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Building Capacity
Motu works to build economic and public policy research capacity in New Zealand. We run economics-related conferences and workshops, make data accessible to researchers, offer junior research roles and internships and maintain linkages with universities in New Zealand and overseas. Through the Motu Research and Education Foundation, we fund scholarships for young economists.
Wellington Public Policy Seminars
We have been holding public policy seminars in Wellington since October 2003. The series aims to provide a forum for informed debate on important public policy issues.
Auckland Public Policy Seminars
The Auckland Public Policy Seminar Series is organised by Motu in cooperation with the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development and the University of Auckland Masters of Public Policy programme.
Datasets
Our objective of enhancing research infrastructure has led us to develop and document datasets and to make this data readily available to other researchers and graduate students.
Scholarships
Motu currently funds two scholarships: the Motu Thesis Scholarship for students of Maori descent and the Motu Doctoral Scholarship.
Internships
Motu offers summer internships for students completing their degree and planning to return to graduate study. The key characteristics we are seeking are intelligence, motivation, and interest in the issues we study.
Teaching
Motu’s senior staff teach in New Zealand universities as one way to disseminate the results of our work and knowledge, and build New Zealand capacity to carry out empirical and theoretical research on New Zealand public policy.