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Motu Research is an independent, public-good focused economics and policy research institute.
We help decision makers in Aotearoa grapple with complex social and environmental issues.
Authors: Isabelle Sin | Thomas Benison
Working Paper
Lack of childcare means
many mothers cannot work.
Lost wages are high.
July 6, 2023
The Productivity Commission’s Philip Stevens and The Treasury's Matthew Galt provided an overview of trends in productivity and incomes in Aotearoa over recent decades, and the challenges and opportunities these trends present for our country.
March 27, 2023
Motu Research's Warmer Kiwis Study focused on the heat pump component of the EECA Warmer Kiwi Homes programme. We worked directly with a group of about 160 homeowners who received a grant for an efficient heater. We collected new data on health and wellbeing, the indoor environment in homes (including temperature and humidity), and electricity consumption to investigate the actual improvements achieved through EECA’s programme. The study began in 2021. This seminar presents the final results.
December 13, 2022
This seminar looked at how we can use new types of data to understand the structure of research organisations – & bias against women and others in science.
Authors: Trinh Le | Euan Richardson
Working Paper
Couples spend more per capitabut have higher wellbeingthan singles in retirementRetirees spend lessespecially on non-necessitiesas they get older This research delves into expenditure patterns of retiree households in Aotearoa New Zealand. The findings will help inform the…
Authors: Dave Maré | Caroline Fyfe | Phoebe Taptiklis
Working Paper
COVID hit us hard Wage subsidies helped secure Time in employment We evaluated the value for money of the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Support programme (WSS) using cost-benefit analysis from a societal perspective, encompassing the New Zealand…
Authors: Dave Maré | Dean Hyslop | Shannon Minehan
Working Paper
Wage Subsidy Scheme kept firms and workers active and softened the blow. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial disruption in social and economic activity since March 2020. The New Zealand Government reacted early, introducing stringent
Authors: Niven Winchester | Dom White | Caroline Fyfe | Phoebe Taptiklis
Working Paper
This report reviews greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change mitigation data and models used in Aotearoa New Zealand. We make some recommendations on modelling capacity, data availability and accessibility and oversight/synthesis of the different…
Authors: Dave Maré | Dean Hyslop | Lynn Riggs
Working Paper
In this paper, we estimate the impact of the Winter Energy Payment on a range of outcomes. We found the Winter Energy Payment had a weakly positive effect for recipients. Our estimates suggest that during the winter…
Authors: Dave Maré | Dean Hyslop | Lynn Riggs
Working Paper
This paper looks at if parents responded to changed work incentives resulting from increasing the abatement threshold for Working for Families as part of the Families Package. We found no evidence parents responded to this particular…
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