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Motu Annual Report 2017
The 2016-17 Annual Report for Motu Economic and Public Policy Research is now available. The Motu Annual Report tells the story of Motu throughout the year, giving both financial information and an outline of the organisation's…
New videos explain emissions trading and how it helps NZ reduce climate change
New Zealand’s 2017 election renewed debate about how emissions trading can support New Zealand’s transition to a successful low-emission economy. To help explain how the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) works, Motu Economic and…
PhD Scholarships Available
Motu is involved with Te Pūnaha Matatini, which is offering scholarships for PhD students studying a wide variety of subjects. Students will be supervised by Motu staff on three of these projects: The Science of Science Funding with Adam…
NZ water systems particularly vulnerable to climate change
The recent Edgecumbe floods saw raw sewage floating through the streets, making the clean-up extremely challenging. Six months later, 500 houses are still unliveable and flood-proofing the town remains a distant goal. The asset value of…
Excellence in economics brings home the Sir Frank Holmes prize
Motu is pleased to announce the top economics tertiary student for 2017 is Livvy Mitchell, from AUT who has won the Sir Frank Holmes Prize. In recognising Sir Frank Holmes as one of New Zealand’s pre-eminent economists and…
Sexism to blame for much of gender wage gap
A world first examination of the gender wage gap has researched employees’ productivity to see how much sexism is to blame for the difference in women and men’s pay. The study by researchers at Motu Economic…
New Research: Carbon Farming Native Trees on Māori Land
A new three year research project beginning this year will identify the opportunities and barriers for Māori land on the East Coast that could be used for native forest regeneration for carbon farming. “With the mānuka…
Arthur Grimes appointed to ERSA Prize Jury
Arthur Grimes has been appointed a member of the six person Jury of the European Prize in Regional Science, also known as the ERSA Prize. ERSA is the European Regional Science Association which has 3500 members…
Emissions Trading and Forestry in NZ
New Zealand is the first, and still the only, country to fully include forest landowners in a greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme, the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS). A new paper released today…
Director role: advice and influence at the highest level
It doesn’t take long for visitors to the office of Adam Jaffe, Director of Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, to notice a framed replica of the Nobel Peace Prize on the wall. After letting…
