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Wellington Gold Awards Finalists
We are very proud to announce that Motu is a finalist in the Supporting Gold category (services and infrastructure) of The Wellington Gold Awards, which honour successful Wellington-based businesses. We're up against an interesting bunch of…
May 29, 2015
NZers concerned about climate change and taking action
The media release about the Motu Note, "From Fact to Act: New Zealanders’ Beliefs and Actions on Climate Change" was picked up by several media outlets: The Science Media Centre TV3 Radio NZ Green Party Whale Oil Beef Hooked blog Responsible Investment
May 16, 2015
Majority of New Zealanders are concerned about climate change and taking actions that reduce emissions
A strong majority of New Zealanders are concerned about climate change and taking actions that reduce household emissions, according to a recent survey. Researchers at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, an independent, not-for-profit research institute,…
May 15, 2015
Planning Regulations and Costs
Yesterday, Grant Spencer, the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand made a speech about reducing housing imbalances. His speech quoted a working paper by Motu Economic and Public Policy Research - a…
Apr 16, 2015
House prices just supply and demand
Pattrick Smellie's opinion piece in the Dominion Post subtitled: "Another day, another report on the over-heated Auckland property market", draws heavily on Motu's “Housing Markets and the Global Financial Crisis: The Complex Dynamics of a Credit…
Apr 16, 2015
Population and economic shocks have drastic effect on housing
Population and economic shocks have drastic effect on housing is a feature article that appeared in the National Business Review online (paid content).
Apr 9, 2015
Two economic analysts talk currency
Arthur Grimes was interviewed on RadioNZ National's Morning Report about the impact of the rise in the New Zealand dollar to near parity with the Australian dollar.
Apr 8, 2015
What did the GFC do to house prices in NZ?
The global financial crisis is still having an impact on New Zealand eight years later. Researchers at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research - a not-for-profit, non-partisan research institute – have just published an article…
Apr 1, 2015
Check out video of Arthur Grimes presenting on Value and Culture
Manatū Taonga - the Ministry for Culture and Heritage has recently published video of Motu Senior Fellow Arthur Grimes presenting “Value and Culture - An Economic Framework”. The video is intended as a resource to accompany “Value and…
Nov 5, 2014
Motu Research Update #24
In this issue: The Role of Technology Policy in Addressing Climate Change Value and Culture The Long and Winding Road to Policy Certainty on Emissions Pricing
Sep 30, 2014
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