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Intergenerational earnings persistence in Aotearoa New Zealand
Authors: Dave Maré | Omoniyi Alimi
Working Paper
Adult earnings rates Reflect parental earnings and ethnicity
How much do parents’ earnings shape their children’s future?
Does a child's future income depend on their parents' earnings? Our latest research explores intergenerational earnings persistence (IEP) in Aotearoa…
Still medalling: Productivity gets a bronze (data source)
Author: Richard Fabling
Working Paper
Productivity data is missing from the Longitudinal Business Database (LBD) for over a third of firm-year observations in “measured sector” industries, equating to a fifth of total labour in those industries.
We develop a method to…
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Congratulations to the winners at the 34th Australia New Zealand Econometric Study Group MeetingIn February, Motu Research hosted the 34th Australia New Zealand Econometric Study Group meeting (ANZESG) in Wellington.