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The Impact of Immigration on New Zealanders
Project Summary
While a number of papers have examine labour market outcomes for immigrants in New Zealand, Motu’s immigration research (in collaboration with the Department of Labour) examines the impact of immigration on labour market opportunities for the New Zealand born population.
The programme has two main research streams. The first stream examines the dynamics of the immigrant settlement process. It explores where New Zealand migrants initially settle and where they move in future years, and compares immigrants’ geographic mobility to that of New Zealanders. It also examines how the occupations in which migrants are employed change as they spend more time in New Zealand.
The second research stream examines how immigrants affect various aspects of life for non-immigrants. There are four papers planned in this stream. These cover:
- how the settlement of new immigrants affects the locational choices of New Zealanders and earlier immigrants
- how the settlement of new immigrants affects labour market outcomes for New Zealanders and earlier immigrants
- the impact of immigration on the housing market
- the impact of immigration on firm performance and firm behaviours.
The first working papers from each of these streams have now been published. These are available for download below.
- Roskruge, Matthew, Arthur Grimes, Philip McCann and Jacques Poot. 2011. "Immigrant Integration and Social Capital Formation," 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.
- Stillman, Steven and David C. Maré. 2009. “Labour Market Outcomes for Immigrants in New Zealand” in Philip S. Morrison (ed.) Proceedings of the 2008 Joint Labour, Employment and Work and Australian Labour Market Research Workshop Conference. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington: 133-46.
- Maré, David C., Richard Fabling and Steven Stillman. 2011. "Immigration and Innovation," Motu Working Paper 11-05, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Wellington.
- Stillman, S & Maré, D C (2010) “The Impact of Immigration on the Geographic Mobility of New Zealanders” Economic Record Published online http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psp.541 (Feb 9 2010).
- David C. Maré and Steven Stillman. 2009. "The Impact of Immigration on the Labour Market Outcomes of New Zealanders," Motu Working Paper 09-11.
- Stillman, Steven and David C. Maré. 2008. "Housing Markets and Migration: Evidence from New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 08-06
- Gibson, John; Trinh Le and Steven Stillman. 2007. "What Explains the Wealth Gap Between Immigrants and the New Zealand Born?" New Zealand Economic Papers, 41:2, pp. 131-162.
- Maré, David C.; Melanie Morten, and Steven Stillman. 2007. "Settlement Patterns and the Geographic Mobility of Recent Migrants to New Zealand," New Zealand Economic Papers, 41:2, pp. 163-196.
- Gibson, John; Trinh Le and Steven Stillman. 2007. "What Explains the Wealth Gap Between Immigrants and the New Zealand Born?" Motu Working Paper 07-12.
- Stillman, Steven and David C. Maré. 2007. "The Impact of Immigration on the Geographic Mobility of New Zealanders," Motu Working Paper 07-05.
- Maré, David C.; Steven Stillman and Melanie Morten. 2007. "Settlement Patterns and the Geographic Mobility of Recent Migrants to New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 07-11.
- Kennedy, Marianna. 2009. "Does Immigration Raise House Prices? A Question of Correlation and Causation," EcoNZ, 22, 7-9.