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New Zealand’s top towns to live and work
A new study from Motu Economic and Public Policy Research for the Building Better Homes, Towns, and Cities (BBHTC) National Science Challenge uses a deep-dive analysis of census rent and wage data to compile quality of life…
Nov 20, 2018
Coverage of Amenities in NZ Settlements Paper
Sun and surf, universities and hospitals - what makes a town a great place to live and work? A new paper by researchers at Motu ranks 130 New Zealand towns and cities by their quality…
Nov 20, 2018
Translating books: New evidence on the global diffusion of knowledge
Developing countries, which stand to benefit most from foreign knowledge, are the least able to access it. That's one of the findings of new research that uses book translations to examine how physical and cultural…
Nov 6, 2018
Motu News October 2018
From the Interim Director of Motu Research With sadness, but no little pride I can advise you that Suzi Kerr has accepted a position as the Chief Economist at Environmental Defense Fund in New York, and…
Oct 30, 2018
Motu News October 2018
From the Interim Director of Motu Research With sadness, but no little pride I can advise you that Suzi Kerr has accepted a position as the Chief Economist at Environmental Defense Fund in New York, and…
Oct 30, 2018
Prestigious Prize for Top Economic Student
Motu is pleased to announce the top economics tertiary student for 2018 is Nicolas Adams from the University of Canterbury, who has won this year’s Sir Frank Holmes Prize. The prize recognises Sir Frank Holmes as…
Oct 25, 2018
Falling for someone educated like you can increase inequality
The phenomenon whereby the highly-educated have partners who are also highly-educated has gained attention in popular media and academic research as a driver of inequality. Lead author Omoniyi Alimi of Waikato University, together with Motu’s Senior…
Oct 16, 2018
Reaction to IPCC Climate Report from Suzi Kerr and Catherine Leining
Motu researchers, Senior Fellow Suzi Kerr and Policy Fellow, Catherine Leining react to the IPCC's Special Report - on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission…
Oct 9, 2018
Niven Winchester co-author on MIT's 2018 Food, Water, Energy and Climate Outlook
Charting the Earth’s future for the 21st centuryMIT report highlights challenges and opportunities for conserving natural resources and stabilizing the climate CAMBRIDGE, MA—In 2015 the Paris Agreement specified the need for its nearly 200 signatory nations…
Oct 8, 2018
Short musical tribute to the first decade of the NZ ETS
On 25 September 2018, the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) marked its first decade since entry into law. A new video “The NZ ETS: Beyond the Barricade” has been released in honour of…
Oct 4, 2018
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