New Zealand Economic Papers articles

Recent articles from New Zealand Economic Papers

Editor's introduction.
December 1, 2008... Kia ora. In January, 2009 the New Zealand Economic Papers will enter a new era. The New Zealand Association of Economists has entered into a contract with the international publishers Taylor and Francis (owner of the Routledge imprint among others), who will take over the publication of the...

Research output in New Zealand economics departments 2000-2006: a stock approach.
December 1, 2008... 1. Introduction In this paper we utilize the stock approach to explore the research productivity of New Zealand's university-based economics departments over the period 2000 to 2006. In doing so, we examine research output across departments and among individual researchers. Our findings...

Agricultural research: implications for productivity in New Zealand and Australia.
December 1, 2008... 1. Introduction There is renewed interest on both sides of the Tasman about the contribution of research and other elements of science policy to productivity growth in agriculture, as a source of economic growth and higher living standards for farmers, processors and consumers of farm...

Governments at the bidding table.(Policy Watch)
December 1, 2008... "New Zealand needs to attract more and better quality foreign direct investment. [...] The above suggests a clear role for government to [...] attract investment with desirable characteristics through guaranteed access to government services and, where necessary, incentives that are closely...

A report on the 2008 Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists, Wellington, July 9-11, 2008.
December 1, 2008... This year's conference was a combined effort by NZAE and the Econometric Society (Australasian region). It marked the 50th anniversary of the publication in Economica of Bill Phillips' paper on what came to be known as the "Phillips Curve". (3) The conference, Markets and Models: Policy...