How useful are our productivity measures?
Published: 1 Oct 2018Briefly summarises concerns about the measurement of productivity.
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Getting under the hood: insights from recent firm-level productivity research in New Zealand
Published: 1 Jun 2018Summarises insights from recent research on New Zealand’s productivity performance using firm-level data.
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PDF, 2MB, 28 pages
What we know and don't know about competition in New Zealand
Published: 4 Jul 2017Understanding the relationship between competition and economic performance.
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PDF, 945KB, 50 pages
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Competition regulationSearch & Switching Costs in the Services Sector: Literature Review
Published: 1 Mar 2017A literature review on search and switching costs, including interventions used overseas to reduce search and switching costs.
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PDF, 1.2MB, 76 pages
Barriers to generating international income: Evidence from the Business Operations Survey
Published: 1 Jan 2017Examines the level of interest of firms in becoming internationally engaged, and how the barriers they perceive differ by their level of interest and experience. Also examines how firms' future entry propensity to engage internationally differs according to reported barriers, motivations and strategies
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PDF, 3.5MB, 46 pages
Competition in New Zealand Industries: Measurement and Evidence
Published: 1 Apr 2016The first empirical study of the degree of competition across industries in New Zealand using a profit elasticity measure and firm level data. Manufacturing industries are the most competitive in New Zealand.
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PDF, 1MB, 41 pages
What we know (and don't know) about economic growth in New Zealand
Published: 1 Jan 2016Summarises the core empirical evidence about the causes of economic growth, and why, over some periods of time, New Zealand has not kept pace with the income growth of similar economies.
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PDF, 1.3MB, 75 pages
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Economic DevelopmentFinancial Product Disclosure: Insights from Behavioural Economics
Published: 1 Feb 2015Examines the main findings of behavioural economics research that are relevant to disclosure in the financial sector and other sectors. Identifies key issues for the development of policy for financial product disclosure.
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PDF, 347KB, 42 pages
Productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment in New Zealand
Published: 1 Mar 2014Examines whether foreign direct investment (FDI) has spillover effects on the productivity of domestic firms. Finds little evidence of substantial positive spillover effects from FDI to local firms’ productivity.
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PDF, 476KB, 40 pages