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When parental aspirations aren’t enough: An exploration of the importance of parental aspirations in the socioeconomic gradient in child outcomes
Authors: Nic Watson | Isabelle Sin
Working Paper
This study explores how parents shape their children’s early learning and wellbeing — and where the biggest differences begin.
Using data from the Growing Up in New Zealand study, which has followed children since before birth,…
Firms and ethnic wage differences
Authors: Dave Maré | Richard Fabling
Working Paper
This paper looks at how much the workplaces people are employed in explain the pay gaps between ethnic groups in Aotearoa New Zealand. The study finds the firms people work for explain only a very…
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2026-01-13
Motu Affiliate & ex-Research Analyst Livvy Mitchell graduates with PhD in EconomicsOur Affiliate & ex-Research Analyst Livvy Mitchell recently graduated with a PhD in Economics from Auckland University of Technology.
