Privacy Survey 2001 Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2001 Results in this report are based upon questions asked in the UMR Research nation-wide omnibus survey. This is a telephone survey of a nationally representative sample…
A Polarisation into Work-rich and Work-poor Households in New Zealand? Trends from 1986 to 2000 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2001 Analysis of labour market shifts based only on individuals disguises important aspects of employment change. When employment change at the household level is also analysed, a…
A Polarisation into Work-rich and Work-poor Households in New Zealand? Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2001 Analysis of labour market shifts based only on individuals disguises important aspects of employment change. When employment change at the household level is also analysed, a…
Implications of Labour Market Change for Retirement Income Policy Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2001 There is much debate about retirement income policy. Several studies have examined savings behaviour and the future affordability of New Zealand Superannuation (e.g. Periodic Report Group…
Distributions and Disparity: New Zealand Household Incomes Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2001 This report builds on an earlier report (M. Mowbray, Incomes Monitoring Report 1981 - 1991, Social Policy Agency, 1993) on household income distributions, extending the trend…
Evaluating the Feb 1999 Domestic Purposes Benefit & Widows Benefit Reforms Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2001 This paper reports on the findings of the evaluation and monitoring strategy that focused on policy reforms for Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB) and Widows Benefit (WB)…
Change in the distribution of income of the working age population, 1976–1996 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1999 This paper employs census data to look at the change in distribution of income individuals of working age (15 to 59 years).
Growth in the dispersion of earnings: 198497 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1998 Changes in the distribution of earnings in New Zealand between 1984 and 1997 are examined in this paper. There is evidence of growth in the inequality…
Do minimum wages have an adverse impact on employment? Evidence from New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1997 This paper presents the results of research into the effects of minimum wages on employment in New Zealand. Two different approaches are taken one based…
