Adjusting productivity statistics for variable capacity utilisation: Working harder or hardly working? (Stats NZ WP 12-02) Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2012 This paper outlines the implications of adjusting productivity statistics for a variable rate of capacity utilisation of capital. Capacity utilisation data from the New Zealand Institute…
Immigration Survey Monitoring Programme - Methodology Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2012 The target population for the Migrants Survey is migrants aged 18 years and over who were approved for residence through the Skilled/Business Migrants Stream or Family…
Capital-labour substitution elasticities in New Zealand: One for all industries? (Stats NZ WP 12-01) Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2012 This paper tests the assumption of a Cobb-Douglas production function (a unitary elasticity of substitution between capital and labour) for 20 of New Zealand’s industries, using…
National School Roll Projections Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2012 Projections and forecasts of school rolls are used by the Ministry of Education to assess the demand for resources in the school sector. They support the…
Transforming the New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings: Issues, options, and strategy Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2012 Transforming the New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings presents the issues on the development of a strategic direction and timeline for the transformation of the…
Finding the crowding index that works best for New Zealand: Applying different crowding indexes to Census of Population and Dwellings data for 1986–2006 (Stats NZ WP 11-04) Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This study aimed to determine which household crowding measure worked best in the New Zealand context. The issue of crowded households has concerned researchers in New Zealand…
Sampling errors for the six degrees of separation (Stats NZ WP 12-03) Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 Sampling errors for the six degrees of separation arose from a study in Statistics New Zealand of a large network, similar to the acquaintance graph. This…
Measuring business births and deaths in quarterly job-flow data: Using the Linked Employer-Employee Dataset (Stats NZ WP 11-03) Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 This paper’s purpose is to develop a suitable method to identify the contribution that start-up businesses (business births) make to total job creation in the New…
Involving Children and Young People in Research in Educational Settings Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2011 This report examines theory, practice and ethical considerations when involving children and young people as participants in research and evaluation projects. As will become evident throughout…
Visualising official statistics (Stats NZ WP 11-02) Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 In general, national statistics offices produce a range of key national economic indicators and population estimates. They may also produce other social, cultural, and environmental statistics,…
