8 blog posts found
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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... -
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... -
How to get an export take-off?
Posted: 21 Sep 2016Topic: Capital, Consumption, Economic conditions, Economic growth, Economic integration, Exports, Fiscal policy, Foreign exchange, International investment, Macroeconomics, Monetary policy, Productivity, Savings, Technological change, TradeAuthor:The New Zealand Government is targeting an increase in the ratio of real exports to GDP to 40 percent by 2025. To shed some light on what drives these transitions we looked at episodes to... -
MEI Special Topic: Why has the current account deficit remained moderate?
Posted: 6 Sep 2016Topic: Balance of payments, Capital movements, Economic forecasting, Government securities, International finance, International investment, Investment, National accounts, SavingsThe average size of deficits recorded in the current account of the balance of payments has been relatively low in recent years. During the same period New Zealand's net external liability... -
Economic impacts of foreign direct investment
Posted: 16 Aug 2016Topic: Capital, Capital movements, Economic growth, Income, Innovation, International finance, International investment, Investment, National accounts, Productivity, Risk management, Savings, Skilled workersAuthor:In October 2015 the Government published a report, International Investment for Growth, which sets out the benefits of foreign investment for New Zealand. The analysis in this article informed... -
Are today's young people super savers or splurging spenders?
Posted: 19 Jul 2016Topic: Consumption, Econometric modelling, Households, Income, Older people, Pay, Retirement, Savings, Superannuation, Time series models, YouthAuthor:It's commonplace to worry about the financial habits of today's young people, particularly about whether they save as much as they "should". But we actually have had very little information about the... -
Competition and KiwiSaver: part 2 of 2
Posted: 1 Jun 2016Topic: Competition (business), Consumer protection, Financial markets, Government regulation, Investment, Pensions, Retirement, Savings, SuperannuationAuthor:The Treasury recently took an in-depth look at the market dynamics for KiwiSaver funds. In Part 2 of this two part article, we discuss possible explanations for the results of our analysis. The... -
Competition and KiwiSaver: part 1 of 2
Posted: 31 May 2016Topic: Banks, Competition (business), Consumer protection, Financial markets, Government regulation, Households, Investment, Pensions, Retirement, Savings, SuperannuationAuthor:The Treasury recently took an in-depth look at the market dynamics for KiwiSaver funds. In Part 1 of a two part article, we discuss the competition aspects of the analysis. The author appreciates...