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Talkin’ ‘bout a revolution
Posted: 3 Oct 2018Topic: Demographic change, Internal migration, Local government, Research, Social policy, Standard of living, StatisticsAuthor:The New Zealand research community has been the scene of a revolution over recent years. A quiet and sedate revolution, but a revolution nonetheless. The creation of Stats NZ’s IDI (or Integrated... -
The measurement of New Zealand's productivity and capital
Posted: 14 Aug 2018Topic: Capital, Economic growth, Households, Human capital, International investment, Living standards framework, Natural capital, Performance measurement, Physical/financial capital, Productivity, Social capital, Standard of living, Statistics, Technological changeAuthor:"The magic bus meets the little yellow digger" – reflections on the measurement of New Zealand's productivity and capital Back in 1996 I wrote an internal paper on New Zealand's productivity... -
Wellbeing, economics and the long view - reflections on recent work at the OECD
Posted: 6 Aug 2018Topic: Economic conditions, Economics, Globalisation, Labour force, Living standards framework, Organisations, Performance measurement, Productivity, Standard of living, Technological change, Trade, WellbeingAuthor:The Treasury has a small off-shore presence to provide a New Zealand voice in global economic fora and to keep an eye on emerging trends overseas. In this edition of Staff Insights our OECD Economic... -
Taking age into account
Posted: 18 Apr 2017Topic: Consumption, Cost of living, Fiscal policy, Households, Income, National accounts, Older people, Savings, Standard of living, Time series models, WealthAuthor:I sometimes wonder if my two kids, born in the late-1980s, will be part of a generation that won't have the economic resources, income and assets, in their middle age as my generation had. There is...