Let it go: Devolving power and resources to improve lives - NZIER working paper 2023/02
December 14, 2023
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
New Zealand's place in the world - NZIER working paper 2021-01
June 10, 2021
New Zealand's place in the world - including flows in trade, people, capital, and ideas - continues to change. This working paper highlights how some of the long-standing memes, which have dominated the local discourse no longer apply in a post-COVID world. In particular New Zealand's … Read more
The potential local and regional impacts of COVID-19 in New Zealand with a focus on tourism - NZIER Public Discussion Paper 2020/3
August 13, 2020
This working paper was prepared at NZIER by Christina Leung, Laëtitia Leroy de Morel, Glyn Wittwer (CoPS) and Dion Gämperle. It was presented at the 23rd Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis organised by GTAP (17–19 June 2020). Read more
What might US Withdrawal from the World Trade Organization (WTO) mean for New Zealand?
August 11, 2020
Modelling by NZIER suggests that New Zealand medium term exposure to US withdrawal from World Trade Organisation (WTO) is surprisingly limited. We modelled five different scenarios of global and New Zealand responses to the US imposing tariff rates last seen in the great depression. W … Read more
NZ's cannabis referendum 2020: Some facts and recommendations about the process of cannabis legalisation
April 30, 2020
A referendum this year will ask the public whether they support legalising the use of cannabis, accompanied by regulation, education and taxation. We recommended a similar approach in 2016, after concluding that prohibition of cannabis in New Zealand has been an expensive and failed a … Read more
Regulatory management toolkit
December 10, 2019
NZIER originally developed this toolkit in partnership with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and subsequently refined it with support from the Asian Productivity Organisation. The toolkit provides a framework for understanding the elements of the regulato … Read more
What price to relieve the gridlock? A non-technical guide to the road pricing implementation debate
September 20, 2019
The roading system in New Zealand is essential and its economic importance is clear. At any time of the day or night you might see different activities associated with construction, tourism, services, manufacturing and agriculture. This takes on new significance as we decarbonise the … Read more
Kia māia: Be bold, Improving the wellbeing of children living in poverty
May 20, 2019
Kiwis believe in giving people a fair go. Improving the wellbeing of children living in poverty fits with these values. Read more
The Fiscal Responsibility Act 1994: The astonishing success of a weak non-binding policy
December 3, 2018
The Fiscal Responsibility Act 1994 (FRA) shouldn’t have worked to cement fiscal discipline into the New Zealand budgeting practices, the wider political discourse and become part of New Zealand’s constitution. Read more