State Sector Productivity - Related working paper and research notes Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2018 The related working paper and research notes informed the New Zealand Productivity Commission's inquiry into improving and measuring state sector productivity. They cover: constructing quality adjusted productivity…
State Sector Productivity - Related Reports Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2018 These related reports informed the New Zealand Productivity Commission's inquiry Measuring and improving state sector productivity. The reports cover: interviews with both current senior members of the…
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…
