What works for digitalisation? A review of international success
May 17, 2023
New Zealand has some basic foundations for improving digitalisation, but we lag behind other countries. It’s time to build depth in digitalisation. In the short term, this means strengthening support for the digitalisation of businesses and overcoming information asymmetries. In the l … Read more
Economic effects of hearing loss: 2023 update
April 19, 2023
The New Zealand Hearing Industry Association commissioned NZIER to update our 2020 report, which assessed the social costs of hearing loss and evaluated the economic benefits of mitigating some of the effects of hearing loss. Read more
Valuing the indeterminable? Three perspectives on the value proposition of the New Zealand Naval Combat Force
April 12, 2023
NZIER has developed three approaches to providing an economic value to the Naval Combat Force, including using 1000minds discrete choice experiments and scenario analysis. It shows that non-market valuation techniques can be applied even for something as complex as ANZAC frigates. The … Read more
Unmasking COVID-19’s economic impact: A data-driven analysis of the COVID-19 lockdowns - NZIER working paper 2023-01
April 6, 2023
COVID-19 has been one of the most significant disruptions to the global economy since the Global Financial Crisis and has changed how we operate. Some trends have returned to normal, but others have permanently changed. Read more
NZIER’s QSBO shows signs of capacity pressures easing in the New Zealand economy - Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, April 2023
April 4, 2023
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (Inc) Media release, 4 April 2023 Read more
Shadow Board recommends a smaller OCR increase of 25 basis points by the Reserve Bank in April
April 3, 2023
Shadow Board members recommend a smaller hike in the Official Cash Rate (OCR) in the Reserve Bank’s upcoming April Monetary Policy Review. The majority view was an OCR increase of 25 basis points, given inflation pressures are still high in the economy and inflation expectations remai … Read more
Working together: Re-focusing public accountability to achieve better lives
March 17, 2023
In reviewing the economics of accountability, we look at how the system of public accountability in Aotearoa New Zealand can contribute to increasing the productivity and effectiveness of the social assistance system, with a focus on addressing persistent disadvantage. Read more
NZIER Consensus Forecasts show much weaker growth in 2024 - March 2023
March 13, 2023
The latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts show an upward revision to the near-term growth outlook for the New Zealand economy but a downward revision for the subsequent two years. Annual average GDP growth is forecast to slow to 0.3 percent for the year to March 2024 before picking up to 1 … Read more
Extreme weather events present fresh challenges for the New Zealand economy - Quarterly Predictions, March 2023
February 28, 2023
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (Inc) Media Release, Read more
Four ways to improve climate change policy and why - NZIER Insight 106
February 23, 2023
Climate change is becoming more apparent in the recent succession of major adverse weather events, and New Zealand’s policy on climate change has also stepped up a gear after decades of apparently minimal activity. Looking at the nature of the climate change challenge, the economics o … Read more