Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Motu Economic and Public Policy Research is a non-profit research institute that carries out high quality, long-term, socially beneficial research programmes. We aim to promote well-informed debate on public policy issues, placing special emphasis on issues relevant to New Zealand policy. More...
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Infrastructure
Motu is assessing the net benefits provided by New Zealand’s infrastructure.
Agricultural Emissions
Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions play a significant part in New Zealand’s total emissions. Motu works on economic tools to decrease these emissions.
Housing
Motu’s housing research includes Marsden-funded work on the impacts of home ownership, and investigates housing issues in Auckland and Nelson-Tasman-Marlborough.
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