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Fiscal Issues
Andrew Coleman and Arthur Grimes have been examining potential fiscal, distributional and efficiency effects of shifts in taxation towards land/property taxes away from existing tax bases.
As part of a Treasury funded project, Andrew adapted his housing model to examine the possible long run effects of different types of capital gains taxes. The model explores how capital gains taxes might affect revenue, house prices, rents, home ownership rates, and long term welfare in a low inflation environment.
- Coleman, Andrew. 2011. "Property Prices, Wealth and the Intergenerational Consequences of Capital Gains Taxes," New Zealand Treasury, Wellington, 2 September 2011.
- Coleman, Andrew. 2011. "Saving, Private and Public: Do New Zealanders Need Rescuing from Financial Oblivion?" Presentation to the National Council of Women (Otago Branch), Dunedin, 5 October 2011.
- Coleman, Andrew. 2011. "Uncovering Uncovered Interest Parity during the Classical Gold Standard Era, 1888-1905," Otago University, Dunedin, 16 September 2011.
- Coleman, Andrew. 2011. "Saving New Zealand: Pay-As-You-Go versus Save-As-You-Go Superannuation Schemes," Motu Research Update 20, p. 8.
- Coleman, Andrew, 2011. "Price Discounting in New Zealand," New Zealand Association of Economists Annual Conference, Wellington, 29 June-1 July 2011. Available online from http://www.nzae.org.nz/conferences/2011/programme.html.
- Coleman, Andrew. 2010. "Why Grandma is my Landlord: Population Ageing, Taxes, and their Implications for the Housing Market," Auckland Public Policy Seminar, May.
- Gemmell, Norman. 2008. "Taxes and Economic Growth: what is all the fuss about?" Motu Public Policy Seminar, May.
- Coleman, Andrew. 2011. "PAYGO v SAYGO: Prefunding Government-Provided Pensions," Motu Note #8, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Wellington.
- Coleman, Andrew. 2011. "Behavioural Economics: Implications for the Savings Literature," Motu Note #7, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Wellington.
- Coleman, Andrew. 2011. "Mandatory Retirement Income Schemes, Saving Incentives, and KiwiSaver," Motu Note #6, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Wellington.
- Coleman, Andrew. 2010. "The Long Term Impact of Capital Gains Taxes in New Zealand", New Zealand Economic Papers, 44:2, pp. 159-77.
- Fabling, Richard and Arthur Grimes. 2010. "Cutting the hedge: Exporters' dynamic currency hedging behaviour," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 18, (3), pp. 241-53.
- Coleman, Andrew and Arthur Grimes. 2009. "Fiscal, Distributional and Efficiency Impacts of Land and Property Taxes," Motu Working Paper 09-14.
- Coleman, Andrew. 2009. "The Long Term Effects of Capital Gains Taxes in New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 09-13.
- McLuskey, William; Andrew Aitken, Arthur Grimes, Suzi Kerr and Jason Timmins. 2006. "Rating Systems in New Zealand: An Empirical Investigation into Local Choice," Journal of Real Estate Literature, 14:3, pp. 381-397.
- Kerr, Suzi; Andrew Aitken and Arthur Grimes. 2004. "Land Taxes and Revenue Needs as Communities Grow and Decline: Evidence from New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 04-01.
- Grimes, Arthur. 2003. "Economic Growth and the Size and Structure of Government: Implications for New Zealand," New Zealand Economic Papers. 37:1, pp. 151-174.
- Grimes, Arthur. 2003. "Economic Growth and the Size and Structure of Government: Implications for New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 03-10.
- McCluskey, William; Arthur Grimes and Jason Timmins. 2002. "Property Taxation in New Zealand," Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Working Paper WP02WM1.
- Grimes, Arthur and James Rolfe. 2002. "Optimal Defence Structure for a Small Country," Defence and Peace Economics, 13:4, pp. 271-286.