New Zealand Economic Papers articles from December 2000

New Zealand Economic Papers archives from December 2000

Forecasting New Zealand's Real GDP.
December 1, 2000... 1. Introduction Forecasting future economic activity is an issue of importance to both policy makers and economic agents since most economic decisions depend upon expectations of future conditions. Consequently, a considerable amount of...

The Valuation of GSF's Defined Benefit Pension Entitlements.
December 1, 2000... 1. Introduction One of the most significant assets held by individual New Zealanders, with a matching liability to taxpayers, is the pension entitlements of the Government Superannuation Fund (GSF). These entitlements are of the "defined...

Sheepskin Effects and the Returns To Education in New Zealand: Do They Differ By Ethnic Groups?
December 1, 2000... 1. Introduction The poor labour market outcomes experienced by some ethnic minority groups in New Zealand are well known (Easton, 1995). Discrimination is sometimes listed as a possible cause (Nicol and ffiske, 1991) but the only evidence...

New Zealand's Foreign Exchange Market and the Nature of Expectations.
December 1, 2000... 1. Introduction Why do high interest rate currencies tend to appreciate? Standard economic theory predicts the precise opposite. Arbitrage should ensure that expected returns are equal across all countries, in which case currencies with...

Preventing Insurance Markets from Separating into Gender-Dominated Price-Coverage Combinations.
December 1, 2000... 1. Introduction Legislators occasionally attempt to prevent insurers from using information on gender when classifying customers by risk-class. In surveying this issue, Harrington and Doerpinghaus (1993, p. 60) noted that advocates of such...

Relative Welfare Losses and Imperfect Competition in New Zealand.
December 1, 2000... 1. Introduction The aim of this paper is to investigate the relative welfare losses arising from the presence of imperfect competition. The analysis is based on the measurement of the welfare effects of price changes, involving a...

Globalisation and International Trade Liberalisation, Continuity and Change.(Review)
December 1, 2000... Globalisation and International Trade Liberalisation, Continuity and Change edited by Martin Richardson, (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, 2000), v-xvi + 204pp, ISBN 1-84064-350-1 This edited collection is derived from the presentations...

Equity as a Social Goal.(Review)
December 1, 2000... Equity as a Social Goal, by Cathy Buchanan and Peter Hartley, (NZ Business Roundtable), March 2000. 246pp. ISBN 1-877148-61-X. This is a thoughtful text that tries to combine accessibility with consideration of the theoretical and applied...

Discussion and Working Papers in Economics, 2000.(Bibliography)
December 1, 2000... The lists below contain contributions to various New Zealand discussion or working paper series in economics. Organisations wishing to have their series considered for listing in this section of the journal should contact the Editor. ...

Journal Report.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... After an initial screening, all submitted papers are sent to at least two referees for assessment. Despite the increasing demands on their scarce time, referees play a crucial role, not only in the peer evaluation process, but also, through...