COVID-19: The recovery ahead - NZIER Insight 88
June 18, 2020
New Zealand has managed the COVID-19 outbreak with relative success, in terms of containing infection rates and deaths. This has seen New Zealand move down alert levels over the past few weeks as we achieved zero active cases, with restrictions relaxed but the border closed. However, … Read more
Impacts of local alcohol policies – Analysis of changes in spending at venues selling alcohol
August 6, 2019
A report for the Health Promotion Agency. Read more
Using big data and economics to understand and improve wellbeing - NZIER Insight 81
June 10, 2019
Wellbeing and data are increasingly at the heart of government policy-making. This Insight shows how economic explanations for behaviour, combined with large datasets, can inform policy. 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
Review of CBA advice to support budget initiatives
October 24, 2018
NZIER report to the Treasury on the impact of CBAx and lessons for future budget processes. Read more
Immigration : doing the right thing for the right reasons - NZIER Insight 76
November 8, 2017
The new Government's plans to reduce immigration are a welcome first step towards an immigration system that improves New Zealand's wellbeing, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research said today. Read more
Making early intervention work - NZIER Insight 75
November 2, 2017
It's out with the old and in with the new. National's Social Investment approach is being replaced with a focus on Early Intervention. But the new government's focus should be on using evidence to support timely, if not always early, intervention. The health sector's experience with s … Read more
Keeping the bastards honest - NZIER Inisght 72
October 11, 2017
We think voters should be given better information about the fiscal consequences of political parties' election promises. We offer some observations and suggestions on how. Read more
Is it finally time to reduce the number of district health boards? NZIER Insight 69
May 11, 2017
New Zealand has 20 district health boards (DHBs) for a population of less than 5 million. Because of a lack of transparency, we do not know the costs of administering DHBs. But prima facie evidence suggests it is time to consolidate DHBs and free up administrative resources to use for … Read more
Durable policy approaches: framework development and brief literature review - NZIER public discussion paper 2016/2
June 9, 2016
NZIER, as part of its public good programme, explores important policy issues that have emerged from our economic analysis and advice. Read more