Celebrate resilience: supply chains have passed the test - NZIER Insight 104
November 17, 2022
Under extreme pressure, our supply chains have been winners. But what do we need to do to ensure future resilience? Read more
How big data can be a force for good - NZIER Insight 103
October 19, 2022
Over the last decade, Stats NZ has developed a powerful tool for policymakers and researchers alike. Known as the Integrated Data Infrastructure or IDI, it draws upon data from across the government and contains de-identified information for people living in New Zealand. Read more
Long COVID? Previous pandemics changed us – what about this time? NZIER Insight 101
June 20, 2022
This Insight is prompted by the recent publication of a cluster of papers that look at economic lessons from previous health episodes. While these are interesting in their own right and are possibly relevant for countries with a different experience of COVID-19, it turns out that many … Read more
Fast-forwarding technology to address climate change - NZIER Insight 100
March 3, 2022
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New Zealand has committed to reducing carbon emissions and working with other countries to avert the worst impacts of climate change. How the country intends to do this is not clear. Read more
Declining maths scores is a problem for the New Zealand economy - NZIER Insight 98 & 99
November 16, 2021
New Zealand’s school maths scores are declining. A solution put forward the Royal Society expert panel commissioned to investigate our poor maths performance is an increase in specialist maths skills in the teaching profession. Although the education sector could increase teacher skil … Read more
The trade implications of Mr Biden for New Zealand - NZIER Insight 97
November 9, 2021
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Or what does the Chinese Century mean for New Zealand? The United States has structured world trade over the past 70 years in a way that has been positive for New Zealand. Now that the United States has relinquished its lead trading position, how will Mr Biden behave on trade policy? … Read more
The tale of Goldilocks and the three fears (about the minimum wage) - Insight 96
October 6, 2021
The minimum wage is a ‘Goldilocks’ policy: not too high, not too low. A political consensus on the role and appropriate level of the minimum wage is both possible and desirable. Read more
Tourism recovery - without stepping on the gas - NZIER Insight 95
March 9, 2021
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With borders closed for the foreseeable future New Zealand tourism is facing a loss of substantial revenue from the lack of foreign visitors, who would usually maintain demand for tourism businesses after the end of the peak summer holidays for domestic tourists. But after the COVID-1 … Read more
COVID-19 - a historical perspective - NZIER Insight 94
October 22, 2020
Who will be the winners and losers from COVID-19? History says don't be presumptuous. Former Head of School of Government and economic historian Gary Hawke explains in the final of the NZIER COVID Insight series. Read more