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How much can changing land use fight climate change
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 7:11 pm | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
How much can changing the way we use land fight climate change? A Motu Media Release New research from Motu Economic and Public Policy Research looks at whether New Zealand can change the way we use land to achieve our emissions target in the lowest cost ... More >>
Falling for someone educated can increase inequality
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 9:07 am | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
The phenomenon whereby the highly-educated have partners who are also highly-educated has gained attention in popular media and academic research as a driver of inequality. Lead author Omoniyi Alimi of Waikato University, together with Motu’s Senior Fellow ... More >>
EQC flood claims come from the rich and close to the coast
Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 11:36 am | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
EQC flood claims come from the rich and close to the coast: A Motu Media Release More >>
Worsening gender wage gap one of the penalties of motherhood
Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 1:06 pm | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
The most famous mother-to-be in the country is due to give birth in less than a month, after which she plans to head back to work and her prime ministerial salary. That’s not the norm for most women, however, and research released today shows that motherhood ... More >>
Retooling the emissions trading scheme to ‘decarbonise’ NZ
Wednesday, 31 May 2017, 8:31 am | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
There are practical ways to change the NZ ETS so it delivers clear and predictable emission price signals. This would ensure that New Zealand’s emitters reduce their greenhouse gases more quickly than is currently happening. More >>
NZ’s Distortionary Tax System Contributes to Housing Crisis
Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 10:04 am | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
NZ has one of the most distortionary tax environments for housing of any country in the OECD. More >>
Freshwater reforms may have minimal impact on emissions
Monday, 8 May 2017, 11:43 am | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Two separate independent studies have found that the incidental impact of freshwater reforms on greenhouse gas emissions will not be large unless they lead to a lot more trees being planted. More >>
More native forest can help firms manage emissions
Friday, 21 April 2017, 1:37 pm | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Companies with high greenhouse gas emissions face the risk of high costs in a carbon market where prices could soar as high as US$190 per unit. Researchers at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research have today released a report showing an environmentally ... More >>
Fibre Broadband improves primary school students’ results
Wednesday, 5 April 2017, 11:43 am | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
About 4,600 extra students will reach the National Standards in reading, writing and mathematics each year because of schools’ access to fibre broadband. More >>
Other investment needed to achieve greater productivity
Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 10:43 am | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
The most recent research from Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust looks at whether the introduction of ultrafast broadband has had any impact on the productivity of New Zealand firms. More >>
Producers cut greenhouse gas, household emissions fall
Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 4:55 pm | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
The average New Zealand household’s emissions fell 11 percent between 2006 and 2012, mostly because the production of some high-emissions goods is creating fewer greenhouse gases. More >>
Auckland more productive than other urban centres in NZ
Tuesday, 15 November 2016, 10:22 am | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
New Zealand ranks low compared to other developed countries when it comes to productivity. The most recent research from Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust looks at whether New Zealand firms in large cities are more productive than those in smaller ... More >>
Arbitraged carbon credits are not money in the bank
Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 11:25 am | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Largely as a result of three years of arbitrage between foreign and domestic units as New Zealand de-linked its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) from international carbon markets, the New Zealand government was liable for 140 million banked carbon credits ... More >>
Surprising Pockets of Productivity in Construction Sector
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 2:56 pm | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Previous studies of the New Zealand construction industry have found poor productivity performance. However, a new study from Motu Economic and Public Policy Research -- a not-for-profit, non-partisan research institute -- uses data from individual firms ... More >>
Hautahi Kingi wins Motu Thesis Scholarship
Thursday, 14 January 2016, 10:04 am | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Hautahi Kingi (Nga Rauru, Te Atihaunui a Paparangi) a PhD candidate in economics at Cornell University in the United States is the winner of this year’s $10,000 Motu Thesis Scholarship. More >>
Cut down on red meat, buy an EV and reduce your emissions
Wednesday, 25 November 2015, 12:54 pm | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
New research has identified where households can make a real difference to their greenhouse gas emissions – and cutting down on red meat and purchasing an electric vehicle are top of the list. More >>
Marsden Funding for skilled migration research
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 4:44 pm | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
New Zealand has the highest skilled emigration rate in the OECD at 24.2 percent, yet our understanding of the forces driving our skilled graduates overseas is limited. More >>
Productivity and low-skill employment growth
Tuesday, 3 November 2015, 9:34 am | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
New Zealand’s strong employment growth between 2001 and 2012 drew in a disproportionate number of lower skilled workers. This change offset the growth in skill of the New Zealand work force by 1.8%. “The overall change in the skill of New Zealand workers ... More >>
Evaluation of Marsden Fund shows Scientific Output Increased
Friday, 2 October 2015, 8:48 am | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
New Zealand spends less money on research, relative to its size, than three-quarters of the countries in the OECD. More >>
R&D subsidies make firms nearly twice as innovative
Monday, 29 June 2015, 10:07 am | Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
The Government spends millions per year on direct subsidies for research and development (R&D) in New Zealand businesses. More >>
