J39 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: Other
Who benefits from productivity growth? - The labour income share in New Zealand (PCWP 2015/01)
Productivity Commission working paper
J40 - Particular Labor Markets: General
J58 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining: Public Policy
J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers
Getting under the hood - Insights from Recent Firm-level Productivity Research in New Zealand
Productivity Commission research paper
J60 - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers: General
J61 - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
Migration and Economic Growth: A 21st Century Perspective (WP 06/02)
Working paperMigration and Macroeconomic Performance in New Zealand: Theory and Evidence (WP 14/10)
Working paperModelling Regional Labour Market Adjustment in New Zealand (WP 02/01)
Working paperRegional Labour market Adjustment and the Movements of People: A Review (WP 01/08)
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