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New research by Stuart Donovan, Arthur Grimes and David Maré uses census data to reveal the drivers that influence urban development in New Zealand. The modelling looks at data from 132 NZ towns and cities...
30/07/2020
A highly-educated population is one of the key drivers of local growth and prosperity. One of the main challenges facing non-metropolitan regions is the attraction and retention of tertiary educated graduates.What are the specific drivers...
08/07/2020
Weather-related hazards have already cost the EQC $450 million in (inflation adjusted) payouts since the year 2000. New research by Jacob Pastor-Paz, Ilan Noy, Isabelle Sin, Abha Sood, David Fleming-Munoz, and Sally Owen has found that...
04/03/2020
Previous research has found there are more workers’ compensation claims for injuries on Mondays than on any other day of the week. This is often called the “Monday Effect”.New research published by Motu Economic and...
29/01/2020
From the Executive Director of Motu Research Kia ora koutou and happy 2020. Looking back, it has been nearly 11 months since I began my role as Executive Director. During my time at Motu,...
24/01/2020
Motu Economic and Public Policy Research is proud to announce the appointment of Catherine Leining as a New Zealand Climate Change Commissioner.Ms Leining is a Motu Policy Fellow and has over 26 years of international...
17/12/2019
Occupational drift captures the gradual evolution of occupational mix over time as a proportion of the total workforce. It's arguably the best measure of long-run labour market change from the perspective of workers. Our Dave Maré...
12/12/2019
After New Zealand’s central government initiated a large roll-out of ultra-fast broadband (UFB) in 2011, the use of UFB by firms increased markedly. 21 percent of firms had broadband in 2010, rising to 55 percent...
11/12/2019
Engineered wood could cut building emissions and costsBy Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global ChangeTo meet the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change—keeping global warming...
11/12/2019
A recent report by Motu Economic and Public Policy Research focusses on the characteristics of the ECE workforce including how often people enter and leave the sector and where workers come from and move to....
05/12/2019
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