6 blog posts found
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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... -
Why does the world care about New Zealand? Lessons from the OECD
Posted: 16 Jun 2017Topic: Economic conditions, Emissions, Infrastructure, International investment, Organisations, Productivity, Technological change, Tertiary education, UnemploymentAuthor:“Coming from a country that has just recovered from a volatile housing market, I want to offer some suggestions for New Zealand...” We sat in an underground conference room, past two security... -
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... -
Chinese-New Zealand investment flows
Posted: 4 May 2016Topic: Assets, Banks, Capital, Capital movements, Economic integration, Exports, Financial markets, International finance, International investment, Investment, ProtectionismAuthor:Modelling an illustrative scenario of Chinese capital market liberalisation suggests Chinese-NZ investment flows will increase significantly over the next few decades and most of the increase in...