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Treasury presentations at the 2021 NZ Association of Economists conference
Posted: 19 Aug 2021With the growing availability of data and improved modelling techniques the frontier of policy advice continues to move out. To illustrate the potential of new data and techniques, Treasury staff... -
MEI Special Topic: Recent Trends in Tax Revenue
Posted: 7 Mar 2017Topic: Economic growth, Economic indicators, Housing, Income, National accounts, Public finance, Service industries, Superannuation, TaxationCore Crown tax revenue is currently around $70 billion a year and is forecast to increase to $90 billion by 2020/21. Tax revenue is by far the largest share of core Crown revenue ($76 ... -
MEI Special Topic: CPI Inflation
Posted: 8 Feb 2017Topic: Economic growth, Economic indicators, Employment, Housing, Inflation, Macroeconomics, Petrol, PricesAnnual Consumers Price Index (CPI) inflation rose from 0.4% to 1.3% in December 2016. This brings inflation back within the RBNZ's target band (of 1-3%) for the first time since 2014. The sudden rise... -
MEI Special Topic: Implications of Kaikōura earthquakes for the New Zealand economy
Posted: 7 Dec 2016Topic: Construction, Housing, Infrastructure, Insurance, Primary industry, Railways, Regional development, Service industries, Tourism, TransportA magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in North Canterbury just after midnight on 14 November causing extensive damage and some loss of life in the Kaikōura and adjoining regions. The town of Kaikōura,... -
MEI Special Topic: New Zealand Household Debt
Posted: 5 Oct 2016Debt, and household debt in particular, garnered considerable attention earlier in the year. This special topic provides an overview of household debt developments following the release by the... -
'Sum Insured' cover for household insurance - what are the risks?
Posted: 9 May 2016Topic: Construction, Econometric modelling, Housing, Insurance, Research, Resilience, Risk managementAuthor:This article sets out the issues arising from the widespread move to 'sum insured' cover for house insurance and assesses the risks this may pose to New Zealand. The move to 'sum insured' cover for...