The measurement of labour productivity using the annual enterprise survey and LEED Last Publication Date: 01 May 2007 This paper reports the findings of a feasibility study in which data from the Annual Enterprise Survey (AES) were linked to data from the Linked Employer-Employee…
Review of World Class New Zealanders Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 Purpose 1. In accordance with EDC Min (03) 7/3, the Ministry of Economic Development has conducted an evaluation of the World Class New Zealanders programme (WCNZ). This…
Practice Makes Profit: Business Practices and Firm Success Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2006 Which business practices set successful firms apart from others? We address this question using data from an official survey of almost 3,000 New Zealand firms. Questions…
Hei Whakamārama i ngā Āhuatanga o te Tūrua Pō - Investigating Key Māori Business Characteristics for Future Measures: Thinking Paper Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This research paper provides a wider understanding of the characteristics of successful Māori businesses. The brief was to analyse thirty case studies and identify framework characteristics…
The Effects of Agglomeration on Economic Activity: The Empirical Evidence on Mechanisms and Magnitudes Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 There is a rapidly developing empirical literature on the effects of agglomeration on economic activity. This paper surveys recent studies that provide econometric estimates of effects.…
Work values and the quality of employment: a literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 This paper reviews the literature on what people value in employment and on methods of measuring the quality of employment, with a view to measuring it…
Returning to work from injury Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 New Zealand has a comprehensive accident insurance system that pays much of the direct cost of accidental injuries, and compensates workers 80 percent of their earnings…
Towards Building A New Consensus About New Zealand’s Productivity Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003 There is a wide consensus that New Zealand’s productivity has been poor despite the comprehensive market-oriented reforms of the 1980’s. This consensus is based on estimates…
Local government funding and financing - related reports These related reports informed the New Zealand Productivity Commission's inquiry Local government funding and financing. The reports cover: whether legislation governing local authority rates should be amended…
