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Migration
Motu researchers are involved in a range of projects examining migration in a New Zealand context.
Our migration research includes two projects, the Pacific Island-New Zealand Migration Survey and the Impact of Immigration on New Zealanders, with funding from the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund and additional funding from the Department of Labour. We have also published research on immigrant outcomes in New Zealand.
The Impact of Immigration on New Zealanders
This programme explores the impact of immigration on the labour market opportunities of New Zealanders using microeconometric techniques.
Immigrant Outcomes
Our immigrant outcomes research looks at settlement patterns for immigrants in New Zealand.
Pacific Island-New Zealand Migrant Survey
The Pacific Island-New Zealand Migrant Survey (PINZMS) is a comprehensive cross-country household survey designed to measure multiple aspects of the migration process. The unique feature of PINZMS is that it enables comparisons of immigrants who enter New Zealand through a random ballot with unsuccessful participants in the same ballots who remain in their home countries in the Pacific Islands. The overall objective of the research is to increase our understanding of the possible benefits and challenges that migration provides in New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and more widely.
A complete list of publications from this project is available at the project homepage, hosted by the University of Waikato.
- Gibson, John, Mackenzie, David, Stillman, Steven and Rohorua, Halahingano. 2010. European Society for Population Economics Annual Conference, Essen, Germany, June 2010, “Natural Experiment Evidence on the Effect of Migration on Blood Pressure and Hypertension.”
- Mackenzie, David, Gibson, John and Stillman, Steven. 2010. Insights on Immigration and Development Workshop, Barcelona, Spain, June 2010, “A Land of Milk and Honey with Streets Paved with Gold: Do Emigrants Have Over-Optimistic Expectations about Incomes Abroad?”
- Stillman, Steven. 2010. “Which Tongans move to New Zealand via the Pacific Assess Category quota, and how does it change their lives?” Wellington Public Policy Seminar, May.
- Gibson, John, Mckenzie, David and Stillman, Steven. 2009. World Bank Migration and Development Conference, Washington, D.C., USA, September 2009, “Selectivity and the Estimated Impact of Emigration on Incomes and Poverty in Sending Areas: Evidence from the Samoan Quota Migration Lottery.”
- 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.
- Gibson, John. 2009. 'Why do most of NZ’s best and brightest leave and what brings some of them back?' Motu Public Policy Seminar, February.
- Maani, Sholeh. 2009. "The Economic Impact of High Human Capital Immigration on the NZ Labour Market," Motu Economic and Public Policy Seminar, April.
- Bedford, Richard. 2009. International migration in Kiribati and Tuvalu: A context for evaluating the impact of global warming on population movement in atoll territories," Motu Public Policy Seminar, Wellington, March (photographs removed to reduce file size).
- Poot, Jacques. 2007. "Twenty years of econometric research on trans-Tasman migration," Motu Public Policy Seminar, November.
- Gibson, John, David McKenzie and Steven Stillman. 2010. “Accounting for Selectivity and Duration-Dependent Heterogeneity When Estimating the Impact of Emigration on Incomes and Poverty in Sending Areas.” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 5268 (April).
- McKenzie, David, John Gibson and Steven Stillman. 2010. “How Important is Selection? Experimental Vs Non-experimental Measures of the Income Gains from Migration.” Journal of the European Economic Association (June) 8. no. 4: 913-45.
- 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. 2009. "The Labour Market Adjustment of Immigrants in New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 09-10.
- Kennedy, Marianna. 2009. "Does Immigration Raise House Prices? A Question of Correlation and Causation," EcoNZ, 22, 7-9.
- McKenzie, David; John Gibson and Steven Stillman. 2008. "How important is selection? Experimental vs non-experimental measures of the income gains from migration," Motu manuscript.
- 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.
- McKenzie, David; John Gibson and Steven Stillman. 2007. "A Land of Milk and Honey with Streets Paved with Gold: Do Emigrants have Over-Optimistic Expectations about Incomes Abroad?" IZA Discussion Paper 2788 (May).
- 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.
- Stillman, Steven; David McKenzie, and John Gibson. 2006. “Migration and Mental Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment,” University of Waikato, Department of Economics Working Paper 4/06.
- McKenzie, David; John Gibson and Steven Stillman. 2006. "How Important is Selection? Experimental Vs Non-experimental Measures of the Income Gains from Migration," Motu Working Paper 06-02.
- Kerr, Suzi; David C. Maré, William Power and Jason Timmins. 2001. "Internal Mobility in New Zealand," New Zealand Treasury Working Paper 04/1.
- Maré, David C. and Jason Timmins 2004. "Local Job Flows in New Zealand" in Labour Employment and Work in New Zealand: 2004, S. Blumenfeld and P. Morrison, Eds. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington.
- Timmins, Jason and David C. Maré. 2003. "Moving to Jobs? Regional Employment Growth and Internal Migration 1986-2000," Public Sector, 26:1, pp. 16-18. Earlier version published as Motu Working paper 03-07.
- Maré, David C. and Jason Timmins. 2003. "Moving to Jobs," Motu Working Paper 03-07.
- Choy, Wai Kin; David C. Maré and Peter Mawson. 2002. "Modelling Regional Labour Market Adjustment in New Zealand," New Zealand Treasury Working Paper 02/01 (March).
- Maré, David C. and Wai Kin Choy. 2001. "Regional Labour Market Adjustment and the Movements of People: A Review," New Zealand Treasury Working Paper 01-08.
- Maré, David. C. and Jason Timmins. 2000. "Internal Migration and Regional Adjustment: Some Preliminary Issues" in Labour Employment and Work in New Zealand: 2000, P. Morrison, Ed. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington.