Innovation and the performance of New Zealand firms Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2017 This paper looks at the impact of innovation on the performance of New Zealand firms. Results show that innovating firms grew more quickly than non-innovators but…
The impact of R&D grants on the performance of New Zealand firms Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2017 This paper presents the results from an evaluation of the impact of New Zealand Government R&D grants on the performance of New Zealand firms. The analysis…
Public sector productivity: Quality adjusting sector-level data on New Zealand schools Last Publication Date: 01 May 2017 Statistics New Zealand has estimated that since 1996 increases in outputs of the public sector have largely been associated with increasing labour inputs. In the education…
Social sector productivity: a task perspective Last Publication Date: 01 May 2017 This research note adopts a public management framework to explore the complexity and challenges of introducing productivity measurement in the social sector. The framework draws on…
New models of tertiary education Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2017 The Government asked the Productivity Commission to carry out an inquiry into new models of tertiary education. The terms of reference suggested that the tertiary education system…
Explaining ethnic disparities in bachelor’s qualifications: participation, retention and completion in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2017 There are substantial ethnic gaps in higher education in NZ, despite more than a decade of considerable policy effort aimed at this concern. This study uses…
Geographic proximity and productivity convergence across New Zealand firms Last Publication Date: 16 Dec 2016 To examine the extent to which to new productivity-enhancing ideas and technologies diffuse within the New Zealand economy, this paper examines the speed with which lagging…
The “servicification” of trade Last Publication Date: 16 Dec 2016 Services play an important and growing role in international trade. They are an important export earner for New Zealand – representing 29% of our total exports…
Achieving New Zealand's productivity potential Last Publication Date: 28 Nov 2016 Achieving New Zealand's productivity potential outlines reasons why New Zealand has generally struggled to lift productivity over the last four decades and the broad areas of policy…
Subjective wellbeing in New Zealand: Some recent evidence Last Publication Date: 01 May 2016 This paper analyses a range of factors associated with the subjective wellbeing of New Zealanders. It provides international comparisons based on the Better Life Index developed…
