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
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
Is dairy our biggest achievement or yesterday's news? NZIER Insight 91
September 1, 2020
The dairy industry has proved resilient through the COVID crisis. But what of the future? This paper looks at the dairy industry prospects over the next ten years. We find that the most important challenges are domestic supply side issues (conforming to climate change and water qualit … 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
Land-based industries see New Zealand through tough COVID times - NZIER Insight 90
July 21, 2020
Covid-19 has changed the trade game that New Zealand plays. With the structure of the New Zealand economy based on our exports the stakes are high. Now that New Zealand has shifted through the lockdown levels and arrived at Alert Level 1, it is a good time to ask why our land-based ex … Read more
The value of Authorised Economic Operators (AEOs) and Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs)
December 10, 2019
NZIER prepared two reports for NZCS in March 2019. They showed the benefits of special Customs agreements that facilitate international trade. One report using a literature scan on these agreements globally, highlights benefits that are important but unmeasurable. The companion report … Read more
From Sister to Global Cities The economics of New Zealand's Sister Cities
March 26, 2019
A study of the economic benefits of sister city relationships in New Zealand. This project involved a scoping survey of 26 local authorities, followed by in-depth case studies of 5 local authorities. A set of best practice guidelines for enhancing the generation of economic benefits f … Read more
How does the dairy sector share its growth? : An analysis of the flow-on benefits of dairy's revenue generation
December 18, 2018
A report to Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ). Read more
International regulatory cooperation: Case studies and lessons learnt
October 1, 2018
A report for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Read more
Distributional aspects of New Zealand's tradable and non-tradable sectors
August 13, 2018
A report for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Read more