Growth in Numbers of Sickness and Invalids Benefit Recipients Last Publication Date: 01 May 2005 This research paper is intended to report on an analysis that uses the MSD benefit dynamics data set to advance our understanding of the growth in…
Research on the effectiveness of Police practice in reducing residential burglary Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 Burglary is a problem that considerably affects many New Zealand households. From victimisation surveys we know that it can have a profound effect on victims and…
Impact of population ageing in New Zealand on the demand for health and disability support services, and workforce implications Last Publication Date: 02 Dec 2004 The background paper Impact of Population Ageing on New Zealand on the Demand for Health and Disability Support Services, and Workforce Implications was completed by Justine…
Disability Support Services in New Zealand: Service Provider, Workforce and Service User Surveys Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 The Disability Services Directorate undertook a project (the ‘Quality and Safety Project’) in 2003-2004 to identify quality and safety issues in the provision of disability support…
Combining Work and Eldercare: a study of employees in two City Councils who provide informal care for older people Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 The main aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between paid work and eldercare responsibilities. It is intended to produce benefits to the participants,…
The Impact of Employment Experiences and Benefit-Spell Duration on Benefit-to-Work Transitions Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 This paper uses an experimental dataset under development at Statistics New Zealand, the Linked Employer-Employee Database (LEED), to examine labour market outcomes for individuals previously receiving…
Polarisation of Employment, 1986–2002: New Zealand in the International Context Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 In recent years, researchers have identified a growth in both “work-poor” and “work-rich” households in several OECD countries, including New Zealand. This growth indicates an increasing…
The Effects of the Accommodation Supplement on Market Rents - Working Paper 02/04 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2004 This working paper investigates the effects of the Accommodation Supplement on market rents. Analysis is undertaken by Infometrics, who have updated the econometric model of market…
Isolating the Scarring Effects Associated with the Economic inactivity of Youth in New Zealand: Evidence from the Christchurch Health and Development Study Last Publication Date: 03 Mar 2004 This study estimates the potential scarring effects associated with early economic inactivity of young people in New Zealand. We initially define ‘economic inactivity’ as occurring when…
Raising Children in New Zealand: Patterns of Family Formation and Change in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 Over the past 50 years, there have been major changes across the developed world in the fundamental processes that shape families – the formation, dissolution and…