Review of the human therapeutics industry's economic value to New Zealand (and qualitative benefits) Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2010 The Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST) and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) asked LECG to identify the contribution that the human therapeutics discovery…
Criminalisation of Cartel Behaviour Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This paper considers the case for criminalisation of hard-core cartel behaviour. Two frameworks are applied for considering the issue: retributive justice and deterrence (so as to…
Evaluation of New Zealand Science Media Centre Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2009 As part of MoRST’s strategy, ‘Engaging New Zealanders with science and technology’, the Ministry established the SMC to "improve the breadth and depth of media coverage…
Evaluation of the Venture Investment Fund Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2009 In this evaluation of the VIF the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) seeks to determine the progress of New Zealand’s venture capital market towards sustainability and…
Evaluation of Vision Mātauranga and the Māori Knowledge and Development output class Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 The Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST) undertook an evaluation of Vision Mātauranga and the Māori Knowledge and Development Research output class (MKDOC). The evaluation has…
Buy Kiwi Made Campaign: Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 Evaluation aims to assess the strengths and weaknesses of programmes and policies to improve their effectiveness. Many government evaluations take the form of impact evaluation as…
Flying the nest: an analysis of Kiwi firms delisting from the NZX Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2009 Recent commentary has suggested an increasing trend in delistings from the NZX, driven by offshore takeovers. However, some of that commentary has been driven by anecdotal…
Public Sector Financing of Research Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 These reports present statistics about planned public sector funding of researchrelated activities for 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09. The activities covered by the reports include: • The amounts allocated for…
Evaluation of the Growth Services Range Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 The Growth Services Range (GSR), which consists of the Growth Services Fund (GSF), Market Development Services (MkDS) and Client Management Services (CMS), was evaluated in 2005.…
Health Delivery Research Landscape: An overview of New Zealands research capability focused on health delivery Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2009 Health research makes critical contributions to the efficiency and effectiveness of health services, their transition to new models of care, and support for better health for…