Working paper
The wage cost of a lack of access to affordable childcare in Aotearoa New Zealand
This paper estimates New Zealand mothers with children under age three who are not working only because they can’t access childcare may be foregoing $116 million or more of wages each year.
Working paper
The impact of the 2018 Families Package Winter Energy Payment policy
This paper analyses the effects of the Winter Energy Payment (WEP), that was introduced as part of the 2018 Families Package.
Evaluation
Evaluation of the Warmer Kiwis Homes programme: full report including cost benefit analysis
The Warmer Kiwi Homes (WKH) programme includes the provision of clean heating devices in living areas for eligible households that do not already have suitable heating. This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the heat pump component of WKH.
Working paper
Valuing forest ecosystem services in New Zealand
In this paper, the author describes several ecosystem service frameworks and outlines how these frameworks can inform land use decisions, with a particular focus on those involving forests.
Working paper
Carbon policy design and distributional impacts: what does the research tell us?
This paper brings together multiple literatures in order to provide policy-makers with a better understanding of current recommendations for designing carbon policies, as well as other considerations that may need to be considered as policies are being developed.